Aug 23, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Deschutes Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale (NWPA) is a great beer. It packs a big citrus punch with a nice fruity aroma and flavors. A good malt bill made up of seven US and European malts help to balance things out and make this beer easily drinkable. Get a sixer and... Read More
Aug 22, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Stout is a wonderful beer. How can you make it even better? Barrel age it. Part of their Wild Dog series, Barrel-Aged Gonzo Imperial Porter is one tasty brew and aged wonderfully over the years. Great notes of vanilla, coffee, and... Read More
Aug 19, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Take an Oktoberfest and throw a Surly twist on it and you get SurlyFest, a single-hopped, dry-hopped, rye lager. Best enjoyed from a SurlyFest stein from Surly’s annual fall brewery celebration this one gets consumed in mass during my annual Oktoberfest... Read More
Aug 19, 2011 | Beer Reviews
The perfect beer for this time of year. Town Hall German Hefe has nice banana and clove notes in both the aroma and flavor and drinks easily at 5.3% ABV. A lazy afternoon sitting on the Town Hall patio enjoying a couple beers with friends can’t be beat. I... Read More
Aug 18, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Dropped into Republic on Seven Corners last night for the Lift Bridge firkin of Hop Prop IPA. I’m not sure if it was planned or a someone didn’t realize it but both the Beer School event and The Monthly Pint were going on at the same time so the place was... Read More
Aug 18, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Of all the styles of double IPAs seem to be possibly the most infrequent but they do them, like everything else, wonderfully. The beer menu describes Tank Monkey Double IPA as “Mellow pale malt base provides the perfect stage for this HOPPY double IPA.... Read More
