Beer Reviews

Jackie O’s “Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition” Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

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Name: Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition Brewer:  Jackie O’s Brewery (United States) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.3% Review Year: 2022 Jackie O’s Brewery from Ohio presents Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition, a barrel-aged Imperial Stout (11.3% ABV). This brew was crafted using a blend of European and American hops. After undergoing conditioning on stainless …

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Burial x J. Wakefield “A Saying of Prayers” Red Wine Barrel-Aged Barleywine with Tahitian, Mexican, and Bourbon Vanilla Beans

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Name: A Saying of Prayers Brewer:  Burial Beer Co., J. Wakefield Brewing (United States) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: English Barleywine) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2022 Burial Beer Co. and J. Wakefield Brewing present A Saying of Prayers, a collaboration featuring a Red Wine Barrel-Aged Barleywine infused with a blend of Tahitian, Mexican, and Bourbon Vanilla …

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Revolution “Ryeway to Heaven” Bourbon and Rye Barrel-Aged Ryewine

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Name: Ryeway to Heaven Brewer:  Revolution Brewing Company (United States) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer ABV: 15% Review Year: 2022 Ryeway to Heaven is a “Ryewine” by Revolution Brewing Company. This beer is a harmonious collaboration between bourbon and rye barrels, infused with unparalleled flavor. With over 60% rye in the brew, it offers distinct malt and barrel …

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Zakkokou Koubou (麦雑穀工房) “NaRa Pitchoune Une” White Peach Saison

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Name: Nara Pitchoune Une Brewer:  Zakkokou Koubou (麦雑穀工房) Style: Specialty Fruit Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 6% Review Year: 2022 Presenting the third addition to Zakkokou Koubou’s NaRa series, Nara Pitchoune Une. Hailing from Saitama, Japan, this exquisite “farmhouse ale” has been meticulously crafted and conditioned on whole white Akatsuki peaches from Fukushima Prefecture. Backlog review …

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Brouwerij Bliksem “GROM Blackbeard” White Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

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Name: GROM Blackbeard Brewer:  Brouwerij Bliksem (Netherlands) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13% Review Year: 2022 Brouwerij Bliksem from the Netherlands brings us the bold and pirate-inspired stout, GROM Blackbeard (13% ABV). This beer has undergone the perfect amount of aging in white rum barrels, striking a harmonious balance between the …

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Hill Farmstead “Twilight of the Idols” Winter Porter

American Porter, Beer Reviews, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Spice Herb or Vegetable Beer, United States / By

Name: Twilight of the Idols Brewer:  Hill Farmstead Brewery (United States) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: American Porter) ABV:7.2% Review Year: 2022 Twilight of the Idols is the Winter Porter of Hill Farmstead Brewery. This beer is brewed every Autumn, with a touch of coffee, and aged on a blend of select …

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Evensong “Canon” Table Beer with Brett

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Name: Common Land Brewer: Evensong Brewing Style: Brett Beer (Base Style: Saison (Table-Strength)) ABV: 3.4% Review Year: 2023 Canon by Evensong Brewing is a fully-attenuated “farmhouse” beer that features a base of pilsner malt, spelt, flaked wheat, and wheat malt and was bittered with EKG and late additions of Saaz and Celeia hops. Canon was also fermented …

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Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “MUTANT 2” DDH Mega Oat Cream Double IPA

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Name: MUTANT 2 Brewers: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Hazy IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2023 MUTANT 2 is a “Double Dry-Hopped Mega Oat Cream Double IPA” brewed by Uchu Brewing in Japan. This beer was brewed with Citra, Nelson Sauvin, and Eclipse hops together with oats, and some lactose, among others. MUTANT 2 also features Mutant Ape …

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Métaphore “Discipline Equals Freedom” Organic Lager

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Name: Discipline Equals Freedom Brewer: Métaphore (Czech Republic) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: Czech Amber Lager) ABV: 5.3% Review Year: 2022 Discipline Equals Freedom by Métaphore (Czech Republic) is an “organic lager” brewed with emmer and was lagered in an acacia barrel for five months. Emmer is similar to einkorn and is a conventional type …

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Tommie Sjef “Misto” Wild Ale with Grapes

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Name: Misto Brewers: Tommie Sjef Wild Ales (Netherlands) Style: Wild Specialty Beer ABV: 9% Review Year: 2022 Tommie Sjef employed various techniques to use 624 grams per liter of wine grapes in this “Wild Ale” named, Misto. This beer was macerated on grapes and was combined with Tommie’s own spontaneously fermented wine. Backlog review from September 2022. …

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