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Hello again, we come to you from our normal Friday spot after two weeks of cheating with Thursday and I have a beer I have been waiting for some cool weather to try. I also broke out my Boston Beer Works Fenway American Pale Ale glass in honor of the M… [...]
Golden for sure… nose represents the blend of hops coming through with a floral/spicy note. Overall pretty nice heading into the taste… but that is where it fell short… body does’t seem like it knows whether to be hoppy or not and comes across a bit watery. Finish is meh… nothing to it. Overall a [...] [...]
A dark, sedimenty porter with a roasted malt nose and smooth and easy taste. This isn’t your motor oil porter although it does run 7.8% ABV. It is bright and tasty for a porter very nice. Flying Dog Website JBB6 Rating: Will Buy Again [...]
Ah Estonia… I traveled to Tallinn a few years back and let me tell you… it is a great city. Great people, great culture, great history. This brew took me back to that time, so I hoped the taste would match the memories… and… it didn’t. But… still brought back good memories. Overall smell is [...] [...]
Wow has it been a long time… figure I need to pick back up with the coming of the cold months… not much else to do around here other than watch the rain. So… Whistler Premium Export Lager brings me back to a couple of years ago in Whistler, BC… I loved it then and [...] [...]
You can’t go to the GABF in Denver without crossing paths with beer industry rockstars and beer geeks. [...]
Brewery: Boston Brewing Co. | Beer: Samuel Adams Holiday Porter Style: English Porter | ABV: 5.8% | IBUs: 35 Serving Method: 12 oz. bottle poured into pint glass Showing up every winter for the last six years in Sam Adams’ mixed seasonal pack, Holiday… [...]
Great Divide’s Yeti Imperial Stout series is extremely popular, each variation in the seasonal line-up has its fans – be they for the regular, Oaked, Espresso or Chocolate editions. Reviewed here is the 2009 vintage of Barrel Aged Yeti, the rarest and … [...]
Brewery: Rogue Ales Brewery | Beer: Santa’s Private Reserve Style: American Red Ale | ABV: 6.0% | IBUs: 44 Serving Method: 22 oz. bottle poured into pint glass Think about winter seasonals, and what comes to mind is a parade of rich, dark, and warming… [...]
Brewery: Flying Dog Brewery | Beer: Kerberos Tripel Style: Tripel | ABV: 8.5% | IBUs: 27 Serving Method: 12 oz. bottle poured into tulip glass While there have been a few different Flying Dog beers here on Pintlog, I have yet to review one from their … [...]
Peace, Love and Collabeeration By Brittany Dern Life and Limb. Collaborative Evil. Mutinous Battle Chai. Collaboration, Not Litigation! Sound familiar? If yo… [...]
Brewery: Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd. | Beer: Scottish Ale Style: Scottish Ale | ABV: 5.2% | IBUs: ~30 Serving Method: 14.9 oz. nitro-can poured into pint glass Situated in Belhaven, Scotland, the Belhaven Brewing Company has been brewing beer since … [...]
Pours black with a creamy, brown head.Roasted malts, tar, hops, tobacco and a small hint of soil in the aroma.Roasted malts up front here! Caramel with chocolate, coffee beans and bread. Quite a good flavor. [...]
Pours deep red/brown with a high, rocky head which takes time to settle. There’s some sticky lacing around the glass.Malts, spices, yeast, bread and hints of dark fruits in the aroma.Malty and yeasty flavor. Pepper together with other spices. Caramel a… [...]
Hard to believe, but we’ve been meeting now for three years! Please join us on Tues Oct 12 at 8pm at the Coney for our October club meeting. If you’ve got some brew to share, bring it! [...]
1219. Pemi Pale AleBack in June Jadyn and I went car camping and hiking in New Hampshire. We stopped at the store in Lincoln, NH and picked up a six-pack of Pemi Pale Ale to drink at the campsite.Beer Stats: Brewery: Woodstock Inn BreweryAlcohol:… [...]
Questa birra è uno di quei nuovi classici che ancora non ero riuscito a provare per difficoltà di reperimento, alla fine sono dovuto ricorrere alla vecchia internet, che tempestivamente mi ha risolto il problema e alleviato la curiosità con grande s… [...]
The Black IPA style is somewhat nebulous and quite possibly not even new. This interesting variation from Australia seeks to put a Belgian spin on the style. Compared to the many Belgian style IPA’s on the market in the U.S. this has somewhat muted Bel… [...]
There’s got to be something cool in South Dakota besides Badlands and Rushmore, right? While in Rapid City, South Dakota I checked out Firehouse Brewing Co. Firehouse Brewing is at a great location in Rapid City at an old Firehouse, hence the nam… [...]
Just a quick note, since I’m finishing a six-pack and didn’t want to not tell you how good this beer is. It’s intended to be a more interesting session beer, at 4%, and definitely succeeds. It’s got some Berliner-weisse style tartness, which makes it r… [...]
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