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  • Flying Dog Brewery Wildeman Farmhouse IPA Review

    by Mark December 24, 2012
    The Wildeman Farmhouse IPA from Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland pours out a golden-orange in color with some cloud and is topped with an enormous, fluffy, snow white head that slowly reduces down to look like a thick film with meringue like consistency and a large collar. On the nose, smel...

  • Left Hand Barrel Aged Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout Review

    by Mark December 22, 2012
    The Wake Up Dead Barrel Aged Imperial Stout from Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado pours out pitch black in color with no light getting through and is topped with just over two fingers of finely bubbled, mocha colored head that slowly reduces down to a thin film with a moderate sized c...

  • FiftyFifty Brewing Co. Eclipse Imperial Stout 2012 Wax Colors

    by Mark December 18, 2012
    The December 6th release party has come and gone for Eclipse and we should soon be seeing this craft beer on the shelves at stores here and there. In 2011 FiftyFifty Brewing Co. distributed Eclipse to Chicago, Denver & Philadelphia, as well as their home state of California. I have an email out to t...

  • No-Li Brewhouse Crystal Bitter Ale Review

    by Mark December 16, 2012
    The Crystal Bitter Ale from No-Li Brewhouse in Spokane, Washington pours out a dark amber, almost burgundy, in color with good clarity and is topped with a two finger, frothy, khaki colored head that slowly reduces down to a thin film with a good sized collar. Fairly muted on the nose with mostly ma...

  • River North Whiskey Barrel Aged Avarice Imperial Stout Review

    by Mark December 16, 2012
    The Whiskey Barrel Aged Avarice Belgian-Style Imperial Stout (bottle 385/708, release no. 1) from River North Brewery in Denver, Colorado pours out pitch black, like well used engine oil, in color and is topped with a two finger, dense, dark espresso foam colored head that slowly reduces down to a t...

  • Lagunitas Brewing Co. DayTime Fractional IPA Review

    by Mark December 12, 2012
    The DayTime Fractional IPA from Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California pours out a very clear gold in color with a two finger, snow white, meringue like head that that slowly reduces down to a thin film with some thicker splotches of foam floating and a nice sized collar. On the nose, thi...

  • New Belgium Brewing Snow Day Winter Ale Review

    by Mark December 11, 2012
    The Snow Day Winter Ale from New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado pours out mahogany brown in color with some light getting through showing off chestnut hues. The head is large, at least two fingers tall, frothy, cream colored and slowly reduces down to a thin film with a large coll...

  • Great Divide Hibernation Ale Review

    by Mark December 11, 2012
    The Hibernation Ale (English-Style Old Ale) from Great Divide Brewing company in Denver, Colorado pours out dark, ruby red in color with good clarity and is topped with just over a finger of light tan head that slowly reduces to a thin film with a good sized collar. On the nose, aromas of dark fruit...

  • Tommyknocker Brewery Cocoa Porter Review

    by Mark December 7, 2012
    The Cocoa Porter Seasonal Ale from Tommyknocker Brewery & Pub in Idaho Springs, Colorado pours out pitch black with no light getting through and is topped with a two finger khaki colored head that slowly reduces all the way down to a paper thin film with a nice sized collar. On the nose, the cocoa i...

  • Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale Review

    by Mark December 7, 2012
    The Christmas Ale from Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado pours out a dark amber in color with good clarity and is topped with a two finger, frothy, cream colored head that slowly reduces all the way down leaving a few splotches of foam and a medium sized collar. On the nose, spiced cookie, br...