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2012 Archive

May 23, 2012

Sam Adams Long Shot Five Crown Imperial Stout

Of the three brews that were in this six pack of Sam Adams Long Shot winners, this 8.9% ABV Imperial Stout was […]

May 22, 2012

Sweetwater Brewery Brings Back Waterkeeper Hefewiezen

Press Release ATLANTA (May 21, 2012) – SweetWater Brewing Company today announced the return of its Waterkeeper® Hefeweizen to their Catch and […]

May 22, 2012

Roanoke Railhouse Brewery Caboose

After the poor experience with Roanoke Railhouse’s IPA, I really wasn’t looking forward to trying out Caboose, the company’s 7.8% Imperial Lager. […]

May 21, 2012

Newcastle Summer Ale

I was first presented with samples of Newcastle Summer Ale back in August of 2010 — so it’s been a good long […]

May 18, 2012

East Coast Brewing Kick Back Ale

I’ve had a couple of brews from New Jersey’s East Coast Brewing over the past year or so. Each was of a […]

May 17, 2012

Roanoke Railhouse Brewery Railhouse IPA

I don’t normally post reviews of beer that I’m not at all impressed with on this site. It was an unwritten law […]

May 16, 2012

Flying Dog Pearl Necklace

Originally released as a limited edition during November of last year, Flying Dog has decided to produce Pearl Necklace year round. The […]

May 15, 2012

Port City Brewing Announces Downright Pilsner

Press Release Alexandria, Virginia (May 14, 2012) — Bill Butcher, founder of Port City Brewing Company located at 3950 Wheeler Avenue in […]

May 14, 2012

Karl Strauss Wreck Alley Imperial Stout

Of the several Karl Strauss beers that I’ve received over the years, my least favorite (oddly enough, given my love of them) […]

May 11, 2012

Karl Strauss Tower 20 IIPA

No beer is perfect. No matter how enthusiastically, fanboy-like it’s devotees may become, it’s just not possible. That said, Karl Strauss’ Tower […]

May 10, 2012

Karl Strauss Off The Rails 2012

I had originally reviewed Karl Strauss Brewing’s Red Trolley Off The Rails back in July of 2011 and enjoyed it quite a […]

May 9, 2012

Brooklyn Summer Ale In A Can

This beer from Brooklyn Brewery was part of a sample package that arrived last week. Having already reviewed Summer Ale last year, […]