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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Name: Shooting Star (#258) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Shooting Star (batch 258) is a Wheat IPA brewed by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City. Aside from wheat, this hazy beer was created with Centennial, Citra, and Talus hops. Uchu Brewing is a space-themed …
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Name: Shiga Kogen Nigori Sake IPA Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. /Engi / Shiga Kogen (Japan) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: New England IPA) ABV: 9% Review Year: 2021 The Nigori Sake IPA was born out of a collaboration between two brands under the Tamamura Honten Co. umbrella: Engi (sake) and Shiga Kogen (craft beer). …
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Name: Red Eye November (2019) Brewer: Bottle Logic Brewing (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 14.09% Review Year: 2021 The 2019 vintage of Red Eye November by Bottle Logic Brewing (California) is an Imperial Stout (14.09%) brewed with rye and molasses, aged in bourbon barrels, and finished with an exclusive blend of Brazil Oberon, …
Name: Italian Spaghetti Brewer: Knotted Root Brewing Company (United States) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: American IPA) ABV: 7.2% Review Year: 2021 Italian Spaghetti is a double dry-hopped IPA brewed with white wheat, flaked oats, and a blend of Amarillo, Chinook, and El Dorado hops. This “outcasty” hoppy creation was made by Knotted Root Brewing Company from Nederland, …
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Name: Farmhouse Rye Ale Brewer: Palm Tree Abbey (Philippines) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Farmhouse Rye Ale is one of the latest releases from Palm Tree Abbey (Manila, Philippines). As the name suggests, this beer is a “farmhouse ale” augmented with rye. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as …
Name: American Sunrise Brewer: Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery (Philippines) Style: Alternative Grain Beer (Base Style: American Pale Ale) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2020 The American Sunrise is the flagship pale ale of Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery (Manila) featuring American hops and wheat. A batch of this beer won the silver medal in the Pale Ale category of the …
Name: ECKHARDT Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan), Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2020 The Nagano-based brewery, Tamamura Honten joined forces with Portland’s Hair of the Dog for the fifth time to create ECKHARDT, a “Special strong golden ale” brewed …
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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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