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May 4, 2016

Starr Hill The Hook

I’ve said it before on several occasions here at The Barley Blog, but I don’t believe an IPA can be sessionable, even […]

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May 3, 2016

Pen Druid Space

Sperryville’s Pen Druid are doing some crazy things with wild yeast. In fact, I don’t believe that I’ve meant a group of […]

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May 2, 2016

Widmer Hefeweizen

Man, I can’t tell you the last time I cracked open a Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen — it’s probably going on something like […]

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Apr 29, 2016

3 Stars Brewing Zombie Date Night

I’ve had a bit of a hit or miss experience with D.C.’s 3 Stars Brewing the past year or so. One brew […]

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Apr 28, 2016

Three Notch’d No Veto

Yesterday, I published a review for Bloody Roots, a collaborative release involving Three Notch’d Brewing. That imperial brown ale was anything but […]

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Apr 27, 2016

Adroit Theory & Three Notch’d Bloody Roots

I’m not a fan the Bloody Mary in general, but when I saw this collaboration between Adroit Theory and Three Notch’d using […]

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Apr 26, 2016

Deschutes Red Chair NWPA

I’d been looking for Deschutes Red Chair NWPA ever since the company started shipping to Virginia, but it wasn’t until this past […]

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Apr 25, 2016

Sweetwater Brewing Goin’ Coastal

IPAs infused with fruit and/or the juice of said fruit have been the hot trend the past year or so. Some have […]

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Apr 22, 2016

The Bruery Fourthmeal Hoppy Belgian-Style Ale

Fourthmeal is a collaborative effort between Maine Beer Company and The Bruery — two factions of which I am big fans. This […]

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Apr 21, 2016

Dogfish Head Oak Aged Noble Rot

Dogfish Head made waves a few years ago with the release of their beer and wine mashup, Noble Rot. Now, we’ve got […]

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Apr 20, 2016

Lickinghole Creek Goochland Quadrupel Ale

I’m a big fan of Lickinghole Creek’s Belgian-style tripel (and the bourbon-barrel aged version, as well) so it should stand to reason […]

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Apr 19, 2016

Breckenridge Brewery King’s Dish

King’s Dish is the latest offering in Breckenridge Brewery’s Small Batch Series. It’s billed to be a Burton-style ale, but having never […]

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