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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
Here’s the first of several posts reviewing the 12 Beers of Christmas mix-pack beers from Clown Shoes Beer; the brewery had sent me the entire 12-pack to review, and it took me several weeks to get through the entire pack (there were other beers to drink as well!). Some thoughts … Continue reading
My most recent article for The Bulletin, the first of 2023, hit the stands last week and meandered off into a boozy direction with two rum-infused specialty beers from Sunriver Brewing—Rum Ball Imperial Porter and Rum Barrel Coconut Stout. And because it was the tail end of the holidays, these … Continue reading
My final print article of 2022 for The Bulletin came out this week, in which I profile the new Imperial Maple Brown Ale from Boneyard Beer. In beer, maple tends to play well with malty or darker styles with less hops, and is most often used in seasonal or specialty … Continue reading
I’ve got more holiday beer reviews on the way but I still have pumpkin season beers to write up as well—good thing that pumpkin beer is absolutely a fall and winter seasonal category! Enjoy these next three reviews, they all span different styles of pumpkin-inspired ale. Prairie Artisan Ales – … Continue reading
I’m a week behind on posting this, since my latest article for The Bulletin was out last Thursday, but my second-to-last print article of the year reviewed this year’s edition of Crux Fermentation Project’s Tough Love Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. It’s a good one! Crux Fermentation Project celebrated its 10th anniversary … Continue reading
I’m over a week behind on posting this (too many other things and blog posts going on as we head into the holiday season), but my latest print article for The Bulletin considers Sugar High, the latest in the tinyHaus series from 10 Barrel Brewing. It’s an imperial pastry stout … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company’s Sno’d In winter seasonal has gone through a couple of incarnations. It started out as an English-style old ale, malt-forward with additions of cocoa, molasses, and holiday spices. Then three years ago, in 2019, the brewery changed it up and reformulated it as a winter IPA; I … Continue reading
Even though Reuben’s Brews of Seattle calls its Stay Frosty IPA a fall seasonal, I can’t help but look at the name and the style—cold IPA—and think that this should really be a winter beer. So it’s getting the holiday beer review treatment! Perfectly suitable for drinking this December! Reuben’s … Continue reading