Name: Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Blonde #001 Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co./ Shiga Kogen (Japan) Style: Wild Specialty Beer (Base Style: Blonde Ale) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Blonde #001 (木樽熟成 山伏) by Tamamura Honten Co. (Nagano, Japan) is a sour blonde ale brewed with unmalted wheat, barley, and wheat malt. This sour beer was then aged …
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Name: Mr. Arès Brewer: Les Intenables (France) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2021 Mr. Arès is a Triple IPA loaded with hops (30g/ liter) by Les Intenables (Mundolsheim, France). A part of the brewery’s Mythical Series, Mr. Arès is based on a recipe that featured Solero, Azacca, and …
Name: Stamp of Approval Brewer: Zagovor Brewery (Russia) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2020 Stamp of Approval is a “Single Hop New England Double IPA” by Zagovor Brewery (Moscow, Russia) and is a beer that features Citra and Citra Cryo hops. Revisiting this from our 2020 archive. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is …
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Name: Juice Machine Brewer: Tree House Brewing Co. Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.2% Review Year: 2021 Juice Machine is an “American Double IPA” brewed by the Tree House Brewing Co. from Massachusetts. This beer was brewed originally to support the brewery’s first trip to the Extreme Beer Festival in 2014 and is considered a marriage …
Name: Contains No Juice Brewer: Alvarado Street Brewery (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 Contains No Juice is a “Hazy Double IPA” by Alvarado Street Brewery (California) and is based on a recipe that has been tweaked constantly to achieve optimal juiciness through hops and yeast. This hazy beer features the …
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Name: A Deeper Dish Brewers: Hop Butcher for the World (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10.5% Review Year: 2021 A Deeper Dish is a “Triple IPA” featuring Citra Incognito and Vic Secret hops brewed by Hop Butcher for the World (Illinois). STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer …
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Name: Ebony Shade Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Irish Extra Stout ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 Ebony Shade, an “Irish Dry Stout” is one of the two latest dark beers from Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) released just in time for the cold rainy evenings. STYLE GUIDELINES This …
Name: Dark Vader Brewer: Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits (Philippines) Style: American Stout ABV: 6.5% Review Year: 2021 Dark Vader is the flagship American Stout by Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits (Manila, Philippines). This is the new and improved version of the beer for both newcomers and seasoned drinkers of the Darkside. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is …
Name: Ninja (#327) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Ninja is the first “Imperial Black IPA” brewed by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. Batch 327 features the hop varieties Simcoe and Mosaic. Uchu Brewing is a space-themed craft brewery in Hokuto City, Yamanashi, and was founded by Masahiro …
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Name: Servus Brewer: Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (United States) Style: Munich Helles ABV: 5.12% Review Year: 2021 Servus is a Bavarian Helles Lager brewed by Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery from Waterford, Virginia. It is a malt-focused German-style beer brewed with grains (13% Regional, 87% Single-Origin Bavarian) and Noble hops. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as …
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