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Sep 18, 2017

Troegs Bourbon Barrel-Aged Troegenator

Troegs’ Troegenator is a Barley Blog HQ favorite as the weather starts to cool and we need a little something extra to […]

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Sep 8, 2017

Wicked Weed Old Fashioned

I’ve never sat at a bar and ordered an Old Fashioned — the bourbon-based drink typically made with sugar, bitters and a […]

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Sep 7, 2017

Lickinghole Creek Bad Hombre Three Chopt Tripel

Lickinghole Creek’s Three Chopt Tripel is one of my favorite examples of the style brewed in Virginia — the bourbon barrel-aged version […]

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Aug 11, 2017

Alewerks Black Forest

Dessert beers are nothing new. Brewer’ efforts to re-create the flavors of their favorite, after-dinner treat in the form of a big […]

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Jun 23, 2017

Epic Brewing Oak and Orchard Syrah

Epic Brewing’s Oak and Orchard series, thus far, has impressed mightily. The version aged in Pinot barrels was a well rounded experience […]

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Jun 12, 2017

Allagash Mattina Rossa

Mattina Rossa is a beer from Allagash Brewing that has actually been around for several years now, but it wasn’t until this […]

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Jun 9, 2017

Founders Brewing Releases DKML

This year’s fourth Barrel-Aged Series offering is the brewery’s first-ever malt liquor GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 9, 2017 – Founders Brewing Co. […]

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Jun 7, 2017

Epic Brewing Oak and Orchard Pinot

I spied this bottle (and another variant) of Epic Brewing’s Oak and Orchard a couple of months ago. The newish series from […]

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Jun 6, 2017

Old Ox Cooper’s Cloak Belgian Specialty

Cooper’s Cloak is Old Ox brewing’s newest line of limited, barrel-aged beers. The first release in the series is Barrel Aged Belgian […]

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Jun 5, 2017

Three Notch’d Stage Road

Charlottesville’s Three Notch’d Brewing is one local company that continues to impress with just about each and every beer of theirs that […]

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May 31, 2017

Wicked Weed Barrel-aged El Paraiso

Yesterday, I posted a review for Wicked Weed’s El Paraiso, an outstanding imperial stout brewed with coffee and cocoa nibs. And what […]

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May 16, 2017

Founders Doom

Doom is a big barrel aged brew that was first released by Founders in 2013 as part of their Backstage Series. What […]

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