Ratebeer Rating #1101 – Redhook Eisbock 28
The “Commercial Description” for this beer reads… Eisbock 28 is an ice processed winter warmer. This rich lager is aged for months at temperatures well below freezing and is a deep gold color and...
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Ratebeer Rating #1015: Weyerbacher QUAD
The “Commercial Description” for this beer reads… Massively big and delicious, QUAD is an elegant and dark ale. Rich with complexity and flavor, try savoring it after a long day or during a fine...
Ratebeer #988: Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu
One of the most interesting beers that I have ever had… the Dogfish description reads… Similar to a beer brewed in China some 9,000 years ago, Chateau Jiahu used a recipe that included rice,...
Ratebeer #974: Stoudt’s Double IPA
I really enjoyed this beer at the Three Penny Tap Room the other night… Stoudt’s Double IPA Poured a pretty golden amber in color with a medium off-white head that produced some very nice...
Pumpkin Ales – A Sign of the Season
I have been drinking a few pumpkin ales lately… ’tis the season for harvest-type ales, of course. I am not usually one for pumpkin beers… typically the spices are just a bit too much for me, but below is a run down of three of my most recent samplings.
#880 – Long Trail Imperial Porter
One their new “Brewmaster & Limited Edition Series”. Like many quality craft brewers these days, Long Trail has created this growing collection of “premium beer”. Currently includes their “Coffee Stout”, “Double IPA” and this “Imperial Porter”.
Clipper City Heavy Seas – The Great Pumpkin Imperial Ale
Pours a nice “pumpkin” amber in color with a very small whitish head that fades to almost nothing… low carbonation. Aroma is slightly sweet and almost all pumpkin spice (clove, nutmeg, cinnamon,etc.) and nothing else. Flavor is a bit more complex. Some pumpkin, spices ( as noted) and a bit of harsh, unpleasant alcohol character. Slightly bitter and astringent at the end. Lingering bitterness with little else.
“Massive”… it’s the only way to describe it…
I just finished a bottle of Weyerbacher Thirteen… their 13th anniversary Imperial Stout. At 13.6% ABV… it’ll *rock* you!! Picked this up at Downeast Beverage during a brief foray to Portland, Maine last week....
850th Ratebeer rating – Southern Tier Hoppe
While I have not been keeping this site up to date lately, I have not stopped drinking/collecting beer. I was excited to make my 850th Ratebeer rating this afternoon… Southern Tier Brewing Company’s Hoppe...
I just posted my 800th beer ra…
I just posted my 800th beer rating on Ratebeer.com. See all my ratings at http://tinyurl.com/dzvg36
