Beer Reviews

Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) x Yakima Chief “HD93129A (#324)” DDH Double IPA

Name:HD93129A (#324) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 Named after the triple star system in the Carina Nebula, HD93129A is a “Double Dry-Hopped (DDH) Double IPA” by Uchu Brewing in collaboration with Yakima Chief Hops (YCH). This collaboration brew features Cryo Pop, a relatively new innovative product from YCH, …

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Engi (縁喜) x Shiga Kogen (志賀高原) “Nigori” Sake IPA

Name: Shiga Kogen Nigori Sake IPA Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. /Engi / Shiga Kogen (Japan) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: New England IPA) ABV: 9% Review Year: 2021 The Nigori Sake IPA was born out of a collaboration between two brands under the Tamamura Honten Co. umbrella: Engi (sake) and Shiga Kogen (craft beer). …

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Tamamura Honten “Barrel Aged Yama-Bushi Blonde #001 (木樽熟成 山伏)”

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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Les Intenables “Mr. Arès” Triple IPA

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 …

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Zagovor “Stamp of Approval” Citra Cryo-Hopped New England Double IPA

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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Tree House “Juice Machine” Double IPA

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 …

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Alvarado Street “Contains No Juice” Hazy Double IPA

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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Hop Butcher for the World “A Deeper Dish” Triple IPA

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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The Marc’s & Tony “Ebony Shade” Irish Dry Stout

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 …

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