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2011 Archive

Oct 10, 2011

Mendocino Imperial Barley Wine Ale

A tasty, warming barleywine. I still remember the first time that I was introduced to Mendocino Brewing. My wife and I were […]

Oct 7, 2011

Odell Brewing Unleashes the Friek

Fort Collins, CO. – On October 24, 2011, Odell Brewing will celebrate the return of Friek, its Framboise/Kriek inspired sour ale and […]

Oct 7, 2011

New Belgium Super Cru

It’s a bird… it’s a plane… With a name like Super Cru, one might expect an overly sweet alco-bomb of a beer. […]

Oct 6, 2011

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Moe pumpkin beer! The run of new pumpkin-based beer continues strong here at The Barley Blog headquarters. Our next brew in this […]

Oct 4, 2011

Dundee Expands Line-up with Two New Brews

ROCHESTER, NY– This fall, craft beer drinkers have two new brews to discover, courtesy of Dundee Ales & Lagers. Dundee English-Style Ale […]

Oct 4, 2011

Mad River Jamaica Brand Sunset India Pale Ale

Jamaica, man… Mad River Brewing Company, out of California, has a few brands under its brewing umbrella. I’ve only had the opportunity […]

Oct 3, 2011

Saranac Pale Ale Commercial

I can’t say I’ve ever seen a commercial from Saranac, until they posted the one above for their Pale Ale a few […]

Oct 3, 2011

Heavy Seas Hang Ten

A surfing pirate! For as much as I don’t really like hefeweisens or overly wheaty/clovey Belgian whites, there is one wheat-based style […]

Oct 1, 2011

Virginia Breweries Medal at Great American Beer Festival

The winners list for this years Great American Beer Festival has just been announced. You can check all the winners out here. […]

Sep 30, 2011

Williamsburg Alewerks Pumpkin Ale

More pumpkin ale! There have been a ton of new pumpkin-base brews available this year — and I’ve been trying to drink […]

Sep 28, 2011

New Belgium Trippel

A tasty tripel With the introduction of New Belgium into the Virginia area, I made sure that I grabbed a bottle of […]

Sep 27, 2011

Schlafly Pumpkin Ale

A great beer for a cool Fall afternoon Uh oh. Watch out Post Road. You’ve long been a favorite example of a […]