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Dec 8, 2015

Alpine Beer Nelson

I’m a big fan of rye IPAs — Bear Republic’s Hop Rod Rye is a fan favorite in Barley Blog HQ — […]

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Dec 4, 2015

Alpine Beer Hoppy Birthday

Even before I cracked open this bottle of Alpine Beer’s Hoppy Birthday, it confused me. Why the hell was it packaged in […]

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Nov 25, 2015

Flying Dog Cranberry IPA and Lemon Sugar Cookie Pairing

I’ll be honest, this pairing wasn’t one that I was particularly looking forward to when the package of Flying Dog beer and […]

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Nov 9, 2015

Green Flash 30th Street Pale Ale

Green Flash labels this beer as a pale ale, but it’s heavy hopping with Warrior, Cascade and El Dorado hop varieties puts […]

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Nov 6, 2015

Evil Genius Beer Company Stacy’s Mom

I don’t believe that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Stacy or her mom, but if they’ve got a beer named after […]

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Nov 2, 2015

Pen Druid Brewing

This past Friday, I decided to take a mental health day from the day job and pay a visit to Pen Druid […]

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Oct 15, 2015

AleSmith Brewing IPA

When word of AleSmith Brewing Company’s Virginia arrival first hit, I responded instantly with a deep-seated, Pavlovian level of drool. The company’s […]

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Sep 18, 2015

Old Bust Head Quickfix Session IPA

I hate the term “session IPA,” but that’s exactly what this 4.1% ABV IPA from Virginia’s Old Bust Head is — one […]

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Sep 14, 2015

Flying Dog The Gourd Standard

I’m going to avoid the whole season creep discussion here and focus the actual beer in question with this review. Flying dog […]

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Aug 11, 2015

Green Flash Mosaic Session IPA

I hate the term “session IPA” and have bemoaned it enough already on this site to go any further into the label […]

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Jul 24, 2015

Long Trail Ales Limbo IPA

I’ve had a good number of Long Trail’s brews through the years and I’ve liked all of them to varying degree, but […]

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Jul 23, 2015

Steamworks Jasmine IPA

I’m not at all familiar with with Steamworks Brewing, but apparently they’ve been running the only steam-powered brewpub in Canada for the […]

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