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Jan 6, 2016

Maine Beer Company Beer III

The black IPA is not a favorite style of mine. And much like the hefeweisen, it’s a genre of beer that I […]

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Jan 5, 2016

Brothers Craft Brewing Eight Bells

I didn’t know much about Brothers Brewing Eight Bells when I bought it other than what the label was telling me. Self-described […]

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Jan 4, 2016

Hertiage Brewing 2015 Barrel Aged Kings Mountain

For the initial release of Barrel Aged Kings Mountain back in Fall of 2014, Heritage Brewing went straight from barrel to bottle. […]

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Dec 31, 2015

Pen Druid Brewing Mystic Lamb

Early this past November, the wife and I paid a visit to Sperryville’s Pen Druid Brewing. Not only was it nice to […]

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Dec 30, 2015

Deschutes Brewery The Stoic

Earlier this year I encountered Descutes Brewery Not the Stoic, a beer with a solid depth of flavor and warmth. Now, it’s […]

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Dec 29, 2015

Highland Brewing IPA

Earlier this month Highland Brewing announced some big plans for 2016. Three year-round offerings, three new seasonal releases, two new brews in […]

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Dec 28, 2015

Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA

When Sierra Nevada’s Hop Hunter was first announced back in January of this year, the brewery promised that “…for the first time, […]

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Dec 23, 2015

Schlafly White Lager

I’ve had a few white lagers (Zwickelbier) in my time, but this is the first official review I’ve done for an example […]

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Dec 22, 2015

Anchor California Lager

Anchor Brewing California Lager is the company’s nearly faithful recreation of a beer first brewed by Boca (a small brewery) during the […]

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Dec 22, 2015

Heritage Brewing Barrel Tasting

You know, every once in a while this beer blog here pays off with some exciting opportunities that most outside of a […]

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Dec 21, 2015

Alewerks Secret Admirer

Williamsburg Alewerks already makes one of my favorite double IPA from any Virginia brewery in their Bitter Valentine. And now, we’ve got […]

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Dec 18, 2015

Schlafly Grapefruit IPA

Of the two grapefruit-driven IPAs (Stone Brewing and Ballast Point) that I’ve had fairly recently, both showcased the citrusy melon to its […]

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