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Aug 19, 2011

Cottrell Old Yankee Ale

A decent American Pale Ale Cottrell Brewing, formed in 1996, is a relative newcomer to the Virginia area in terms of its […]

Aug 17, 2011

Avery Brewing Samael’s Oake Aged Ale

A demon of a beer There are times in our lives when we have to ignore the little angelic figure on the […]

Aug 16, 2011

Cisco Brewers Summer of Lager

A crisp, refreshing Lager for Summer While I may not go out of my way for a lager, I am a firm […]

Aug 15, 2011

Meantime London Porter

Mmmm…. porter. I’ve only ever had one other beer from Meantime Brewing and I thoroughly enjoyed that India Pale Ale. The brewery’s […]

Aug 12, 2011

Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison

It certainly looks tasty! I like the idea behind Sierra Nevada’s Ovila series of beers. It’s an interesting concept that started out […]

Aug 11, 2011

Ondineke Oilsjtersen Tripel

A lovely surprise of a beer. Before randomly happening across this particular bottle on the shelf of my local shop, I had […]

Aug 9, 2011

Weyerbacher Sixteen

A bragging Braggot? I’m not sure what happened to tell you the truth. The Belgian-style stout that was XIII was pretty good. […]

Aug 8, 2011

Victory Summer Love

Love the label art There’s nothing like the first swig of a cold beer after busting your hump around the yard during […]

Aug 4, 2011

Oskar Blues G’Knight Imperial Red Ale

Another hoppy Red Ale Here’s another Red Ale that, not unlike the Peak Organic King Crimson, uses a ton of hopes in […]

Aug 3, 2011

Crispin Original Hard Cider

Tastier than it looks Well, my brief encounter with craft ciders will remain just that — brief. It’s just not a beverage […]

Aug 1, 2011

Peak Organic King Crimson

A big red with loads of hops It’s recently come to my attention that if you through enough hops into an example […]

Jul 29, 2011

Karl Strauss Boardwalk Black Rye

This is a review of a promotional sample received from the brewery. Looks like a porter, but it’s not. I received this […]