Craft Beer

Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “Milky Way (#308)” Hazy IPA

Name: Milky Way (#308) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Experimental Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Milky Way is a hazy IPA brewed with lactose by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. For batch no. 308, the brewers of Uchu have selected Nelson Sauvin (New Zealand) as the …

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Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “Dark Matter (#311)” DDH IPA

Name: Dark Matter (#311) Brewer: UchuBrewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 6.5% Review Year: 2021 Dark Matter (#311) is a double dry-hopped IPA brewed by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. An ode to the invisible matter that fills the universe, this beer revolves around two popular hop varieties, Citra and Galaxy. Uchu Brewing …

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Superflux “Velvetone” Double IPA

Name: Velvetone Brewer: Superflux Beer Company Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Velvetone is a hazy and juicy “Double IPA” brewed by Superflux Beer Company (Vancouver, Canada). Citra, Mosaic, Nelson, and Galaxy are the featured hop varieties for this beer. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty IPA: New England IPA (21B) in …

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Knotted Root “Hello! Hello!” German-Style Kölsch

Name: Hello! Hello! Brewer: Knotted Root Brewing Company Style: Kölsch ABV: 5.2% Review Year: 2021 Hello! Hello! is a German-style Kölsch brewed in a fairly traditional manner by the Colorado-based Knotted Root Brewing Company. This beer features the hop variety, Calista. From the archives.  STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Kölsch (5B) in the context …

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Mitchell’s “Backyard Kölsch”

Name: Backyard Kölsch Brewer: Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery (Philippines) Style: Kölsch ABV: 4.9% Review Year: 2021 Backyard Kölsch by Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery is a delicate and refreshing German-style beer brewed for the hot summer days. This beer is part of the brewery’s “Small Batch Series.” STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Kölsch (5B) in the context …

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Banayad “Pistahan Halo-Halo” Ube Milkshake IPA

Name: Pistahan Halo-Halo Brewer: Banayad Craft Brew (Philippines) Style: Alternative Sugar Beer (Base Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Pistahan Halo-Halo is the latest novelty from the Manila-based Banayad Craft Brew released just in time for the country’s Independence Day celebrations. Inspired by the popular cold dessert in the Philippines, this “Milkshake …

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The Marc’s & Tony “Red Rubies” IPA

Name: Red Rubies Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Fruit and Spice Beer (Base Style: American IPA) ABV: 6.5% Review Year: 2021 Red Rubies is one of the latest beers released by Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. This fruity IPA was brewed with Yellow Sub hops, lactose, vanilla beans, and is loaded …

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The Marc’s & Tony “Amber Light” Czech Style Half Dark Lager

Name: Amber Light Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Czech Amber Lager ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 Amber Light is another instant classic from Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. This complex, malt-forward yet easy-drinking lager was brewed to be enjoyed all day long in good company. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being …

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BrewHeart “If I Should Fall From Haze With God” Double IPA

Name: If I Should Fall From Haze With God Brewer: BrewHeart (Germany) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 If I Should Fall From Haze With God is a “Double IPA” brewed by  BrewHeart from Otterfing, Germany. Inspired by the 1988 album by The Pogues, this hazy and juicy beer features Nelson Sauvin, …

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Zakkokou Koubou (麦雑穀工房) “Irodori Saison Ver.10” Orange and Yuzu Saison

Name: Irodori Saison Ver.10 Brewers: Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 The Iridori Saison is the tenth beer in the “Brewing From the Field” series of Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房), a microbrewery on a farm in Ogawa, Saitama surrounded by the Sotochichibu Mountains. This Saison was brewed with locally sourced …

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