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Monday, December 21, 2009

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Again with the whiskey-barrel-aged brews... Hailing from Lake Mills, WI we find Tyranena's Dirty Old Man... This one is interesting. The...
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Backwoods Bastard

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The old man saunters down the mountain with an old hip and a new beer... Bourbon-barreled aged beers are all the rage. The barrels boost the...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Life and Limb

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There was some press behind this brew. Serious palaver. When was it coming? Who would distribute it?  What will it be ? When it arrived--in ...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

2 Turtle Doves

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Tis the season to...drink Christmas beer.  Also, Hanukkah beer...I guess.  I'm not playing favorites. I love every religion that embrace...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

Gueuze Beers

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Gueuze beers, according to the Brewer's Association Guidelines is "old  lambic is blended with newly fermenting young lambic to cre...
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Sierra Nevada Estate

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This isn't your average beer. This is an "estate" ale composed of ingredients grown on the grounds of the Sierra Nevada Brewer...

Sierra Nevada 13th Release Wet Hop Harvest Ale

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Appearance: Dark chestnut with light ruby highlights and bright bronze when held to a light. No sediment to speak of at all. Pours a tig...

#2 Port High Tide

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Appearance: pours an unclear, cloudy orange which pales around the edges when held to a light. A frothy and appetizing, 1.5 inch head ta...

#1 Three Floyd's Broodoo

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Appearance: Seductively cloudy, deep flame orange with specs of sediment suspended like hop sand in a freeze frame. An apple cider hue, ...

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Snow is falling, small children wobble down streets puffed and wrapped and the harvest is over. The corn is in the silo, the fat is in the f...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Southern Tier Pumpking

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Southern Tier's Pumpking was the first imperial pumpkin ale to hit the Chicago market a few years ago and it quickly redefined what the...
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Hoppin' Frog Double Pumpkin

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The brewery says : "There’s a place just south they call Frog’s Hollow, with cauldrons afire in Fall, and they only speak in whispers o...
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Pumpkin Ales

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I've never met a person who doesn't enjoy pumpkin pie. The luscious, melt-in-your-mouth-caramelized-crusted-whipped-cream-topped-won...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Flying Dog Oktoberfest Reviewed

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From Frederick, MD The Brewery says..."the  origins of  Dogtoberfest  are shrouded in mystery, but scholars think it has everything to ...
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Spaten Oktoberfest Reviewed

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From Munich, Germany The Brewery says... Spaten Oktoberfest Beer is amber in color. This medium bodied beer has achieved its impeccable tast...
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Oktoberfest USA vs Germany Round II

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A festival with its own beer. A beer with its own festival. How wonderful. According to my best friend Wikipedia Oktoberfest is " a 16-...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Great Lakes Weizenbock

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From Cleveland, OH The brewery says..." Named after the Glockenspiel of Marienplatz in Munich, Germany, which features 43 bells and 32 ...

Plank Bavarian Dunkler Weizenbock Reviewed

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From Laaber, Germany I'd usually cut-and-paste some information from the brewery here, but the website for this brewery looks like it wa...

Weizenbocks: USA vs Germany

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According to the German Beer Institute Weizenbocks are... Comparable to the barley-based regular Bockbier a Weizenbock is the strong version...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Harpoon Glacier Harvest '09 Wet Hop Ale Reviewed

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From Boston, MA.  The Brewery says... " Harpoon brewer Ray Dobens, creator of the beer, added a heroic dose of fresh hops the day of th...

Founders Harvest Ale Reviewed

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From Grand Rapids, MI  Stats: 6.1% Alcohol By Volume(ABV),  70 International Bittering Units(IBU)  Appearance: Golden yellow hue with an off...
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