Jul 10, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Another one of the Mad Hatter series, pills Rye Hatter India Pale Ale has a spicy fruity hop aroma with a light touch of bubblegum. The nice dry spicy rye flavors come up front and then fruity hops on the aftertaste. Rye is always a tasty addition. Read More
Jul 8, 2011 | Beer Reviews
New Holland has taken their Mad Hatter India Pale Ale and done some fun things with it. The Mad Hatter series offers a couple twists. Black Hatter Black India Pale Ale has decent hop aroma thats light on the roasted malt. Nice Centennial hops in the finish but a... Read More
Jul 8, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Brewed to celebrate the brewery’s 60th anniversary, St. Bernadrus Abt 12 60th Anniversary takes their wonderful Abt 12, adds dry-hopping and ups the alcohol 1% to 11% ABV. A great quad that can age for some time and only gets better the older it gets, if you... Read More
Jul 6, 2011 | Beer Reviews
The second of four craft brews make to commemorate their 30th anniversary, Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Charlie, Fred & Ken’s Bock was a beer created by homebrewer and author Charlie Papazian, beer writer Fred Eckhardt, and Sierra Nevada founder Ken... Read More
Jun 17, 2011 | Beer Reviews
I’m not much of an Arrogant Bastard fan to begin with nor a fresh Double Bastard fan but putting a year or two of age on this Stone Double Bastard did make it a bit more drinkable. Still a bit of a malty mess but the alcohol has calmed a bit and it’s more... Read More