United States

Cerebral “Cryptic Message” Foeder-Fermented Schwarzbier

Name: Cryptic Message Brewers: Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Schwarzbier) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2022 Cryptic Message is a foeder-fermented Schwarzbier by Cerebral Brewing (Colorado). This wood-conditioned German-style dark lager was brewed with a malt bill composed of Pilsner, Maris Otter, Caramunich, Black Malt, and Chocolate Wheat and was hopped with Hersbrucker. STYLE …

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Cerebral x Almanac “Wunderbar” Kottbusser

Name: Wunderbar Brewers: Cerebral Brewing, Almanac Beer Co. (United States) Style: Kottbusser ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2022 Wunderbar is a Kottbusser collaboration between Cerebral Brewing (Colorado) and Almanac Beer Co. (California). This take on the historical German beer style was brewed with Hallertau, Hersbrucker, and Saaz hops. STYLE GUIDELINES The Kottbusser is not an official style listed in …

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Wayfinder “Fortuna” Altbier

Name: Fortuna Brewer: Wayfinder Beer (United States) Style: Altbier ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2022 Fortuna is a Düsseldorf-style brewed by Wayfinder Beer in Portland. This copper-hued beer was dry-hopped with Spalter Select. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as an Altbier (7B), in the context of the 2021 Beer Style Guidelines of the Beer …

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Wayfinder x Heater Allen x Modern Times “Terrifica” Italian-Style Horror Pils”

Name: Terrifica Brewer: Wayfinder Beer, Heater Allen Brewing, Modern Times Beer (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: German Pils + Dry Hopping) ABV: 4.7% Review Year: 2022 Terrifica is an “Italian-style Pilsner” brewed by Wayfinder Beer in collaboration with Heater Allen Brewing and Modern Times Beer. This emerging pilsner style is a twist on …

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Equilibrium x Parish “Ghost in the Laboratory” Hazy IPA

Name: Ghost in the Laboratory Brewers: Equilibrium Brewery, Parish Brewing Co. (United States) Style: Hazy IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2022 Ghost in the Laboratory is a Hazy IPA collaboration between two craft breweries at the frontier of the hazy beer revolution: Equilibrium Brewery (New York) and Parish Brewing Co. (Louisiana). This Hazy IPA features a mashed …

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Evil Twin NYC x Mortalis “EVEN MORE HYDRA- ETNYC ED.” Fruited Sour

Name: EVEN MORE HYDRA- ETNYC EDITION Brewers: Evil Twin Brewing NYC, Mortalis Brewing Company (United States) Style: Wild Specialty Beer ABV: 7% Review Year: 2022 EVEN MORE HYDRA (Evil Twin NYC version) is a heavily fruited “slushy” beer brewed by Evil Twin Brewing NYC in collaboration with one of the main proponents of this contemporary beer style, …

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Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery “Reunion” Smoke-Kissed Lager

Name: Reunion Brewer: Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (United States) Style: Classic Style Smoked Beer (Base Style: Czech Amber Lager) ABV: 5.7% Review Year: 2021 Reunion is a “Smoke-Kissed Lager” brewed by Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery in Virginia. This smoked lager features Pecan wood-smoked malt, Wheatland Spring water, lager yeast, Old World hops, and a diverse mix of Single-Origin …

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Adroit Theory “Black Metal (Ghost 968)” Altbier

Name: Black Metal (Ghost 968) Brewer: Adroit Theory Brewing Company (United States) Style: Altbier ABV: 4.9% Review Year: 2021 Black Metal (Ghost 968) is the take of Adroit Theory (Virginia, USA) on the “old” beer style from Düsseldorf, the Altbier. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as an Altbier (7A) in the context of the …

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Uhl’s “Coffee Roasters” Imperial Honduras Coffee Milk Stout

Name: Coffee Roasters Brewer: Uhl’s Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 8.7% Review Year: 2021 Uhl’s Brewing Company (Colorado) teamed up with Ampersand Coffee Roasters for Coffee Roasters, an “Imperial Milk Stout” featuring Honduras coffee beans. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer (34B), combining Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (30A) …

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Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery “Love Shadow” Catoctin Creek Whisky Barrel-Aged Stout with Cherries, Cacao, and Vanilla

Name: Love Shadow Brewer: Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: American Stout) ABV: 8.4% Review Year: 2021 Love Shadow is an American Stout by Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (Virginia) rested in freshly-dumped Catoctin Creek Whisky barrels made of Virginia Oak. This beer was also conditioned on Michigan cherries, Madagascar vanilla beans, as well …

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