Beer Reviews

Brouwerij De Halve Maan “Straffe Hendrik (2019)” Belgian Quadrupel

Name: Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel Bier 11° (2019) Brewer: Brouwerij De Halve Maan (Belgium) Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale ABV: 11% Review Year: 2020 Straffe Hendrik is a traditional “Belgian Quadrupel” launched by Brouwerij De Halve Maan in 2010. This 2019 vintage Belgian Dark Strong Ale showcases very salient impressions of sweet malt, dark fruits, …

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Madbul Cerveza Artesana “Caucasus” Specialty Ale

Name: Caucasus Brewer: Madbul Cerveza Artesana (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2020 The latest beer from Eric de Jesus of Madbul Cerveza Artesana is Caucasus, a “Specialty Ale” brewed with Eureka, Lemondrop, and Kazbek hops. By naming this beer as such, Eric takes a page from the history of …

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Half Baked Joins #BlackIsBeautifulBeer to Support Justice and Equality for People of Color

The Manila-based Half Baked Brewing Collective is one of the 1,000+ craft breweries in 19 countries that participated in the global collaborative initiative #BlackIsBeautifulBeer. This initiative by Weathered Souls aims to raise awareness for the injustices people of color face daily and raise funds for local foundations that support police brutality reform; equality and inclusion; …

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Madbul Cerveza Artesana “Diploid Hybrid Bobek” Single Hop Specialty Ale

Disclaimer: We will come clean. This article was, unfortunately, written at a time when we were not aware that mats of bubbles are symptoms of a dirty glass. Just because we are Drink Me Dirty, it does not mean it is acceptable to drink from a dirty glass. Clean and rinse your glasswares properly. As …

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Northern Powerhouse 2019

The Northern Powerhouse is an annual collaboration among English craft breweries to celebrate ingenuity, unity, and the Northern pride. Wylam handed over the reins to the Leeds-based Northern Monk to lead the class of 2019. For the 2019 collaboration, Northern Monk teamed up with each of the seven participating breweries to reinterpret seven different classic …

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