This brew just landed in-store last week, and we were excited to try it after falling hard for The Tap Brewing Company’s Intergalactic Acid Berlinerweisse. Admin
Brew Review: Stiegl Radler Grapefruit
Stiegl Radler Grapefruit tallboys have been flying off our shelves like Batman off of Gotham City skyscrapers. So we figured it was time to do a little taste test of a brew genre we like to call “beer soda.” Admin
Brew Review: Boulevard/Sierra Nevada’s Terra Incognita
Terra Incognita is a collaboration brew between Sierra Nevada and Boulevard Brewing Company. Described as “[made] with Sierra Nevada’s estate-grown pale malt, and combined with amber malt, wheat, and malted wheat, it is then assertively hopped with Bravo and Styrian Goldings, dry-hopped with East Kent Goldings, and finally barrel aged with Brettanomyces in Missouri oak.” […]
Brew Review: Vanberg & DeWulf Lambrucha
It.s no mystery that we love a good lambic. And we’ve tried Kombucha here and there, with mixed results. But when we saw that Vanberg & DeWulf’s Don Feinberg decided to blend these two live yeast beverages together to create Lambrucha, our curiosity was instantly piqued. What results come from putting two living yeast colonies […]
Brew Review: Brooklyn Brewery/Amarcord Ama Bionda
Ama Bionda was created by Brooklyn Brewery‘s Garrett Oliver and brewed by Amarcord Brewery in Apecchio, Italy. It’s made with Sicilian orange blossom honey and three types of hops. We dig the Art Nouveau-style label and the elegant lines of the 12 oz bottle. Admin
Brew Review: Lost Abbey Saint’s Devotion
The craft beer movement is full of innovation when it comes to brewing techniques, barrel-aging practices, revisiting ancient recipes, as well as the development of exciting new taste profiles (like Black and White IPAs). The endless pursuit for metamorphosis has lead brewmasters down an interesting path. One of those paths involves inoculating their products with […]
Brew Review: Berkley Coffee Porter
Glenn Barboza’s nanobrewery is still young by modern standards . Berkley Beer Company launched last year, and currently has three beers in its portfolio: Berkley IPA, Golden Ale, and Coffee Porter. We decided to take the seasonal Coffee Porter for a spin, seeing as we’re (hopefully) in the dog days of winter. Admin
A Tale of Two Bretts: Bruxellensis and Lambicus
Ever since Mikkeller’s Brettanomyces Bruxellensis and Brettanomyces Lambicus (part of the brewers Yeast Series 2.0) landed on shelves recently, we’ve been pondering the difference between these two yeast strains. Admin
Brew Review: Mystic Brewery’s Lord Falconer
As a collective staff, we’re always trying new beer. In hopes of giving you a better idea of what we think about what we’re tasting, we’re throwing some beer reviews into the mix. We’ll look at appearance, aroma, taste, and mouthfeel . and add in food pairings when we find something fabulous. Admin