The Brew Site
I am unabashedly a fan of McMenamins beers, as long-time readers are probably aware, and the company’s annual Christmas beer, Kris Kringle, is a favorite during the holiday season. It’s a malty, classic American winter warmer, released in November to accompany the holidays. Each of the various breweries across the … Continue reading
Double Nugget Nectar, the limited edition imperial amber ale from Tröegs Independent Brewing, returns once again, featuring a fruity blast of hops and a hefty 9.5% alcohol by volume. The brewery released it in 16-ounce cans as well as on draft. Press release: Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of … Continue reading
The first seasonal beer of 2023 from Double Mountain Brewery is Never Too Loud, a German-style Schwarzbier that the brewery released last month. As Double Mountain has done in the past, the beer is paired with a playlist of music that you can find on Spotify, that was compiled by … Continue reading
California’s AleSmith Brewing released the latest specialty edition of its iconic Speedway Stout in cans—Salted Caramel Brownie. The beer starts with the coffee-infused Speedway and includes vanilla beans, sea salt, cacao nibs, and cocoa powder, all topping out at 12% ABV. Press release with the details: AleSmith Revs Its Engine … Continue reading
To finish out 2022, Zupan’s Markets teamed up with Ferment Brewing to release the 22nd collaboration beer in the chain’s Farm to Market beer series, named No. 22 Stout. (I don’t know if all the “22”s were intentional?) It’s a big barrel-aged stout, with 14.3% alcohol by volume, aged in Colorado … Continue reading
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore, Maryland doesn’t just brew the ubiquitous Guinness Stout; it’s also home to an experimental brewery and taproom that cranks out a variety of distinctly non-Guinness-Stout beers. Like this Old Fashioned Inspired Ale that the brewery sent to me to review. Based on the … Continue reading
It’s the final four beers in the Clown Shoes Beer 12 Beers of Christmas mixed pack reviewed! I drank these four last since they were among the strongest, with potentially the strongest flavors (yes, I somewhat categorized by strength and style as I went). All in all, this was a … Continue reading
The first beer of the year in the Cosmic Collaboration series from Ecliptic Brewing sees the company teaming up with Fort George Brewery to release Black Cold IPA, which is just as it sounds—a mashup of black and cold IPA styles. The beer will be released on January 18 on … Continue reading
Okay let’s face it—I’m not going to finish out my 2022 fresh hop beer reviews in the three-at-a-time review posts I’d been doing; there are too many other beer reviews to get to and lots of other writing and work taking up my time. But I still wanted to note … Continue reading
Here’s the second round of reviews of the Clown Shoes Beer 12 Beers of Christmas mixed pack that the brewery sent to me; you can read the first part here, along with some of my thoughts going into it. Swagger Red Lager There’s nothing particularly Christmasy about Swagger, in theme, … Continue reading