Name: Hallucination (Pandemic Special) Brewer: HideOut Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Specialty Fruit Beer (Base Style: Fruit Beer) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2020 Hallucination is the signature “Mango Milkshake IPA” brewed by Tatz Ang of HideOut Craft Brewery. The pilot batch in 2019 was the first beer to be released in cans by the Cubao-based brewery. …
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Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time for a beer. To help everyone get in the Holiday mood, we will be covering Christmas-themed beers from our friendly neighborhood breweries in a series of features. In this first volume, we take a look at this year’s Christmas Beer by Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery alongside the Bisperas Peppermint …
Name: Abbey Selects: Saison Brewer: Palm Tree Abbey (Philippines) Style: Saison (Super) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2020 The Manila-based three-man brewing group, Palm Tree Abbey just released three new beers in bottles. One of the three is their interpretation of the Saison and is part of their “Abbey Selects” releases. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated …
Name: Les Amis du Brassage (2020) Brewer: Burning Sky Brewery (United Kingdom), Fork Brewing (New Zealand) Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 6.2% Review Year: 2020 Les Amis du Brassage is a collaboration between Burning Sky Brewery (United Kingdom) and Fork Brewing (New Zealand). This mixed fermentation Saison spent a year in oak barrels before it …
Name: Saison Houblon Brewer: Burning Sky Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Saison (Standard) ABV: 5.2% Review Year: 2020 Saison Houblon is a crisp and modern take on the classic Belgian beer style by the English microbrewery, Burning Sky Brewery. This very refreshing and drinkable Saison was made with Nobel hops. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being …
Name: Alien Church Brewer: Tired Hands Brewing Company, Anchorage Brewing Company (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.2% Review Year: 2020 Alien Church is a modern classic by Tired Hands Brewing Company and Anchorage Brewing Company. This New England IPA (NEIPA) was brewed with pillowy malted oats and was dry-hopped juicy American hop varieties. STYLE GUIDELINES …
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The Manila-based Half Baked Brewing Collective aims to raise voting awareness in the Philippines by bringing the #IVotedTodayBeer campaign of Tired Hands Brewing Company onshore. The beer for this cause is a juicy New England IPA (7.6%) based on the recipe of Tired Hands. #IVotedTodayBeer is a campaign spearheaded by Tired Hands from Pennsylvania designed …
Name: Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter (2020) FINCA LOS CONGOS “Pacamara” Nicaragua Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co., Trunk Coffee (Japan) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Baltic Porter) ABV: 8% Review Year: 2020 Nagano meets Nagoya for this Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter brewed by Tamamura Honten Co. This Baltic or Imperial Porter was created …
Name: THE FAR EAST (2020) Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: American Strong Ale) ABV: 15% Review Year: 2020 THE FAR EAST is an “Imperial House IPA” (15% ABV) of the Nagano-based Tamamura Honten Co. aged in barrels that housed formerly Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Floor Malted. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is …
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Name: ECKHARDT Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan), Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2020 The Nagano-based brewery, Tamamura Honten joined forces with Portland’s Hair of the Dog for the fifth time to create ECKHARDT, a “Special strong golden ale” brewed …
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