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Zakkokou Koubou (麦雑穀工房) “Recreational Bitter (レクリエーショナル ビター)”

Beer Reviews, Japan / By

Name: Recreational Bitter Brewers: Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房) Style: Best Bitter ABV: 4.5% Review Year: 2021 Recreational Bitter is the first “English Bitter” from Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房), a microbrewery on a farm in the town of Ogawa (Saitama) surrounded by the Sotochichibu Mountains. The brewery is known to source local ingredients for its beers. Before being known …

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Parish x Cerebral “Shared Trait” Double IPA

Beer Reviews, United States / By

Name: Shared Trait Brewers: Parish Brewing Co., Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 Shared Trait is a collaborative “Double IPA” between Parish Brewing Co. (Louisiana) and Cerebral Brewing (Colorado). The two used the best parts of the grain bills of their flagship beers– Ghost in the …

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Castle Rock x Emperor’s Brewery “Storming the Emperor’s Castle: BA Rhum/ Vanilla” Double Mashed Imperial Stout

Beer Reviews, United Kingdom / By

Name: Storming the Emperor’s Castle: BA Rhum / Vanilla Brewers: Castle Rock Brewery, Emperor’s Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13.6% Review Year: 2021 Storming the Emperor’s Castle: BA Rhum/ Vanilla is the second barrel-aged iteration of the Imperial Stout brewed by Castle Rock Brewery in collaboration with Darth Damian …

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Bang the Elephant x Emperor’s x Abstract Jungle “HOBi-wan keNOBi Episode Two: Darkside Edition” Imperial Stout with Chocolate Hob Nobs

Beer Reviews, United Kingdom / By

Name: HOBi-wan keNOBi Episode Two: Darkside Edition Brewer: Bang the Elephant Brewing Co., Emperor’s Brewery, Abstract Jungle (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.8% Review Year: 2021 Hello there! HOBi-wan keNOBi Episode Two: Darkside Edition is pure Darkside decadence. Bang the Elephant, Damian Doherty (Emperor’s Brewery), and Abstract Jungle teamed up for …

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Vibrant Forest x Emperor’s “Yub Nub” Black Barley Wine

Beer Reviews, United Kingdom / By

Name: Yub Nub Brewers: Vibrant Forest Brewery, Emperor’s Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: English Barleywine) ABV: 12.7% Review Year: 2021 Vibrant Forest Brewery teamed up with Damian Doherty of Emperor’s Brewery in 2020 for Yub Nub, a “Black Barley Wine” brewed with cacao nibs and dark malts. Geek fact: …

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Nerdbrewing x Emperor’s “Yoda Condition (2020)” Imperial Stout With Toasted Coconut and Maple Syrup

Beer Reviews, United Kingdom / By

Name: Yoda Condition (2020) Brewers: Nerdbrewing (Sweden), Emperor’s Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12.3% Review Year: 2021 Brewed on May the 4th 2020, an Imperial Stout concocted with maple syrup and conditioned on home toasted coconut shreds, Yoda Condition is. Hmmm… a massive collaboration brew this is. Sweden’s …

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Suarez Family Brewery “Qualify Pils” Hop Accented German Pilsner

Beer Reviews, United States / By

Name: Qualify Pils Brewer: Suarez Family Brewery (United States) Style: German Pilsner ABV:  5% Review Year: 2021 Qualify Pils is the “hop-accented” German-style Pils brewed by the Suarez Family Brewery from Hudson, New York.  STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a German Pils (5D) in the context of the 2015 Beer Style Guidelines of the Beer …

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Suarez Family “Stands to Reason” Smoked Lager

Beer Reviews, United States / By

Name: Stands to Reason Brewer: Suarez Family Brewery (United States) Style: Rauchbier ABV:  5.1% Review Year: 2021 Stands to Reason is a classic German Rauchbier crafted by the Suarez Family Brewery from Hudson, New York. This smoked lager was inspired by the family’s trip to Bamberg, Germany. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Rauchbier (6B) …

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Palm Tree Abbey “Farmhouse Rye Ale”

Beer Reviews, Philippines / By

Name: Farmhouse Rye Ale Brewer: Palm Tree Abbey (Philippines) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Farmhouse Rye Ale is one of the latest releases from Palm Tree Abbey (Manila, Philippines). As the name suggests, this beer is a “farmhouse ale” augmented with rye. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as …

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