Port Orleans Storyville IPA

Port Orleans Brewing, New Orleans, LA 6% ABV Clear amber in color with a bittering hop nose.  Malty and bitter on the palate, but not overwhelmingly bitter.  We like this beer: reminds us of Wayward Owl’s Clean Slate IPA.  We like the fact that it bucks the trend of fruity IPAs.  On the bitter side,…

NOLA Syncopation IPA

NOLA Brewing, New Orleans, LA 6% ABV Hazy dark gold in color with a light nose of citra hops.  We pick up a bit of fruit on the palate but it is overwhelmed by the bitterness.  Bitterness lingers.  The two elements do not mesh well, unfortunately. Would we have it again?  No

Natchez Alt-ered State German-Style Amber

Natchez Brewing Company, Natchez, MI Altered State is a German alt beer or German style amber ale.  Traditionally brewed in northern Germany and seldom seen in the United States.  It has a dark amber color with a sweet malty flavor balanced by German noble hops. 6.4% ABV Dark amber in color with a burnt nose. …

Parish Nova Vert IPA

Parish Brewing Company, Broussard, LA We can build it.  We have the technology.  Make it juicy and dark.  Make it creamy and rich.  It’s about being hoppy, and not IBUs.  This IPA is neither east nor west coast.  This is new school. 6.8% ABV Hazy gold in color with a fruity nose.  Not as fruity…

NOLA Hoppyright Infringement Double IPA

NOLA Brewing, New Orleans, LA 7.6% ABV Hazy dark gold in color with a hoppy fruit nose.  Very fruity for a Double IPA, and that is saying something.  Not enough bitterness or malt backbone to cut through the wall of fruit.  One dimensional and too fruity for our palates. Would we have this beer again? …

NOLA Green Wave Krystallweizen

New Orleans Lager & Ale Brewing, New Orleans, LA A filtered version of the more common Hefeweizen, this wheat beer features unique banana and clove notes, with no fruit added.  It is dry, with little hop bitterness and a moderate level of alcohol.  This is a beer for all seasons and is truly a tailgating…

Squatter’s Hop Rising Double IPA

Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT A mighty hop-lover’s dream, Hop Rising adds malty backbone to an intense Imperial IPA.  This insanely smooth, dry-hopped ale has everything: 9% ALC/VOL 72 IPUs, and yes, that’s our master brewer Jason Stock pitching in on the label. 9% ABV Red amber in color with a nose of…

Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA

Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO; Brevard, NC Give the Gubna a harrumph.  Harrumph. 10% ABV Deep amber/orange in color with a nose typical of a Double IPA: fruit.  Tastes very similar to Blind Pirate by Monday Night Brewing, but with a citrus aftertaste.  It is a good Double IPA, but 10%?  Do the brewers know…

Three Taverns Hoplicity Double IPA

Three Taverns Craft Brewery, Decatur, GA Inspired by the Miles Davis classic Boplicity and the improvisational spirit of jazz, Hoplicity carefully crafts a steady backbeat of alpha acids and transitioning layers of resinous, citrus, and tropical hops into a rich textured ensemble. This is our hoppiest beer and promises to leave your palate stunned, erratic,…

SweetWater Hop Hash Infused Double IPA

SweetWater  Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA 7.8% ABV SweetWater’s Hop Hash is hazy gold with a light hop nose.  It is surprisingly not fruity for a double IPA.  Another solid offering from SweetWater. Would we have this beer again? Yes Would we get a 6-pack? No  

Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Imperial Stout

Oskar Blues Brewery LLC, Longmont, CO 10.5% ABV Black as pitch with a very light nose from which we can only pick up alcohol.  A big beer.  Alcohol dominates the palate.  We could not finish it. Would we have it again?  Nope… https://www.oskarblues.com/beer/tenfidy

Evil Twin Even More Jesus Imperial Stout

Evil Twin Brewing, Stratford, CT A few times in the history of craft beer it has happened that a highly praised beer rises beyond mortal stardom into a higher godly league.  Usually the recipe to make such heavenly drops is thick fudge-like body, pitch black color, amazingly overwhelming aromas of chocolate, coffee, dark fruits and…