Name: Cascadian Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: American IPA ABV: ~6% Review Year: 2020 The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. head honcho Tony Sindayen creates Cascadian, an IPA tribute to the American classic Two Hearted Ale by Bell’s Brewery. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as an American IPA (21A) …
Name: HopChild Brewer: HideOut Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: American IPA ABV: 6.6% Review Year: 2020 Following the success of his Hazy or New England IPA, HopBrother, Tatz Ang of HideOut Craft Brewery continues his streak of crafting no-frills beers with the “West Coast IPA,” HopChild. Read More: HideOut Craft Brewery “HopBrother” Hazy IPA STYLE GUIDELINES …
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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Name: Suppa Fly 2.0 Brewer: Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits (Philippines) Style: American IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2020 Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits head brewer Raoul Masangcay unveils the revamped version of his American IPA, Suppa Fly. One of the many changes in this reboot is swapping the Belgian yeast strain for a clean …
Name: Falcons Crush Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: American IPA ABV: 6.6 % Review Year: 2019 One of the latest outturns from Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony’s Brewing Co. (MT Brewing) is Falcons Crush, a “West Coast IPA” brewed with the hop varieties Mosaic, Simcoe, Columbus, Citra, Centennial, and …
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Six craft breweries from the Philippines battled it out for a chance to be crowned the first-ever A Half Baked JamBEERee People’s Beer Champion last 12 October 2019 at Spektral Beer Lounge. For this first leg of the competition, the rules were quite straightforward. Brewers must enter an IPA with six to seven percent alcohol-by-volume …
Crows Craft Brewery & Distilling Co. kicked off its sixth-anniversary celebration at Bar Pintxos in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) on the rainy evening of September 18. It was a night to laud the pioneering contributions to the local craft beverage industry of Josemari Cuervo and the Crows Crew. At the same time, the anniversary feast …
Name: Blown Speakers Brewer: Stillwater Artisanal (USA) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: American IPA) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2019 Aside from their mind-blowing label designs, Brooklyn-based craft brewery, Stillwater Artisanal is among the breweries on the East Coast that have made an impression on the international scene. Head brewer Brian Strumke, who was once a …
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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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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 …