Contemporary Works by Stillwater Mono Stillwater Artisanal Baltimore 5.2% | Dry-Hopped Pilsner Stillwater’s released its first three offerings in the Contemporary Works lineup: Mono (a pilsner with Galaxy hops), Stereo (an IPA), and Surround (an imperial smoked wheat stout). The smallest of the group was one of our top-regarded beers in a recent tasting panel for... View Article
Anchor Brotherhood Steam Beer Anchor Brewing Co. with Chris Robinson Brotherhood San Francisco 5.6% | Dry-Hopped Steam Beer Anchor’s Brotherhood Steam Beer is a collaboration with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, a California-based rock band headed by the vocalist of The Black Crowes. The band’s latest album is Phosphorescent Harvest, out from Silver Arrow Records. If... View Article
21st Amendment Down to Earth 21st Amendment Brewery San Francisco 4.4% | Session IPA Stone swaps out Levitation for Go To. 21st Amendment retires Bitter American for Down to Earth. For the longest time, those departing session ales were among the very few reliably available. Is nothing sacred? Nope. But in both of the above... View Article
White Street Hoptimist IPA White Street Brewing Co. Wake Forest, NC 7.5% | India Pale Ale Celebrating its second year making beer, this small brewery has recently undergone a huge expansion allowing them to now offer their ales in bottles. This golden amber IPA hits the glass spewing forth potent notes of grapefruit and orange... View Article
Aviator Devils Tramping Ground Aviator Brewing Co. Fuquay-Varina, NC 9.2% | Belgian Tripel This brewery, located in an airplane hanger, has taken Fuquay-Varina by storm. You up for a Belgian Tripel in a can? Of course you are. In the glass this ale glows a golden yellow. Bubble gum and ripe tropical fruit fill the air. This... View Article
Natty Greene’s Wildflower Witbier Natty Greene’s Brewing Co. Greensboro, NC 4.5 % | Witbier Coming from one of the oldest breweries in North Carolina this Witbier pours a golden straw color with some mild haze. The rocky white head, while brief, throws off subtle notes of grass and lemon zest. A spritzy brew that showcases... View Article
Fortnight ESB Fortnight Brewing Co. Cary, NC 5.5% | ESB A recent newcomer to the Triangle area, Fortnight’s mission is to produce traditional English style ales. So it’s fitting that one of the first beers it canned is an ESB. Pouring a maple syrup-like color with a quickly disappearing head, you are greeted pleasantly with a... View Article
Lonerider Sweet Josie Lonerider Brewing Co. Raleigh, NC 6.1% | Brown Ale Lonerider hit the Raleigh scene back in 2005 with outlaw-themed beers, with Sweet Josie being one of its earliest creations. This brown ale pours with faint garnet highlights. The tan head sticks around to fill the air with chocolate and a roasted nuttiness.... View Article
Lynnwood Grill Once You Go Black Lynnwood Grill & Brewing Concern Raleigh, NC 7% | Black India Pale Ale While Lynnwood Grill has been a mainstay in North Raleigh for years, it wasn’t until two years ago it opened a brewery with a Michigan brewer who knows his stuff. Poured from a growler, the liquid... View Article
