Beer Reviews

Half Baked “Not Farmers Union” Coffee Milk Stout

Half Baked Brewing Collective “Not Farmers Union” Coffee Milk Stout

Name: Not Farmer’s Union Brewer: Half Baked Brewing Collective (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Sweet Stout) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2020 Luke of the Half Baked Brewing Collective, a three-man group based in the Philippines, previously launched the very delectable Not Farmer’s Union, a “Coffee Milk Stout” at 5.5% ABV. Read …

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Stigbergets x Wylam x Northern Monk x Cloudwater x Verdant “Brexodus” New England IPA

Stigbergets x Wylam x Northern Monk x Cloudwater x Verdant “Brexodus” New England IPA

Disclaimer: We will come clean. This review 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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The Marc's & Tony "Mosaic Mandarin" New England IPA

The Marc’s & Tony “Mosaic Mandarin” New England IPA

Name: Mosaic Mandarin Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2020 Mosaic Mandarin, one of the latest juice-like beers from Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co., is a thirst-quenching summer season hit. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a …

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Half Baked “Toking Planet” American IPA

Half Baked Brewing Collective “Toking Planet” American IPA

Name: Toking Planet Brewer: Half Baked Brewing Collective (Philippines) Style: American IPA ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2020 Chris, one-third of the Manila-based Half Baked Brewing Collective revisits the classic American IPA in his latest creation, Toking Planet. While the American IPA is a classic beer style, we did not expect Chris to take the traditional …

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Amigos de la Playa “Galaxy Fleeb Juice” Hazy IPA

Amigos de la Playa “Galaxy Fleeb Juice” Hazy IPA

Name: Galaxy Fleeb Juice Brewer: Amigos de la Playa Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7.6% ABV Review Year: 2020 Jaime of Amigos de la Playa unveiled the latest addition to the brewery’s juicy and hazy beer line-up, the Galaxy Fleeb Juice, a Hazy IPA featuring the eye-catching art of dnovio. …

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Cloudwater x WhiteFrontier “Forever Wanting Togetherness” Juicy/ Hazy Pale Ale

Cloudwater x WhiteFrontier “Forever Wanting Togetherness” DDH Pale Ale

Name: Forever Wanting Togetherness Brewer: Cloudwater Brewing Co. (UK), WhiteFrontier Brewery (Switzerland) Style: American Pale Ale ABV: 4.5% Review Year: 2019 Cloudwater Brewing Co. teamed up with Swiss craft brewery, WhiteFrontier for Forever Wanting Togetherness— a “DDH Pale Ale” brewed and double dry-hopped with Citra hops. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as an …

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Nightmare Brewing “Exposure” Imperial IPA

Nightmare Brewing “Exposure” Double IPA

Name: Exposure Brewer: Nightmare Brewing Company (United States) Style: Double IPA ABV: 10.1% Review Year: 2019 With Exposure, Nightmare Brewing (New York) delivers a masterclass on crafting insanely fragrant and tasty Double IPAs using hops frozen with liquid nitrogen. Exposure is a Double IPA created using Cryo Citra and Mosaic hops. Cryo hops are hop …

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Seoul Brewery “Gold Rush” California Common

Seoul Brewery “Gold Rush” California Common

Name: Gold Rush Brewer: Seoul Brewery (South Korea) Style: California Common ABV: 5.1% Review Year: 2019 Gold Rush is one of four year-round beers produced by the friendly neighborhood brewpub and restaurant, Seoul Brewery. This California Common was brewed using the hop varieties Cascade, Nugget, and Chinook. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as …

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