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2018 Archive

Dec 14, 2018

Starr Hill Brewery Announces 2019 Lineup and 20th Anniversary

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – (December 12, 2018) Starr Hill Brewery embarks on its 20th Year with a fresh lineup for 2019, featuring thirteen […]

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Dec 14, 2018

Ship Bottom Wooden Jetty

Every now and again, the wife house sits for a friend of ours. And whenever, they get back from their destination, they […]

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Dec 7, 2018

Dogfish Head Fruit-Full Fort

Dogfish Head’s Fruit-Full Fort is a twist on one of the company’s classic releases — Fort. I don’t believe the original beer […]

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Nov 30, 2018

Stone Mojay IPA

Before we really get into the hazy details of this IPA, let’s first take a look at its official name — Corey […]

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Nov 29, 2018

Surly Mortal Sun American Porter

As mentioned in Liquid Stardust review, this years Frost Pack from Surly includes a couple of new beers. That first was a […]

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Nov 27, 2018

Surly Liquid Stardust Sparkling IPA

Each Winter, Surly Brewing releases their annual Frost Pack. The annual package features a variety of products from their flagship Furious to […]

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Nov 15, 2018

Starr Hill 2 Tone Vanilla Porter

I suppose with any Winter-themed variety pack, you’ve got to have a porter, right? Well, Starr Hill certainly believes so and they’ve […]

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Nov 12, 2018

Starr Hill Snow Blind

About this time of year, as the weather grows colder and the days shorter, my fridge starts too fill up with warming, […]

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Nov 9, 2018

Surly Darkness 2018

Last year, I was able to check Surly’s Darkness off from my list of bucket list beers. It was a transcendent moment […]

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Nov 5, 2018

Surly Damien

In 2011, Surly decided not to toss aside the remaining wort from brewing their annual release of Darkness, a big, bad Russian […]

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Oct 31, 2018

Unibroue Ale Gâteau Forêt-Noire

I’m a big fan of the Belgian-style strong dark ales that Unibroue has produced through the years. Rich, full-flavored and with their […]

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Oct 12, 2018

Surly WET

Wet-hopped IPAs aren’t easy to craft. The timing and effort that goes into getting those freshly harvested hops into the brewing process […]

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