February 29, 2012
Flying Dog Announces Release of Lucky SOB Irish Red
As four-leaf clovers float into the brewkettle, the following poem is read aloud: “Here’s to a long life and a merry one, “A quick death and an easy one, “A pretty girl and an honest one, “A cold beer and another one!” It’s time again for Flying Dog brewery’s annual release of Lucky SOB Irish [...]
February 29, 2012
Innis & Gun Announces Irish Whiskey Cask Stout
New York, NY – February, 2012 This month, Innis & Gunn, the pioneering Scottish craft beer maker, announces the US release of its limited edition Irish Whiskey Cask beer, an unprecedented marriage of the beer and whiskey worlds. The Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Cask is not only the first brewed Scottish stout to join [...]
February 29, 2012
Brasserie Dupot Posca Rustica
Brasserie Dupont’s flagship beer, Saison Dupont, is hands-down one of my all time favorite brews. I can think of nothing better than sitting out in the sun with a cool glass of that refreshing saison. The company also makes an excellent holiday brew, Avec Les Bons Voeux, that is simply out of this world. So [...]
February 28, 2012
Birra Amiata Contessa
Perhaps it’s an unfounded stigma, but I would never make an association between solid craft beer and Italy. I’ve tried/sampled many from the country over the years and only one truly stood out for me — a bottle of Baladin Nora. Other than that, I tend to ignore products from that area of Europe. If [...]
February 27, 2012
Lava Smoked Imperial Stout
I was lucky enough to have the kind folks at Vanberg & DeWulf (founders of Ommegang Brewery) send me a package of new beer that they are brining to U.S. soil. The first is brewed by Olvisholt Brugghus from Iceland. It’s a 9.4% ABV smoked Imperial Stout that will be my first product from the [...]
February 24, 2012
He’Brew Genesis Dry Hopped Session Ale
I’ve noticed that there has been a trend developing in recent months of labeling a product as “session” [insert beer style here]. Whether the beer abide by the strict, more traditional definition (4.0% ABV and under) or what seems to have become a newer, American session standard (5-ish% ABV), the term has been thrown around [...]
February 23, 2012
Starr Hill Double Platinum
I’ve had a few of Starr Hill Brewing products in my time. They’ve always been one of the more accessible local breweries in the area for quite a while now. I just can’t believe that this is the first time I’ve ever done a formal review of one of their beers for the site. Shame [...]
February 21, 2012
Brewdog Old World Russian Imperial Stout
I’ve had a variety of stouts from Scotland’s Brewdog. From their fairly standard Rip Tide Stout to their monstrously potent and tasty Tokyo to my favorite of the bunch thus far, their BrewDog Paradox Islay (Batch 009). That’s quite a gamut of stout styles, but it’s this more traditional Russian Imperial Stout that’s really won [...]
February 20, 2012
Oud Beersel Framboise
It seems as though, my favorite local beer shop has been increasing the number of lambics on its shelves as of late. I picked up this bottle of Oud Beersel Framboise last month and finally found a warm enough day on which to enjoy it. The 5% ABV was just what I was looking for [...]
February 17, 2012
Dogfish Head Ta Henket
From Dogfish Head’s website, a description of their latest in the Ancient Ales series: “Ta Henket is brewed with an ancient form of wheat and loaves of hearth-baked bread, and it’s flavored with chamomile, dom-palm fruit and Middle Eastern herbs. To ferment this earthy ancient ale, Sam and friends traveled to Cairo, set out baited [...]
