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This was sent over last night for Spirits Unlimited and The Spot in Point Pleasant. At Spirits: Green Flash – West Coast IPA Founders – Breakfast Stout (NEW LOW PRICE) Troegs – Mad Elf (NEW LOW PRICE) Weyerbacher – Double Simcoe IPA River Horse – Oatmeal Stout Firestone Walker – 15th Anniversary Southern Tier – [...] [...]
Cascade Lakes Brewing Company 20” Brown Ale: Completely drinkable brown ale with a nice full flavor that’s heavy on the malt, and very low on the bitter side. Not one I would buy for myself to drink on a regular basis, but maybe in a fleeting… [...]
Elysian Avatar Jasmine IPA: A very interesting floral/perfume-y quality to this odd brew. It put me in the mood for Chinese food! It was easy to drink, out of the ordinary for when you are bored of your regular brew. But I don’t think I would b… [...]
Eel River Acai Berry Wheat: Well I could taste a hint of some sort of berry flavor in this beer, but the “beer” part was very bland. I almost couldn’t tell I was drinking beer (especially with a low 4.0% ABV)…it tasted more like an unswee… [...]
Laurelwood Brewing Co. Hooligan Brown Ale: I tried. I really did. It had a flavor eerily similar to trees. And ever so slight of bitter chocolate. But it was completely devoid of any sort of nuttiness that might have been redeeming to this brew. … [...]
New Belgium Snow Day Winter Ale: Frankly I might have opted to call this “Christmas Tree” Winter Ale for the simple fact that it almost tasted like I was sucking on a pine needle more than anything! Now, I am not saying it was bad. Evergreen … [...]
One person died Friday night in a rollover crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 77.5, between Boise and Mountain Home, according to Idaho State Police. Five others that were traveling in the minivan that rolled onto the median were taken to a local hos… [...]
2012 will see the Olympics come to London and the Euros take place in Poland and Ukraine in what promises to be a cracking year of sport. Here are some of the potential British sports stars to look out for… [...]
A foot of snow has fallen this week at Brundage Mountain in McCall, [...]
Il birrificio Brewfist ha aperto nel 2010, ha un immagine ed un immaginario giovane&fresco (eccovi il loro blog) ed il 2011 è stato un’annata che ha… [...]
Lawmakers, veterans officials and Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter are grappling with how to spend a $31 million stash of cash at the Division of Veterans Services that’s been growing in recent years because federal reimbursements have exceeded Idaho’s costs of… [...]
Flying Dog recently announced that they were going to be releasing a series of new one-off beers, once a month, in 2012. They’ve now announced the planned series:Introducing Brewhouse Rarities, a series of limited-edition releases crafted by indi… [...]
Get your tickets now for January 28′s Rat Fest 2012, the third annual mini-beer fest featuring only small-batch beers brewed by local homebrewers and homebrew clubs on the Corner Brewery’s 10-gallon “Rat Pad” pilot system. This year’s event promi… [...]
Holts Humdinger [baron rating 3/5] – 4.1% copper ale,earthy very mild sweet smell,sweet honey slightly spicy taste,slight sweet fruit finish Baron Orm Note: Not bottle conditioned [...]
Marston’s EPA [baron rating 3/5] – 3.6% gold ale,bready mild sulphur smell,biscuity slightly sharp citrus taste,dry mild citrus finish Baron Orm Note: Not bottle conditioned [...]
Northcote Sunshine Jiggle [baron rating 4/5] – 4.3% pale gold ale,grapefruit honey smell,zingy grapefruit smell,pithy fruity bitter finish Baron Orm
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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Thank you to Jenni (@NorthcoteBeers) from Northcote Brewery for sending this through for a ‘baron rating‘!
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Stuff from around the web Worst Beer Blog Ever has some Perennial Abraxus. Evan Benn looks at the history of Schlafly. Retail Beer Releases Starrs (12/29/2011) SAM ADAMS INFINIUM Breckenridge Vanilla Porter Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA Lagunitas Holiday Ale Goose Island Christmas Ale Boulevard Nutcracker Magic Hat Winter Wonderland 12pk Magic Hat Winter Ale Bell’s Christmas Ale La Trappe Variety Gift Box w/glass Samuel Smith Winter Welcome Odell’s Bourbon Barrel Imperial [...] [...]
(Petaluma, CA) – Lagunitas has a handy-dandy little chart detailing their 2012 seasonal release schedule. It’s posted below, but it came out too fuzzy. HERE is a link to the original information on the Lagunitas website. From the chart, it looks like t… [...]
Dan recaps some memorable moments in the craft beer year of 2011 by running down some milestones from the likes of midwest players Saint Arnold, Jester King , Bells and New Holland . Cheers! Saint Arnold – Texas is gettin’ thirstier … [...]
(Bellaire, MI) – Short’s Brewing has details about the reutrn of their Publican Porter. This is the first time they’ve brewwed this beer since 2007. This one should be available now in 12oz bottles. More details below… From the Short’s website: Publ… [...]
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