January 27, 2012
Victory Otto
When I picked up this bottle of Victory Brewing’s Otto back in December I was under the impression that it was their attempt at your standard Rauchbier (smoked beer) and had put it aside for when I was really in the mood for one — which I have been in more often lately for some [...]
January 26, 2012
Bison Brewing Gingerbread Ale
It’s been quite some time since I’ve had a beer from Bison Brewing and, after spying this Gingerbread Ale on the shelf last month, I knew it was time to revisit the brewery. Much like pumpkin ales are appropriate for cool Autumn evenings, the thought of gingerbread cookies as snow falls outside was more than [...]
January 25, 2012
Le Bilboquet La Corriveau
At first, it was the bottle artwork that intrigued me. Then I remembered the run of really tasty brews from Quebec that I’ve enjoyed over the past twelve months. Well, this 5.5% ABV Oatmeal Stout from Le Bilboquet is another notch in the belt of small Quebec breweries. I also don’t know how or why [...]
January 23, 2012
La Citrueille Celeste De Citracado
I’ve had a few of Stone Brewing’s recent collaborative releases the past year or so. This latest combined effort sees forces from Stone Brewing, The Bruery and Elysian Brewing coming together to craft one of the more interesting pumpkin ales I’ve had. This 5% ABV effort is brewing with a variety of malts (honey and [...]
January 20, 2012
Avery Brewing The Beast Grand Cru
Much like Avery Brewing’s Mephistopheles’ Stout, this Belgian Grand Cru (appropriately named The Beast) is just flat out mean. This 16.83% ABV brew packs a wallop and is not for the faint of heart or faith. Delivering hints of rum, dark fruit and honey, among other flavors, the beer is meant to be enjoyed slowly, [...]
January 19, 2012
Lost Rhino Brewing Rhinoel
After enjoying Lost Rhino’s RhinO’fest a little while back I’ve since made sure to keep my an eye open for any of the company’s other products. As luck would have it, I happened across a bottle of their winter seasonal, Rhinoel — a 7.5% ABV Belgian Dubbel. The great thing about this beer, besides it [...]
January 17, 2012
Steen Brugge Tripel
This bottle of Steen Brugge Tripel actually arrived late last year in a group package of a few other Palm-produced brews. For one reason or another my tasting notes (and apparently my memory) were buried under a pile of other beer reviews. Please don’t take the lateness of this review as an indication of this [...]
January 13, 2012
Buffalo Bill’s Alimony Ale
I know I’ve had Alimony Ale plenty times before and could have sworn that I’d published a review of it at some point in the past, but apparently my mind isn’t what it used to be. So with that said, here’s a review of a beer whose label, for some reason, cracks me up each [...]
January 12, 2012
De Dolle Dulle Teve
I’m not entirely sure where I picked up this bottle of De Dolle Dulle Teve, but I haven’t had it too long despite it’s August 2010 bottling date. I do recall being rather hesitant to pull it off the shop’s shelf though. Spying an old bottle of any beer (even those that are apt to [...]
January 11, 2012
Chapeau Fraises
Every now and again you get a beer that just pours dead flat. I’m sure it’s happened to all of us at one point or another. I distinctly remember a bottle of Delirium Tremens that I was so looking forward to pouring still and the utter disappointment that followed. It sucks, but it happens. After [...]
