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

Beer Reviews, Japan, Saison, Specialty Fruit Beer, Zakkoku Koubou / By

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

Brett Beer, Evensong Brewery, Saison, United Kingdom / By

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

Hazy IPA (New England IPA), Japan, Uchu Brewing / By

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

Alternative Grain Beer, Beer Reviews, Czech Amber Lager, Czech Republic, Métaphore / By

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

Beer Reviews, Netherlands, Tommie Sjef Wild Ales, Wild Specialty Beer / By

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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Far Yeast x Uchu “Off Trail Event Horizon” Dry Hopped Barrel Aged Saison and Sour Blonde Ale with Koshu Grapes

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Name: Off Trail Event Horizon Brewers: Far Yeast Brewing Company, Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2022 Far Yeast Brewing Company and Uchu Brewing teamed up for Off Trail Event Horizon, a combination of two unique beers: a Japanese grape Saison from 2019 aged in whisky barrels for …

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Cerberal “Continued Learning No. 05” Experimental Double IPA

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Name: Continued Learning No. 05 Brewers: Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Hazy IPA ABV: 8.0% Review Year: 2022 Continued Learning No. 05 is an “Experimental Double IPA” brewed by Cerebral Brewing from Colorado. This beer features YCH303, Citra, and Mosaic hops. Reviewed last October 2022. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Hazy IPA (21C) in the context …

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Cerebral x WeldWerks “Open Source” Hazy IPA

Beer Reviews, Cerebral Brewing, Hazy IPA (New England IPA), United States, Weldwerks Brewing Co. / By

Name: Open Source Brewers: WeldWerks Brewing Co., Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Hazy IPA ABV: 6.3% Review Year: 2022 Two Colorado powerhouses, WeldWerks Brewing Co. and Cerebral Brewing joined forces once again to brew Open Source, a Hazy IPA featuring Nelson, HBC 586, and Strata hops. Reviewed last October 2022. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as …

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