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2016 Archive

Oct 26, 2016

Bell’s Black Note Stout

Bell’s Black Note Stout has been a highly sought after beer ever since its 2007 debut. The big (10.8% ABV) barrel-aged imperial […]

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Oct 25, 2016

AleSmith Double IPA

A batch of AleSmith Double IPA recently appeared on a local shop’s shelves, a good five months after their bottling date. That’s […]

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Oct 24, 2016

The Bruery Mélange No. 14

There are few breweries active right now that blend various beers as well as The Bruery — maybe Firestone Walker and their […]

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Oct 21, 2016

Old Ox Black Ox Rye Porter

Ever since finding cans of their Golden Ox and Alpha Ox at a local grocery store, the products from Old Ox Brewery […]

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Oct 20, 2016

Adroit Theory Love of the Damned

Adroit Theory’s Love of the Damned is a 9.6% ABV old ale that has had port must added. At which point in […]

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Oct 20, 2016

21st Amendment, Stone and Firestone Walker Collaborate on El Camino (Un)Real

Press Release SAN LEANDRO, CA (October X, 2016) – The story begins…it was an ordinary night that turned extraordinary when Mitch Steele, […]

Oct 19, 2016

Ocelot My Only Friend

I’ve only had one other beer from Ocelot Brewing and that was a collaboration with Bluejacket out of the District. It was […]

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Oct 18, 2016

Victory Brewing Selene Saison

Selene Saison was brewed to be the dark, “celestial sister” of victory Brewing’s bright and sunny Helios Ale. The black saison is […]

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Oct 17, 2016

Avery Xolotl

I’m not going to pretend that I know how to properly pronounce Xolotl, but I can tell you that Avery have themselves […]

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Oct 14, 2016

Oude Geuze Boon Black Label

A small wine/beer shop near Barley Blog headquarters happened to pick up a case of Oude Geuze Boon Black Label back in […]

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Oct 13, 2016

Guinness Antwerpen Stout

Since 1944, Guinness has shipped an export stout, known as Guinness Special Export, to Belgium. That same beer, now renamed Antwerpen Stout, […]

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Oct 13, 2016

Breckenridge Brewery Releases Latest in the Stranahan’s Well Built Collaboration

Press Release Littleton, CO – October 12, 2016 Two of Colorado’s most iconic brands have released the next iteration of Stranahan’s Well […]