June 7, 2011
Karl Strauss Whislter Imperial Pilsner Redux
This is a review of a promotional sample received from the brewery. Last Summer I received a tasty Imperial Pilsner from Karl Strauss Brewing. Nearly a year later, a package containing a beer of the same name arrived at my door step, but with a difference. The 2011 version of Whistler Imperial Pilsner has a [...]
June 6, 2011
Ommegang Gnomegang
Both Cooperstown, NY based Brewery Ommegang and Belgium’s Brasserie d’Achouffe are owned by Duvel Mortgat, the company behind the Duvel brand of beers. I believe Ommegang and d’Achouffe may have already collaborated once in the past, but this is the first time I’ve been able to enjoy their most recent meeting of the minds. Gnomegang [...]
June 3, 2011
Flying Dog Imperial IPA (Simcoe)
This is a review of a promotional sample received from the brewery. I wasn’t expecting a package this week so when I noticed that small brown box sitting in my car port Wednesday afternoon upon my arrival home, a sheer, glee-like euphoria swept through me. Then I stepped out of the truck and felt the [...]
June 2, 2011
Port City Essential Pale Ale
I’m not so sure that I would agree with the name of this brew. Sure, Port City Brewing’s Pale Ale is darn tasty and would serve as an excellent every day beer, but I think “essential” may be pushing it at bit. Besides, I’d recommend their Monumental IPA as their flagship product. Still, for a [...]
June 1, 2011
“The Complete Hombrew Beer Book” by George Hummel
This is a review of a promotional copy received from the publisher. I’m not a home brewer — never claimed to be one. That doesn’t mean, however, that the subject doesn’t interest me or spark my imagination of an all-grain, three tier system sitting in my car port. To that end, I found award-winning homebrewerGeorge [...]
May 31, 2011
Left Hand Brewing Good Juju
I’ve enjoyed a couple of beers in my time that have been brewed with some form of ginger or another. My favorite thus far (and I beer I’ve only ever had once) was a tasty bottle of Baladin Nora that I enjoyed about this time last year. While that Nora was a spiced, delicate and [...]
May 27, 2011
Sierra Nevada Ovila Dubbel
Any news to do with Sierra Nevada and/or Belgian beer are always going to peak my interest, so when I got wind of their collaborative brew with Abbey of New Clairvaux (out of Vina, CA) I was pretty darn excited. I was never able to track down the brewery’s 30th Anniversary Grand Cru, so this [...]
May 26, 2011
Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy 6 Month Tasting
In November of last year I received four bottles of Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy (a Russian Imperial Stout) that I quite enjoyed. Instead of inhaling all the samples that the brewery had sent my way, I opted to try something a little different. I decided then that I would do a series of tastings (6 month, [...]
May 25, 2011
Southern Tier Cuvee Series 3
Southern Tier Brewing has a barrel-aged series of American Strong Ales called the Cuvee Series. I was never able to come across the first two releases in the limited run, but I was lucky enough to snag a bottle of the latest — Cuvee 3. Originally released in June of last year this brew is [...]
May 24, 2011
Dogfish Head Hellbound On My Ale
Dogfish Head’s second collaboration with Sony Music commemorates the 100th birthday of legendary blues singer Robert Johnson who was said to have sold his soul to the devil for his musical skills. Whether or not all that is true, the musician has since influenced countless numbers of recording artists since. Will this 10% ABV Imperial [...]
