The sad fact about sours is many of them are priced at a level that makes it hard to have them as a go-to beer. Even those sour beers that have been made in the United States can break the $20 mark for a 22-ounce bomber. The beer pours with a dark mahogany to reddish coloration and a light tan head that stands out on the top of the beer.…
Boulevard Brewing’s Unfiltered Wheat Beer pours with a very light yellow to gold coloration and a citrus (lemon / orange) nose mixed with a decent amount of wheat. The beer is sublimely drinkable, with a light amount of fruit flavor that can be discerned amongst the strong wheat and grain flavors. The beer holds up well to increases in temperatures and is extraordinarily complex due to the inclusion of a…
This is a complex doppelbock, and Grand Canyon Brewing has ensured that individuals are interested from the first sip to the end of each 22 ounce bomber. Shaggy Bock builds off of a lager base and utilizes a variety of malts to provide a dark and rich flavor profile. The beer comes with a widget that contains a piece of toasted oak to drastically increase the woody and smoky elements…
Thump Keg Brewing’s Rye IPA is brewed in collaboration with George Dickel. The beer pours with a very root beer / dark brown coloration and a top of tannish head that gradually increases to about a finger’s width amount on the top of the glass. Thump Keg’s Rye IPA has a sweet nose that concludes with the faintest hint of hops. Strong vanilla flavors permeate this beer, while the 50…
The beer pours with an opaque gold / orange coloration and a small amount of persistent head. There is a small amount of lacing as one continues to sip the beer, demarcating the size and time of each of the prior drinks. The nose of Spencer Trappist Ale links together hints of sugar and citrus fruits with hints of cereal and malt; the first sip of the beer showcases a…
There is a strong hop nose that wafts after opening the can, providing imbibers with some sense of the trip that they will take during their time with Galaxy High, MadTree Brewing’s latest. Galaxy High pours with a dark orange / gold coloration and an off-white head that gradually dissipates. There is an alcohol burn that warms, hiding the 120 IBU well. As Galaxy High continues to warm, there is…
Saranac has re-released the brewery’s century-old IPA recipe and has christened it their Legacy IPA. This beer pours with an amber to gold coloration and a tenacious off-white head that slides down the glass. There is a slight hop presence to the beer’s initial nose that is paralleled when one takes their first sip; the beer contains a bevy of hops (Citra, Cluster, Golding, and Simcoe among others). There…
Double Dread, Mad River Brewing’s Imperial Red Ale, pours with an incredibly dark brown to red coloration and an off-white head that winds its way down the glass as one continues to drink the beer. There is a decent sweetness, surprising considering the higher ABV of the brew (8.6% ABV); one will be unable to discern the 8.6% ABV of Double Dread until a while after they have completed the…
Smuttynose’s Imperial Stout, the latest in their Big Beer Series, pours dark brown to black with little in the way of tannish/brown head. There are rich chocolate and malt sides to the nose, while the beer does well to unite the hop and more sweet elements into a luxurious and dangerous package. An alcohol bite concludes each quaff and refreshes palettes for subsequent sips; additional flavors present in this beer…
Blanche De Chambly pours with an incredibly small amount of head and a hazy golden coloration. There is a little sugar and orange that can be discerned from the beer’s nose, while the first cursory sips yield hints of wheat, citrus fruits, and sweeter flavors. The beer is refreshing and sits in a position between more wheaty and fruity efforts; there is a considerable constellation of flavors that one can…
The initial nose of Pinner is light on the hop elements and presents additional malt notes before one takes their first sip. Pinner, a dry-hopped India Pale Ale (IPA) pours light from the can but ends up a dark-yellow to orange coloration in a glass. There is considerable effervescence to the beer and a smallish amount of head; the hop aroma increases as it is allowed to open.
Very fresh and lightly hoppy nose, pours with a hazy orange/golden coloration and a thick off-white to beige head. Additional hop notes can be discerned when pouring from the 16 ounce can to a glass. The lacing of Hopvale winds its way down a glass, sticking there long after one has completed the beer.
Session pours with a golden hue and a small amount of white head. There is a decent amount of effervescence that bubbles from the bottom of the glass. There is a little grain and grass that individuals can discern from the nose, while the cursory sip brings a traditional lager profile to the fore as a slight hint of hops can be tasted at the back end. The 5.8% ABV…
Hop Hash pours with a gold / light amber coloration, decent effervescence, and a thick and tenacious head. The nose has a strong astringency that indicates a heavy hop presence. With the initial sip, one will be blessed with the alluded-to hop flavor; this bite is moderated nicely through a duet of sweet and malt elements.
Rivertown’s Divergent beer pours with a straw yellow and a decent amount of effervescence, with absolutely nothing in the way of head. There is a small nose to Divergent that is a slight bit winey/grape-heavy. With the initial sip, there is a refreshing sweetness and a small sour twang at the end of the body.
Smuttynose has just released an alluring beer that is eminently sippable while having an alcohol to it that is mind-blowing; Really Old Brown Dog Ale pours with a mahogany meets ruby coloration and a small, off-white to toffee head that remains through a good amount of the experience. Smuttynose has created an old ale that takes equal parts brown ale, porter, and hints of a stout into something that is deep,…
Rebel Rouser pours with a dark yellow to gold coloration and a tannish / off-white head that results in lacing along the glass as one continues to drink the beer. The nose is a little bit hoppy, a little bit sweet, while one’s initial sip of Rebel Rouser will yield a more astringent hop bite along with hints of grass and a slightly-sweet ending. The flavors will dissipate in imbibers’…
Conviction Pale Ale is what BridgePort fans chose when tasked with a decision between three different beers last year during the brewery’s thirtieth anniversary. The beer pours with a dark yellow to orange coloration and a small (but persistent) white head. There is a sweet nose that is followed up by a slight hop bitterness. The first sip will provide imbibers with a decent amount of grain, smaller amounts of…
Blue Moon has just updated their product line with their latest, a White IPA; the beer pours with a hazy yellow to gold coloration and a very lightly off white head. There is a bready, yeasty nose to this beer that is punctuated by a slight hop bite. The initial sip is a skillful blend of these styles – there are hints of pepper, wheat, and sugar that is followed…
Great Divide’s Old Ruffian pours a rich mahogany that possesses a full, off-white to tannish head; this head seemingly grows larger as the beer approaches room temperature. The beer has a similarly dense collection of flavors comprising the nose, with notes of sugar, spice, and a wee bit of malt all poking through. Where traditional offerings in the barleywine style can be overwhelmingly sweet, Old Ruffian’s considerable hop presence creates…