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Dec 12, 2012

Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Helles

If you were to look back through this site’s archives you’d see many instances of Schloss Eggenberg’s Samichlaus, particularly in the cellar […]

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Dec 11, 2012

Magic Hat Wooly

I’m a big fan of ESBs in general. For the most part, they are one of the more straightforward styles of beer […]

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Dec 10, 2012

Starr Hill Boxcar Pumpkin Porter

There’s no doubt that brewers love to play with the pumpkin when it comes time for the leaves to drop and the […]

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Dec 7, 2012

Moa Blanc Evolution

You’ve gotta give New Zealand’s Moa Brewing Company some credit. They certainly do have nice looking packaging — from the shape of […]

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Dec 6, 2012

Magic Hat Encore

Whether you like it or not, new beer “styles” or hybrids are constantly being marketing and toyed with. The white IPA (or […]

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Dec 5, 2012

New Holland Full Circle

New Holland makes some decent brews, two of which make an routine appearance in our house throughout the year. Their Dragon’s Milk […]

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Dec 4, 2012

Flying Dog Centennial Single Hop Imperial IPA 2012

I first tried a sample of this Centennial only Imperial IPA, back in August of last year. I loved it back then […]

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Nov 30, 2012

Sierra Nevada Narwhal Imperial Stout

You all may want to buckle up, especially those of you that may not be the biggest fan of the best beer […]

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Nov 29, 2012

Mikkeller Spontanwild-strawberry

Earlier this week, I posted a review of Mikkeller’s Spontankriek with the complaint of an off-putting medicinal character that was a bit […]

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Nov 28, 2012

Leinenkugel’s Snowdrift Vanilla Porter

Any time I see “vanilla” in the name of a brew, I get a little shiver of fear running down my spine. […]

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Nov 27, 2012

Mikkeller Spontankriek

Last week, in a review published for Mikkeller’s Black Hole, I mentioned that my relationship with the brewery has been rocky at […]

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Nov 26, 2012

Flying Dog K-9 Winter Ale

Ah, the cold weather has finally arrived in full bluster around the homestead. Temperatures are dipping down into the low 30s at […]

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