Craft Beer

The Marc’s & Tony “Ebony Shade” Irish Dry Stout

Name: Ebony Shade Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Irish Extra Stout ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 Ebony Shade, an “Irish Dry Stout” is one of the two latest dark beers from Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) released just in time for the cold rainy evenings. STYLE GUIDELINES This …

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Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “Ninja (#327)” Imperial Black IPA

Name: Ninja (#327) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Ninja is the first “Imperial Black IPA” brewed by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. Batch 327 features the hop varieties Simcoe and Mosaic. Uchu Brewing is a space-themed craft brewery in Hokuto City, Yamanashi, and was founded by Masahiro …

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Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery “Servus” Bavarian Helles Lager

Name: Servus Brewer: Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (United States) Style: Munich Helles ABV: 5.12% Review Year: 2021 Servus is a Bavarian Helles Lager brewed by Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery from Waterford, Virginia. It is a malt-focused German-style beer brewed with grains (13% Regional, 87% Single-Origin Bavarian) and Noble hops. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as …

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HideOut “HopMan Double Hop Series: Bru-1 + Citra” DDH Hazy IPA

Name: HopMan Double Hop Series: Bru-1 + Citra Brewer: HideOut Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 HopMan Double Hop Series: Bru-1 + Citra is the latest outturn of the HopMan series by HideOut Craft Brewery from Manila. As the name implies, this hazy IPA features the versatile Haas hop product Bru-1 …

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Cult of Oak x Green Duck “Waghoba” Makers Mark Whisky Barrel-Aged Quadrupel

Name: Waghoba Brewer: Cult of Oak, Green Duck Beer Co. (United Kingdom) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale) ABV: 10.5% Review Year: 2021 An ode to the ancient leopard god, Waghoba is a massive Quadrupel aged in a freshly emptied Makers Mark barrel for 10 months. This is a complex creation …

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Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “Samurai (#322)” Cold IPA

Name: Samurai (#322) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Cold IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Samurai (#322) is the first interpretation by Uchu Brewing master brewer Masahiro Kusunose of an emerging beer style dubbed the “Cold IPA.” Aside from rice and corn as adjuncts, Samurai was also brewed with malts, Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin …

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Nerdbrewing “Indexoutofbounds Oak Aged Imperial Vanilla Stout – Double Dark Chocolate Ed. (2020)”

Name: Indexoutofbounds Oak Aged Imperial Vanilla Stout – Double Dark Chocolate Ed. (2020) Brewer: Nerdbrewing (Sweden) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11% Review Year: 2020 The Double Dark Chocolate edition of Indexoutofbounds is an Imperial Stout released by Nerdbrewing (Sweden) in 2020. Like the original version, this beer was also aged in oak …

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Nerdbrewing “Indexoutofbounds Oak Aged Imperial Vanilla Stout (2019)”

Name: Indexoutofbounds Oak Aged Imperial Vanilla Stout (2019) Brewer: Nerdbrewing (Sweden) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11% Review Year: 2020 Indexoutofbounds (2019) is an “Oak-aged Imperial Vanilla Stout” brewed by Hannes Gruber of Nerdbrewing from Sweden. Nerdbrewing was founded in 2015 by Hannes Gruber and Karin Carlsson. A successful homebrewer, Hannes has won quite …

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