Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA 6.5% ABV Anchor IPA is a hazy amber color. It smells hoppy to Father Jack, but malty to Large Marge. The taste is bitter throughout, but not overpowering. This is quite balanced. The bitterness is continual. This is definitely on the bitter side! The taste has no fruit at…
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Mikkeller Simcoe IPA
Brewed and canned for Mikkeller at Sly Fox Brewing Company, Pottstown, PA 7.3% ABV This IPA is hazy amber in color with a very hoppy nose. Bitter on the palate, but not over the top. Bitter aftertaste is not at all unpleasant. Does not taste like a beer that is 7.3%. Basically, if you know…
Stillwater Stereo IPA
Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Baltimore, MD; Brewed and bottled Stratford, CT 7% ABV Hazy golden amber in color with a hoppy nose of pine and citrus. Fruity and piney at the same time with a bit of bitterness at the end. Pretty seamless as the fruit goes from the start to the finish. The bitterness in…
Cambridge Flower Child IPA
Cambridge Brewing Company, Cambridge, MA Get your hop groove on with our latest, Flower Child IPA. Its herbal blast of citrus, floral, and piney hops will resonate within you like that glorious guitar solo from your favorite concert ever. It’s a new dawn! 6.5% ABV The Flower Child is a hazy, golden/amber color. It…
Gnarly Barley Catahoula Common
Gnarly Barley Brewing, Hammond, LA 5% ABV Clear gold in color with a malty nose with just a hint of black cherry. Like a lighter and fruitier Anchor Steam. We feel that it is very easy drinking. Would we have this beer again? Yes Would we get a 6-pack? Yes http://gnarlybeer.com/brews.html
Crying Eagle Calcasieu Common
Crying Eagle Brewing Co., Lake Charles, LA This Amber colored lager is created by an unusual hybrid Lager/Ale brewing process started during the Gold Rush. Toastycaramelfruityhopness is the uncommon word we’re using to describe this beer. 5% ABV Opaque amber in color with a caramel nose, which seems odd for a Common beer. Also does…
Finch’s Sobek & Set Black IPA
Finch’s Beer Company, Chicago, IL 8% ABV This Black IPA is almost black in color. It smells and tastes like sweet roasted malt. The roasted malt also leaves a bitter aftertaste. No evidence of hop bitterness detected, though there is a hint of fruit on the aftertaste. Very smooth and drinkable for an 8%…
Mikkeller Black Mosiac IPA
Mikkeller, Copenhagen, Denmark 4.9 ABV Very dark in color with a strong nose of heavily roasted malt and burnt aftertaste. Very smooth with not much bitterness. All in all, not a lot to it beyond the burnt aftertaste which is not very pleasant. Disappointing since we have really liked the other offerings from Mikkeller we…
Mikkeller Better Half American IPA
Mikkeller, Copenhagen, Denmark 6.8% ABV This Danish American-style IPA is hazy amber in color with a malty nose. Tastes bitter up front with malt notes on the aftertaste, and Father Jack also picks up the hint of fruit on the aftertaste as well. The hops and malt are in balance: the malt can handle the…
Stone Pale Ale 2.0
Stone Brewing Company, Escondido, CA A modern American Pale with Mandarina Bavaria hops. As artisans, our passion for brewing is embodied in our beers. With this Pale Ale, our verve is represented with the classic quartet of hops, malt, water and yeast. In your first sip, you will encounter the best of two worlds –…
Founder’s Centennial IPA
Founder’s Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, MI Get ready to bask in the glory of the frothy head’s floral bouquet. Relish the citrus accents from the abundance of dry hopping. This one’s sweet, yet balanced. Malty undertones shake hands with the hop character for a finish that never turns too bitter. 7.2% ABV Clear amber…
Palm Special Belgian Ale
Palm Belgian Craft Brewery, Steenhuffel, Belgium Palm was originally brewed at the beginning of the 20th century as a new style of craft ale. This ‘speciale Belge’ has the taste complexity of an ale brewed to be refreshing like pilsner or lager. It is Palm’s perfect balance of flavour and approachability that makes it…
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