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Dogfish Head Sahtea
Dogfish Head is one of those craft breweries that consistently pushes the envelope when it comes to beer, and I’m always excited to see what they’ll come up with next. So I was not too happy when I saw that their newest adventure was to use tea in a beer!...
Southern Tier Farmer’s Tan Imperial Pale Lager
Being from Saint Louis and growing up smelling Anheuser Busch brewing beer it really reminds me of what I always imagined Bud would taste like in my...
New Belguim Series: #2 Fat Tire
When I think back on the first “good beer” or, craft brew as we know it, I ever had, I get great vivid flashbacks. I was at my sisters place in Boston, I was probably “21″ and it was a beer she had raved about. My sister lived in Boulder,...
New Belguim Series: #1 Ranger IPA
For those of us who live in Florida, and actually many other states, getting to taste beers from the delicious New Belgium brewery is nearly impossible. It’s sort of like seeing the Loch Ness Monster. Well FU Nessie, because I’m locked and loaded with beers from the Colorado brewery. On...
Hitachino Nest White Ale
Most everyone now a days has tried some type of White Ale or Belgian Wit. Thanks mainly go to our craft breweries hard work, InBev and MillerCoors has been forced to stray from their usual lager-ish beers to brew an example of their own, Blue Moon and Shocktop. Granted they...
Great Divide Double Wit
This beer was released right about the same time as the 16th Anniversary ale, and in similarly limited quantities. I took a chance on this, and wasn’t disappointed–in fact, I went back and bought three more! The double wit is 8.1% abv, but you won’t know it from the aroma...
Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager
If winter is six months away it's probably time to start thinking about that Winter Ale you wanted to brew. October bring the mass of Pumpkin Ales out into the market, and summer hails the refreshing summer lagers and wheat beers. But it just so happens that this time I...
Lola would love Samuel Smith Organic Cherry Ale
I have always been a fan of Samuel Smith products, one of the first is their Nut Brown Ale and have been hooked ever since. So when I see a couple new products from a brewery like Samuel Smith I get excited....
Happy Birthday Great Divide: 16th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA
We didn't wait long to buy this beer once it hit the shelves. Oh wait, actually we tracked it down like Locke from Lost and bought almost a case before it even made it to the shelves! Last year's 15th Anniversary Ale was easily one of the best...
Into the Dark: Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
picked this beer up with the idea it could be a great example of the new Cascadian Dark Ale, which is a Black Indian Pale Ale. Yeah, Pale and Black, well that's Americans for you...we can do anything we want, screw the...
Weyerbacher Hops Infusion
I grew up drinking nothing but Busch Light and Natural Light and until moving to Florida didn't realize how many different beers are actually out there and that flavor exist! Right now my kick is IPA's, I love them, but if you asked me to drink a IPA 3 months...
Kona – Pipeline Porter
It is dark and rich in color much like black coffee with medium body. Right off the bat you are hit with notes and flavor of chocolate that lead you into a nice coffee finish. A little sweet, but has a nice bitter balance....
BrewDog Paradox Isle of Arran
Brew Dog has cultivated a reputation of unrelenting strong ales that push limits and style conventions–but, they do so with a high degree of skill and quality. The Paradox series of ales (possibly all stouts) are apparently all barrel/cask-aged, but I am way behind on trying them all. I grabbed...
Dragon Stout
I love stouts, and love searching for new ones. I read this was brewed and bottled by Red Stripe on the label, and frankly came in with somewhat low expectations. I was actually pleasantly surprised by this beer. It doesn’t have a very revealing aroma, at least not in the...
Harpoon 100 Barrel Series: Island Creek Oyster Stout
I’ll start off this review by making a few statements. 1) The very first brewery I ever visited was the Harpoon Brewery in Boston when visiting my sister, so it holds a special place in my heart. 2) I love to eat oysters. That being said, I never thought in...
Pike Tandem Double Ale
The Pike Brewery beers we’ve been trying lately have all gotten high marks. This one has an interesting profile: an American Strong Ale brewed with a Belgian yeast strain. The aroma has a slight touch of wheat and funk, and earthy, floral hops to spare. The taste is bright and...
Into the fire: Smoke Jumper Smoked Imperial Porter
Smoked anything, bacon, beans, turkey, fish spread makes me start to salivate. I really can't describe the feeling that comes over me when I smell something smoking. Somehow, Left Hand Brewing was able to capture that hypnotizing sensation in a bottle. They called it Smoke...
Beers, Bars and the Bible Belt: A Journey Back In Time
A gravel parking lot graced the entrance to, what could only be described as a double-wide trailer with a covered porch. I don't recall seeing any neon beer signs or drink specials. Though I may have been too terrorized (swearing I could hear Dueling Banjos off in the distance) to...
Session is in: Pike IPA
A great hazy orange beer, the hops flavor is definitely wearing the pants in this family. True the beer is only 60 IBUs and for those keeping score at home is more of a traditional English IPA as stated by the BJCP, but that makes...
St Peter’s Cream Stout
St Peter's Cream Stout was one of the first beers I had in college which stood out to me from the average mass produced beers. It's been roughly 3 or 4 years since I've had it, and I was curious how it would stand the test of...
Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Style Ale
Pike arrived recently in the Tampa Bay area. I'd never had any of their beers but I thought I should give them a shot--I'm glad I...
Christmas in July: Talking Beer with Schlafy’s
Just about anyone who hears the words beer and St. Louis uttered together usually conjures up images of Clydesdales pulling beer flavored water. But if you have ever been to St. Louis you might have a different picture of great...
Lion Stout
The aroma is a mix of leather and Lo Mein. The first taste is bitter and funky with coffee and leather....