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2019 Archive

Dec 18, 2019

North Coast Old Stock Ale 2018 Cellar Reserve

North Coast has been releasing limited, barrel-aged variants of their Old Stock Ale for quite a few years now. Last year, the […]

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Dec 16, 2019

Monday Night Fistful of Cake

Monday Night Brewing’s Fistful of Cake is a damn tasty beer. It was definitely a surprise given my not-so-favorable relationship with one […]

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Dec 10, 2019

Starr Hill Mocha Double Bass

The final offering in Starr Hill’s Box of Chocolates seasonal pack is the Mocha Double Bass – and it’s my favorite of […]

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Dec 5, 2019

Starr Hill Raspberry Double Bass

There’s something about porters and stouts that just goes really well with a bit of raspberry flavor. That lightly tart and jammy […]

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Dec 2, 2019

Starr Hill Orange Double Bass

Second up from Starr Hill’s Box of Chocolates Winter variety pack is the Double Bass with Orange. As you may have already […]

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Nov 25, 2019

Starr Hill Toasted Coconut Double Bass

Now that the colder months are upon us, it’s time for Starr Hill’s annual Box of Chocolates Stout Pack. This time around […]

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Nov 18, 2019

Guinness Stock Ale

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore recently announced the release of Stock Ale and, now, a couple of short weeks later, […]

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Nov 13, 2019

North Coast Brewing Company Releases Winter Seasonal Barrel-Aged and Cellar Reserve Selections

FORT BRAGG, Calif., November 13, 2019 – Just in time for the 2019 holiday season, Northern California-based North Coast Brewing Company announces […]

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Nov 13, 2019

Brothers Brewing Cardinal Direction

I picked up this bottle of Brothers Brewing Cardinal Direction, a 9.4% ABV Belgian-style quadrupel, a year ago this week – I […]

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Nov 7, 2019

Guinness Announces Release of Stock Ale Aged in Bulleit Bourbon Barrels

BALTIMORE, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ever since its gates officially opened in 2018, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore has […]

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Nov 4, 2019

Surly Dark Phase

The annoying seasonal time change occurred over this past weekend. The weather is much colder than it was just a week ago. […]

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Nov 1, 2019

The Bruery So Happens It’s Tuesday with Coffee

Back in 2016, I happened across a bottle of The Bruery’s So Happens It’s Tuesday. It was a damn fine imperial stout […]

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