Beer Reviews

Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “Antares (#295/296)” DDH Triple IPA

Name: Antares (#295/296) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2021 Antares is a double dry-hopped (DDH) Triple IPA brewed by one of Japan’s most sought-after craft breweries, Uchu Brewing. This superbly juicy and hazy Triple IPA was brewed with Citra, Citra Incognito, …

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Blackwhite “Brutal Truth” Imperial Stout

Name: Brutal Truth Brewer: Blackwhite Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 9% Review Year: 2021 Brutal Truth is an Imperial Stout brewed by Lorenzo Reyes of Blackwhite Craft Brewery. The brewery is driven by the “Do it Yourself” ethos of the Hardcore Punk movement as it pushes artisanal, vegan-friendly craft beer in Batangas. STYLE GUIDELINES This …

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Nightmare Brewing “Scaphism” Imperial Stout

Name: Scaphism Brewer: Nightmare Brewing Company (United States) Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 17% Review Year: 2020 Scaphism is an Imperial Stout that weighs in at 17% ABV brewed by Nightmare Brewing Co. from Farmingdale, New York. This massive dark ale was brewed with lactose, honey, and was aged on Tahitian Vanilla and Organic Cacao. Scaphism takes …

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The Marc’s & Tony x Cycle Philippines “Crossfade” Coffee Baltic Porter

Name: Crossfade Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Baltic Porter) ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Cold brew coffee concentrate purveyors, Cycle Philippines, once again, teamed up with Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. for Crossfade–a Baltic Porter made with cold brew coffee.  STYLE GUIDELINES This …

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Cerebral “Deferred Stimulus” Double IPA

Name: Deferred Stimulus Brewer: Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Double IPA ABV:  8.4% Review Year: 2021 Deferred Stimulus is a hazy Double IPA by Cerebral Brewing from Denver, Colorado. This beer features Galaxy and Cashmere hops. Cerebral Brewing Company was founded by Sean Buchan, Chris Washenberger, and Dan McGuire in 2015. Sean started by home brewing in his kitchen. With …

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Peculier Ales “Pub Crawler” English Mild

Name: Pub Crawler Brewer: Peculier Ales Style: Dark Mild ABV:  4.0% Review Year: 2021 An ode to the classic English beer style, Pub Crawler is an “English Mild” brewed by one of Colorado’s newest craft breweries, Peculier Ales. This British-style session ale takes the brewers back to their early days of discovering beer and starting to home …

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Bierstadt Lagerhaus “Helles” Munich Helles

Name: Helles Brewer: Bierstadt Lagerhaus (United States) Style: Munich Helles ABV:  4.9% Review Year: 2021 Helles by the Bierstadt Lagerhaus (Colorado) is a light lager and the purest expression of malt. This beer is meant to toe the line between bland and sublime.  Bierstadt Lagerhaus was founded by Bill Eye, Ashleigh Carter, and Chris Rippe in 2016 …

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Knotted Root “One Plain Slice” Unfiltered IPA

Name: One Plain Slice Brewer: Knotted Root Brewing Company (United States) Style: American IPA ABV:  7.2% Review Year: 2021 One Plain Slice is an “Unfiltered IPA” brewed with Simcoe and Amarillo hops by Colorado’s Knotted Root Brewing Company. This beer is dedicated to the spirit of New York City and all the old-school pizza joints the brewery …

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Half Baked “Thank You… For A Real Good Time” Hazy Double IPA

Name: Thank You… For A Real Good Time Brewer: Half Baked Brewing Collective (Philippines) Style: Double IPA ABV:  8.4% Review Year: 2021 Thank You… For A Real Good Time is a hazy Double IPA brewed by the Manila-based Half Baked Brewing Collective as a send-off brew for one of their close friends. Also a tribute to the Collective’s favorite band, …

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Knotted Root “Mango Tango Paste” Unfiltered Imperial Fruit Gose

Name: Mango Tango Paste Brewer: Knotted Root Brewing Company (United States) Style: Fruit and Spice Beer (Base Style: Historical Beer: Gose) ABV:  8.4% Review Year: 2021 Mango Tango Paste is the latest outturn in the “paste” fruit Gose series of the Colorado-based craft brewery, Knotted Root. This Gose was brewed with sea salt, lactose, milk chocolate, mango, …

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