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• Raspberry Tart

  by ironarrow42 February 6, 2010
  New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI Wisconsin ale brewed with raspberries Appearance is a deep, raspberry-pink-red hue topped with a pale pinkish head of very fine foam. Amazing aroma of raspberry danish – sweetish and fruity. Very fine carbonation tingles the tongue. Medium body and a smooth,...
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• Raftman

  by ironarrow42 February 5, 2010
  Unibroue, Chambly, Quebec, Canada 5.5% ABV, beer brewed from lightly smoked whisky malt Clear, bright pale amber hue with a creamy, pale beige head. Aroma is that Unibroue house yeast, with notes of clove, coriander, and faint vanilla & banana. Very spritzy on the tongue – generous, fine carb...

• Old No. 38 Stout

  by ironarrow42 February 5, 2010
  North Coast, Fort Bragg, CA 5.5% ABV, 53 IBUs Opaque black appearance with garnet highlights and a thin head the colour of espresso crema. Aroma combines roasty note with molasses. Smooth, rich texture but with a medium body. Carbonation has a brief tingle but is lighter overall. Assertive flavour...
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• 2 Turtle Doves

  by ironarrow42 February 5, 2010
  The Bruery, Placentia, CA (Famille Rue); Belgian-style dark ale brewed with cocoa nibs & toasted pecans, unfiltered, bottle-conditioned, 12% ABV I was fortunate enough to cross paths with a sample of this brew at Dorothy Lane Market in Centerville, OH before the holidays, and ended up buy...

• Ayinger Weizen-Bock

  by ironarrow42 December 22, 2009
  7.1% ABV, Brauerei Aying, Aying, Germany A new brew from one of my favourite producers of wheat beer! It’s a helles bock, evidenced by the glowing honey-golden hue with full haze as expected for a weizen. The head started out an inch and a half tall and fell to a solid 1/8" layer of dense white foa...

• Old Rasputin XII twelfth anniversary

  by ironarrow42 December 10, 2009
  North Coast, Fort Bragg, CA; 11.2% ABV, Russian imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels, 16.9 oz corked bottle ($21) Served cool, not cold. The cork really popped loudly – my anticipation building even higher than it already is. I pour gently into a snifter. Old Rasputin XII wears an impenetrable bl...
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• Little Sumpin' Extra! Ale

  by ironarrow42 December 2, 2009
  Lagunitas, Petaluma, CA; 8.74% ABV, 72.51 IBU Pours a bright orange-honey-amber, clear, with a good finger’s width of thick beige foam that falls to a solid cap. Aroma is citric hops with a definite tangerine note, floral & grassy components, and underlying hint of butterscotch. Hops jump out i...
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• Three Philosophers Belgian Style Blend (2006)

  by ironarrow42 November 21, 2009
  Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY; 9.8% ABV, Quadrupel, 98% ale, 2% ale with cherries added (kriek lambic) Poured into a snifter, the beer is a cloudy deep reddish-amber with a dense head of very tightly knit creamy-beige foam. Intriguing aroma with dark molasses-like malt, alcohol, and dark pit f...
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• Heavy Seas The Big DIPA

  by ironarrow42 November 12, 2009
  Clipper City Brewing, Baltimore, MD; double IPA, 10.5% ABV, 75 IBUs Arrrr, this be the coolest beer label ever, Matey! The beer appears coppery-orange with a light chill haze and a thin head of pale beige foam that recedes to a collar and patches of bubbles. Nice hoppy aroma with citrus/...

• The Great Pumpkin

  by ironarrow42 October 31, 2009
    8% ABV imperial pumpkin ale, Heavy Seas Mutiny Fleet, Clipper City Brewing, Baltimore, MD   First of all, I really enjoy the labels on these Mutiny Fleet beers, with the variations on the pirate Jolly Rodger! On to the beer itself - bright but hazy harvest orange-amber with no head. A...
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