[DfH] Sixty-One
IPA w/ Syrah grape Must
Dogfish Head Craft Brewey, Inc.
Milton, DE
6.5%
Basically in the spirit of beer/wine hybrids this is referred to as DfH 60 minute IPA plus one ingredient, hence "Sixty-One."
Pours a reddish copper with micro bubbles that slide across (and stick) to the...
90 Minute Imperial IPA
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Inc.
Milton, DE
9% abv
I'm fairly certain this has been reviewed before a while back but since this is by far one of my all time favorites (top three of all time... maybe top two) I feel it appropriate to give it a second, and my personal...
Biere De Garde
Ale brewed with orange peel
Brewery Vivant & New Belgium (Lips of faith series)
Fort Collins, CO
9% abv
Smells citrusy with a hint of yeast. Pours a cloudy, bubbly deep hansa yellow, ah ah ah... "golden straw." Appropriate. A flock of fine bubbles love to slide across the...
Fresh Hop
Pale Ale
Great Divide Brewing Co.
Denver, Co
6.1% abv
Yet another addition to the GD review series... All you need to know is it's in my top five of all time. Period.
But let me expound. A pale ale with a flavorful hop profile akin to most IPA's. This is supremely balanced...
People's Moundbuilder
India Pale Ale
People's Brewing Company
Lafayette, IN
6.5% abv
Into the glass, a lightly cloudy deep amber warmed to a scarlet. The bottle says copper... well... more scarlet to my eyes. I've been sick and my nose is off, but regardless this has a great aroma...
Blonde Bomber
America Blonde Ale
The Veteran Beer Company
Cold Spring, MN
5% abv
"Veteran," "Bomber," "Beer," this post has to be flagged and picked up by the NSA and BATF. Pours a solid cloudy amber. For the bier snobs that seem to be allergic to lagers, here's your session beer. Checks...
Hibernation Ale
English-Syle Old Ale
Great Divide Brewing Co.
Denver, CO
8.7 abv
An addition to the GD review series...
For when you're snowed in and everything is closed, or at least under a travel emergency with no where to go. Kinda like now! Pours a deep dark burnt umber brown. Smells...
The Veteran
American Lager
The Veteran Beer Company
Cold Spring, MN
abv 5%
This is the beer snob thread, so allow me to get rather snobbish about now. You are a douche. Now on to the review!
Great session beer. The Veteran, made in the USA. Veteran (American) owned. Created by...
The Oracle
The Oracle
Double IPA
Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Comstock, MI
abv 10%
Limited seasonal from Bell's. Pours a cloudy deep honey color with a fair ultra tight bubbley head. Good lacing on the glass. Very light faint aroma. Sweet upfront. The malt taste is tight and concise. Very well...
Omission
Gluten Free Pale Ale
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
abv 5.8
Hey! Not bad. Pours a cloudy warm amber with a touch of cadmium red. Micro fine bubbles amidst a millimeter or two of "head." "Skimmings," more appropriately speaking. Good lacing around the glass. Medium...
Sum Nug IPA
Shoreline Brewery
Michigan City, IN
abv 7%
A persistent burnt sienna bubbler. Sweet malt with dense summit & nugget hops. This tastes like a successful craft brew you'd expect. Independent, unique, and lingering. Hardy & filling. A meal of a beer and a homegrown winner to be...
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Enjoy by 12.13.13
Double IPA
Stone Brewing Co.
Escondido, San Diego County, CA
9.4% abv
Pours a wonderfully clear amber with a dissipating chunky tight bubbled head. Light aroma thats hard to pinpoint...is this what hops essential oil would smell like? It's not the...
Sorghum Pale Ale
Steadfast Sorghum Pale Ale
Gluten Free Pale Ale
Steadfast Beer Co.
Holyoke, MA
6.8% abv
My first Gluten free beer. Pours a crystal clear medium light amber with a healthy light colored head. Proficient bubbler. A barely-there aroma gives no indication of the initial sweet...
Imperial Compass
Sparkling Ale brewed with Rose Hips & Citrusy Hops
Southern Tier Brewing Co.
Lakewood, NY
9% abv
Bottle conditioned sparking ale, pours a faintly cloudy light cadmium yellow. Mouthfeel is light, tight, and bubbly. Effervescent and a bit yeasty. The rose hips and hops...
Happy Halloween!
Pumking
Imperial Ale brewed with pumpkins
Southern Tier Brewing
8.6 % abv
From the tap, a pronounced harvest pumpkin squash and a faint of all spice with a clove and nutmeg punctuation on top. Mouthfeel is big but translucent and never overgrown. The faint sweet malt...
Ichabod Pumpkin Ale
New Holland Brewing Co.
Holland, MI
5.2% abv
This amber ale pours a cloudy burnt sienna with light to fair bubblage. Medium mouthfeel to a light finish. Different. From the bottle, "ale brewed with pumpkin and spices with spices added." Lighter on the pumpkin and more...
Munsterfest
Three Floyds Brewing llc.
Munster, IN
6.0% abv
Good initial Oktober spice aroma from the bottle. Pours a cloudy bubbling scarlet caramel. The tiniest bubbles just keep on coming, creating some interesting swirl patterns at the surface [see below]. This is Munster Indiana's...
Big Eddy Uber-Oktoberfest
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Chippewa Falls, WI
8.5% abv
What will come of this seasonal Big Eddy? I'm excited since the Big Eddy IPA is one of my all time top five. (see my first ever review here #143)
Pours an active bubbling autumn red-orange and clears...
Fat Head's Oktoberfest
Fat Head's Brewery
Middleburg Heights, OH
5.7% abv
Since it is October... Oktoberfest! You know the drill. Based on the common Munich Oktoberfest beer served at Wies'n (the location at which Munich celebrates its Oktoberfest) contains roughly 5.0-6.0% alcohol by...