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The Little Sumpin' Wild Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California pours out golden orange in color with good clarity and is topped with a large, fluffy, white head that slowly reduces down to a patchy film with a good sized collar. On the nose, citrus, funk, bubblegum and yeast with...
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The Vanilla Porter from Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado pours out a blackish brown in color with some light getting through showing of deep ruby hues and is topped with a two finger, mocha colored, creamy head that slowly reduces down to a thin film with a decent sized collar. This looks sp...
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The Limited Release Aloha Series Pipeline Porter from Kona Brewing Company in Kona, Hawaii (although I believe this was brewed and bottled in Oregon) pours out a very dark cola brown in color with some light getting through on the edges and is topped with a two finger, mocha colored, frothy head tha...
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The Festival of Barrel Aged Beers (FoBab) is the largest celebration of wood and barrel aged beer in the USA. The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild hosted the 10th Annual FOBAB last Saturday, November 17th. The event highlights craft beer that has been aged in a wooden barrel or been in contact...
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The 2012 Beer Camp #53 Floral IPA from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California pours out a murky golden-orange in color, has quite a bit of floating sediment and is topped with a two finger, frothy, off-white head that slowly reduces down to a film with a quarter inch collar. On the nose,...
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The Fade To Black Volume 4 Rocky Mountain Black Ale from Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado pours out pitch black in color with no light getting through and is topped with a one finger, creamy, dense, mocha colored head that slowly reduces down to a thin film with a modest sized collar....
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The 2012 Beer Camp #65 Imperial Red Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California pours out a very dark red in color with some brown hues, a little suspended sediment and is topped with a two finger, khaki colored, dense head that slowly reduces down to a thick film with a large collar...
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The Racer X Double IPA from Bear Republic Brewing Company in Healdsburg, California pours out an orangey copper in color with good clarity and is topped with an off-white, two finger, foamy head that slowly reduces down to a thick film with a large collar. Big hops on the nose. Aromas of pine, citru...
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The Pale 31 California Pale Ale from Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Paso Robles, California pours out a golden yellow in color with some cold haze and is topped with just over a finger of snow white, frothy head that reduces down to a very thin film with a small collar. On the nose, nice and ho...
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The Lukcy Basartd Ale (a blend of Arrogant Bastard Ale, Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale and Double Bastard Ale) from Stone Brewing Company in Escondido, California pours out a deep reddish brown in color with good clarity and is topped with a two finger, foamy, light tan head that slowly recedes down to ...