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Eating, Cooking, & Drinking in Flanders & Brussels
by Gregg GlaserBelgium has long been a serious beer drinker’s destination, and when combined with great foods, a week’s trip is a delight. The entire country—Wallonia in the south and Flanders in the north—is chock-full of great breweries and restaurants. That’s too much to tackle in one week so we focused on Flanders—with a visit to the... View Article
Greetings from Beer Fest
by Tara NurinA few years ago, Bill Manley, communication coordinator for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., CA, was at the Great American Beer Festival “when this huge drunk guy saunters up to our booth and says, ‘Gimme your strongest beer.’ We pour him a Bigfoot, and he downs it like a shot. ‘Gimme another one,’ he says. We tell... View Article
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The Wild Side
by Keith KlempThose of us fortunate enough to have experienced the North American beer renaissance would never have imagined anything like this in the 1970s. But there was no stopping the growth of craft beer once the ball was rolling . Now that growth has taken us from a foundation of British, German and Czech classics through... View Article
Theme Parks
by Brian YaegerCombining a family vacation with a beer-cation is sometimes a challenge. So let me suggest theme parks. Beercations are truly awesome, but from your kids’ point of view, hanging outside a bar isn’t how they want to spend their time. And while we’re fans of majestic beauty in natural settings, no childhood is complete without... View Article
Belgian Witbier
by Keith KlempNo brewing culture mirrors that of the homebrewing community quite like that of Belgium. The romantic perception is that Belgian brews are closer to their agrarian and monastic roots. Romantic and idiosyncratic, it is a parallel universe that homebrewers can relate to since their own creations are based on personal whim and unconventional ingredients, not... View Article
with John McDonald
by Julie JohnsonWhat was your background before you turned to brewing? I went to art school for college, then had to figure out a way to make a living. So I became a carpenter/cabinet maker and did that for about 15 years. I became a homebrewer in the mid-’80s and was enamored with the small breweries that... View Article
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Hop Manna
by - -Shmaltz Brewing Co. San Francisco, CA The first-ever single IPA from HE’BREW Beer® and a gift from the Craft Beer Promised Land. Hop Manna is the answer to hop heads prayers for a delicious IPA bearing floral and citrus flavors.the brewery’s roof in 2011. ABV: 6.8 ABW: 5.3 COLOR: 7.4 BITTERNESS: 65 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1066... View Article
Rotator Spiced IPA
by - -Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Portland , OR Blending familiar flavors with unexpected ingredients, this hop-forward yet balanced IPA is brewed with malty assam black tea, ginger, cinnamon, clove, star anise, black pepper, and cardamom. ABV: 7.0 ABW: n/a COLOR: n/a BITTERNESS: 70 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1064 AVAILABLE: Nationwide
Brinkley’s Maibock
by - -Free State Brewing Co. Lawrence, KS Malty sweetness is well balanced with mild hop bitterness giving a full, rich blend of flavors. Named after the colorful Kansan, Dr John R. Brinkley, best remembered as the “Goat Gland Dr.”, whose 1920s era radio broadcasts throughout the midwest achieved great notoriety. ABV: 6.5 ABW: 5.2 COLOR: 12... View Article
Wolverine Dark Lager
by - -Wolverine State Brewing Co. Ann Arbor, MI This is Michigan’s Smoothest Dark Beer, a dark beer even people who don’t think they like dark beer will love. Wolverine Dark will win you over with a smooth maltiness balanced by a crisp feel on your tongue without any of the chunky chewy taste that some dark... View Article
Dig
by - -New Belgium Brewing Co. Fort Collins, CO Sorachi Ace hops provides a fresh Spring zing with incredible lemon aroma. Nelson Sauvin is next in line with bursts of passion fruit, mango and peach. American favorites, Cascade and Centennial round out this crisp, clean Pale Ale. Dig in! ABV: 5.6 ABW: n/a COLOR: n/a BITTERNESS: 36... View Article
St. Stefanus Blonde / Augusijn
by - -Brouwerij Van Steenberge Ertvelde, Netherlands Imported by: Global Beer Network, Middleton , MA Unpasteurized & bottle fermented, St. Stefanus is brewed from three different yeasts, one being the original yeast strain from the Abbey Jerumanus Sint Stefanus. ABV: 8.0 ABW: n/a COLOR: 5 BITTERNESS: n/a ORIGINAL GRAVITY: n/a AVAILABLE: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC,... View Article
Saison Dupont
by - -Brasserie Dupont Tourpes, Belgium Imported by: Vanberg & DeWulf, Cooperstown, NY Straw color with a dense creamy head. The nose is alive, like fresh bread, estery with citrus and spice notes. Full-bodied and malty, it sparkles on the palate and finishes with hop and citrus. ABV: 6.5 ABW: 5.17 COLOR: Golden BITTERNESS: 25 ORIGINAL GRAVITY:... View Article
Sparkling Ale
by - -Coopers Brewery Leabrook, Australia Imported by: Cascadia Importers Brewed naturally by the centuries-old top fermentation method. This beer displays a solid head and a distinctive, full-bodied flavour enhanced by a soft, fruity character and the sediment which gives it a cloudy appearance. ABV: 5.8 ABW: 4.62 COLOR: n/a BITTERNESS: n/a ORIGINAL GRAVITY: n/a AVAILABLE: AK,... View Article
Victory at Sea Imperial Porter
by - -Ballast Point Brewing Co. San Diego, CA Victory at Sea is a 10% ABV Imperial Porter brewed with cold extracted, freshly brewed coffee, specially roasted for us by Cafe Calabria. The addition of vanilla adds a layer of complexity and the result is full flavored, rich and delicious. ABV: 10 ABW: 7.96 COLOR: n/a BITTERNESS:... View Article
Shiva
by - -Asheville Brewing Co. Asheville, NC A crisp, citrusy Indian Pale Ale with a light color, Shiva will destroy all your preconceptions of an IPA. A transcendentally simple malt bill accents a generous helping of Columbus hops, lending an intense floral aroma with hints of grapefruit and a pleasant bittering quality. ABV: 6.0 ABW: 4.78 COLOR:... View Article
Plus Minus
by - -Magic Hat Brewing Co. South Burlington , VT As temperatures rise, the fever follows. A portable celebration of unbridled vernal joy, this thawing mixer serves to stir you from winter slumber. Listen as the Rockin’ Robin sings spring into all things… Ca-Caw! Ca-Caw!. ABV: 4.2 ABW: 3.4 COLOR: Dark Brown BITTERNESS: 15 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1044... View Article
Wildeman Farmhouse IPA
by - -Flying Dog Brewery Frederick, MD Brewed for Amsterdam’s Bierproeflokaal In de Wildeman’s 25th Anniversary. This brand new brew is an unfiltered American IPA hopped with Citra and fermented with Saison yeast. Unfiltered and hazy gold in color. ABV: 7.5 ABW: n/a COLOR: 6 BITTERNESS: 75 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1066 AVAILABLE: MD, PA, VA, WV, NJ, NY,... View Article
All Day IPA
by - -Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI An all-day IPA naturally brewed with a complex array of malts, grains and hops. Balanced for optimal aromatic and a clean finish. ABV: 4.7 ABW: n/a COLOR: GOLD BITTERNESS: 42 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: n/a AVAILABLE: MI, NC, OH, Chicago
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by - -Kissmeyer Beer Charlottenlund, Denmark A dark copper colored, fruity tart Belgian-style brown ale brewed with pomegranate and orange peel. ABV: 6.5 ABW: 5.17 COLOR: Dark Copper BITTERNESS: n/a ORIGINAL GRAVITY: n/a AVAILABLE: n/a
Tweason’ale
by - -Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton , DE A a gluten-free sorghum based beer brewed with fresh strawberries. For the sorghum, we sourced a dark, sweet, syrup with notes of molasses and pit-fruit. We also used a a dark buckwheat honey with a beautiful hay-like, earthy-malty thing that added the final touch to this Tweason’ale recipe.... View Article
Ruthless Rye
by - -Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA Ruthless is brewed with Rye malt in addition to pale and Caramel malt. The dry hop aroma features a new experimental and yet-to-be-named hop variety for a unique and interesting aroma. ABV: 6.6 ABW: 5.28 COLOR: 15 BITTERNESS: 55 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1060 AVAILABLE: Nationwide