Double Gooch Devils Backbone Brewing Co. with Fat Head’s Brewery Lexington, VA Type of Beer: Imperial pale ale ABV: 8% Hops, hops and more hops, from all over the world. This is a motley assortment of smells. Ripe peach and passion fruit are recognizable first. White grape must and lemon zest come after, working in... View Article
Mr. Pineapple SanTan Brewing Co Chandler, AZ Type of Beer: Pineapple wheat beer ABV: 5% This filtered, slightly hazy beer has a drier finish than one might expect from a beer with such a sweet aroma. Cut a fresh pineapple, let the chunks sit on a chopping block, and a general tropical sweetness fills the... View Article
100% Whole Wheat Bock AC Golden Brewing Co. Golden, CO Type of Beer: Bock ABV: 7.5% There are a lot of wheat beers on the market these days, or, that is to say, a lot of beers that contain some wheat content. There are very few, however, that attribute all their grain content to wheat,... View Article
Persimmon Ale Bloomington Brewing Co. Bloomington, IN Type of Beer: Fruit Beer ABV: 6.2% A lovely harvest shade of burnt orange. A healthy burst of orange peel pops off this ale along with a hint of fresh nutmeg and ground cinnamon. There’s spice in the flavor, but it’s there as a complement—not a dominant force—to... View Article
Lorenzini Double IPA Maui Brewing Co. Kihei, Maui, HI Type of Beer: Double India pale ale ABV: 7.6% Drink beer, save sharks. The latest limited can offering from Maui Brewing Co. brings the juice from the island of Maui. With a portion of proceeds from each can benefitting the Shark Research Group at the Hawaii Institute... View Article
Beer Camp Hoppy Lager Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA and Mills River, NC Type of Beer: Lager ABV: 7% The generously hopped lager is no longer a trend, but is a firmly established category in American brewing. This limited-time only lager is the first in a new annual series from Sierra Nevada to celebrate its Beer Camp... View Article
Hop Hunter IPA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA and Mills River, NC Type of Beer: India pale ale ABV: 6.2% Made with drops of distilled hop oil (a process the brewery shares here), this is a huge step forward in the presentation of the ubiquitous IPA. It’s all in the nose. Thanks to the oil,... View Article
Nooner Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, CA and Mills River, NC Type of Beer: Pilsner ABV: 5.2% Let’s just assume this review started off with a double entendre joke about the name, and move on to the aromas and flavors of this crystal clear, light golden German-style pilsner. A faint spiciness and flour flavor emerge following that very... View Article
Alaskan Smoked Porter: 2008, 2013 and 2014 Alaskan Brewing Co. Juneau, AK A legendary beer, with malt smoked at a nearby salmon processing facility. In tasting three vintages that span six years, the pattern of aging becomes quite clear. The most recent version offers just a hint of bacon aroma, with a strong alcohol nose.... View Article
