As the weather has warmed up, I have begun to crave some more hops. I love barleywines, especially during the winter, but I’ve been suffering withdrawal from a lack of fresh hops. To remedy this, I grabbed a bottle of Rogue Ales’ XS Imperial India Pale Ale. This beer is part of their XS series, [...]
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Chocolate stout surprises with raspberry flavoring
One of the more recent trends in brewing has been to use a wider variety of ingredients, especially compared to beers produced early in the craft beer revolution. These include the many fruit beers now commonplace in craft breweries, as well as maple syrup; various spices such as nutmeg, cardamom and yarrow; and even some [...]
Vanilla wood releases sweetness in Scotch ale
This week I tasted the third beer in a series I’m doing: Innis & Gunn’s Rum Cask. This beer is a scotch ale, which is a family of beer seen only occasionally here in the United States. These beers are typically very malt focused, so they are casualties of America’s obsession with hops. I’m beginning [...]
Sweet and tart hard cider not for the faint of heart
One of the hidden gems of the alcoholic beverage industry is hard cider. The massive increase in regulation following Prohibition, combined with the lager wars of the mid-20th century pushing out almost everything with, well, flavor, resulted in the virtual disappearance of this wonderful beverage from common consumption. This week I will be reviewing a [...]
Whiskey cask-aged ale has notes of lemon, pine
This week I tasted the second beer in a series I’m doing: Innis & Gunn’s Highland Cask. This beer is a Scotch ale, which is a family of beer seen only occasionally here in the United States. These beers are actually casualties of America’s obsession with hops, as they are typically very malt focused. I’m [...]
Dark chocolate and coffee combine for breakfast stout
This week I finally got a beer I’ve been anticipating for months. I stopped at Beer Heaven on Columbus Boulevard, and while prowling the cases I stopped in amazement — Founder’s Breakfast Stout. After grabbing a bottle, I immediately drove to Bella Vista Beer Distributor, which thankfully had a case in stock. It was probably [...]
Scotch ale mixes vanilla, heather and citrus notes
This week I picked a beer I’ve been hearing about for a long time: Innis and Gunn’s Original. This beer is a scotch ale, which is family of beer seen only occasionally here in the United States. These beers are actually casualties of America’s obsession with hops, as these beers are typically very malt-focused. I’ve [...]
Three Philosophers cherry quad is sweet and hearty
It is once again the time of year when it feels appropriate to drink a good, strong ale on a cool fall evening. To usher in such a wonderful season, I decided to go with one of my favorite Belgian-style quads, Three Philosophers. Three Philosophers is brewed by Ommegang, which is based out of New [...]
Brooklyn Oktoberfest breaks from tradition
In honor of the close of Oktoberfest, I decided to find a new, American example of a beer style that I haven’t tried before. This was not terribly difficult, as it seems every microbrewery in the U.S. is putting out an Oktoberfest (or Maerzen as the style is properly called) these days. I settled on [...]
Pale Ale is smooth and sweet from start to finish
Troegs Anthology No. 1 variety pack, featuring a six-pack each of Dream Weaver unfiltered wheat, Pale Ale, Sunshine Pils pilsner and HopBack Amber American amber ale, has been the theme of my summer reviews. I love all these beers and almost always have one of these variety packs in my fridge because it has something [...]
HopBack beer balances spicy, caramel qualities
The beer for this week is the second in a series I’m doing this summer on Troegs Anthology No. 1 variety pack. This case features a six pack each of Dream Weaver unfiltered wheat, Pale Ale, Sunshine American pilsner and HopBack Amber American amber ale. I love all these beers and almost always have one [...]
Dream Weaver bursts with fruit medley flavor
The beer this week begins a series I’m doing over the summer on Troegs Anthology No. 1 variety pack. This features a six-pack each of Dream Weaver unfiltered wheat, Pale Ale, Sunshine Pils American pilsner and Hopback Amber American amber ale. I love all these beers and almost always have one of these variety packs [...]
Claymore Scotch Ale pleases with smoky, coffee accents
The beer I grabbed for this week is Great Divide’s Claymore Scotch Ale. This beer is brewed after a style known as the “Wee Heavy,” or strong scotch ale. These beers tend to be very deeply malty with lots of earthy and caramel notes and a very reserved hop profile. These beers are the strong [...]
Chilling and grilling with Saison Dupont beverage
The warm weather of the past few weeks has finally hammered through my thick head that winter can’t last forever. I personally love winter, but I also try to make the most of each season, so I just busted out the grill for the first barbecue of the season. Now, the classic beers to have [...]
Victory’s Weizenbock both sweet and spicy
The harvest season has brought to mind my favorite beer style, the Weizenbock. I personally love wheat beers and this is the biggest, baddest wheat beer of them all, with a much bolder, maltier taste compared to the lighter German wheat beers. The beer in question this week is Moonglow Weizenbock from Victory Brewing Company. [...]
Hoptimus Prime great despite high price tag
Hello, fellow beer enthusiasts! Mr. Hartshorne is out for the time being, so I, your humble servant, shall do my best to bring you the best from the world of brewing. I bow my head to his superior knowledge of the brewed, hopped and malted world, but when it comes to voicing a strongly held [...]
Beer that’s “a real devil”
Ajon Brodie The Triangle This week I finally broke down and cracked open a bottle that I have been hoarding for some time now. This particular bottle is a Belgian Golden Strong Ale named Duvel. Its wonderfully complex taste, aroma and effervescent carbonation combine to provide a very enjoyable and refreshing drinking experience. [...]
The ‘Chosen Beer’ Is Here
I pride myself in having tried a fair cross section of beers from across America and Europe, and I’m constantly on the lookout for new beers to try. The dark side of my beer quest, however, is that it’s biased in that I tend to look for traditional beer styles; there are a couple of [...]
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