Posted by Mark
The Silk Porter from Hoppin' Frog Brewing Company in Akron, Ohio pours out a very dark brown in color with just a tiny bit of light coming through on the edges and is topped with a one finger, tan, dense head that slowly reduces down to a thin film with a quarter inch collar. On the nose, lovely roa...
Posted by Mark
The 2012 Pilot Series Baltic Porter Ale (brewed with cherries, brown sugar, vanilla beans and oak chips) from Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska pours out black as black can be in color with no light getting through and is topped with a two finger, mocha colored head that reduces down quite q...
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The Avarice Belgian-Style Imperial Stout from River North Brewery in Denver, Colorado pours out pitch black in color with no light getting through and is topped with just over a finger of mocha colored, dense, evenly bubbled head that very slowly reduces down to a thin film with a good sized collar....
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The 2012 Bourbon County Brand Stout from Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois pours out pitch black in color with no light getting through and is topped with a two finger, tightly knit, mocha colored head that slowly reduces all the way down. On the nose, big, big sweet bourbon aromas perm...
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The Imperial Pumking Ale from Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York pours out an orange-copper in color with perfect clarity and is topped with a two finger, evenly bubble, creamy white head that slowly reduces down to a thin film with a small collar. On the nose, this smells just like...
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After a busy and stressful summer selling Merideth's book Teachings From The Tap, we badly needed a vacation. And we could think of no better place to recharge our batteries than our favorite beer travel destination, Germany. Beginning in Baden-Württemberg to visit friends, our journey then too...
Posted by Mark
The Double Chocolate Stout from Rogue Ales in Newport, Oregon pours out pitch black in color with no light getting through and is topped with a large (three plus fingers) mocha colored, evenly bubbled, dense head that very slowly reduces down to a thick film with a large collar. On the nose, this sm...
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The High Tide Fresh Hop IPA from Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, California pours out golden yellow in color with a little cold haze and is topped with a one finger, snow white, fizzy head that reduces down quite quickly to a thin film with a small collar. On the nose, fresh, oily hops dominate ...
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The Fresh Hop Warrior IPA from Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado pours out a reddish-copper in color with some small suspended sediment and is topped with just over a finger of white, dense head that slowly reduces down to thin film with a small collar. On the nose, some malt sweetness...
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The Beer Camp #15 Oatmeal Stout from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California pours out pitch black in color with no light getting through and is topped with a two finger, dense, mocha colored head that slowly reduces all the way down leaving just a quarter inch collar. On the nose, lovely...