Craft Beer

Parish x Cerebral “Shared Trait” Double IPA

Name: Shared Trait Brewers: Parish Brewing Co., Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 Shared Trait is a collaborative “Double IPA” between Parish Brewing Co. (Louisiana) and Cerebral Brewing (Colorado). The two used the best parts of the grain bills of their flagship beers– Ghost in the …

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Castle Rock x Emperor’s Brewery “Storming the Emperor’s Castle: BA Rhum/ Vanilla” Double Mashed Imperial Stout

Name: Storming the Emperor’s Castle: BA Rhum / Vanilla Brewers: Castle Rock Brewery, Emperor’s Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13.6% Review Year: 2021 Storming the Emperor’s Castle: BA Rhum/ Vanilla is the second barrel-aged iteration of the Imperial Stout brewed by Castle Rock Brewery in collaboration with Darth Damian …

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Bang the Elephant x Emperor’s x Abstract Jungle “HOBi-wan keNOBi Episode Two: Darkside Edition” Imperial Stout with Chocolate Hob Nobs

Name: HOBi-wan keNOBi Episode Two: Darkside Edition Brewer: Bang the Elephant Brewing Co., Emperor’s Brewery, Abstract Jungle (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.8% Review Year: 2021 Hello there! HOBi-wan keNOBi Episode Two: Darkside Edition is pure Darkside decadence. Bang the Elephant, Damian Doherty (Emperor’s Brewery), and Abstract Jungle teamed up for …

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Nerdbrewing x Emperor’s “Yoda Condition (2020)” Imperial Stout With Toasted Coconut and Maple Syrup

Name: Yoda Condition (2020) Brewers: Nerdbrewing (Sweden), Emperor’s Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12.3% Review Year: 2021 Brewed on May the 4th 2020, an Imperial Stout concocted with maple syrup and conditioned on home toasted coconut shreds, Yoda Condition is. Hmmm… a massive collaboration brew this is. Sweden’s …

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Suarez Family Brewery “Qualify Pils” Hop Accented German Pilsner

Name: Qualify Pils Brewer: Suarez Family Brewery (United States) Style: German Pilsner ABV:  5% Review Year: 2021 Qualify Pils is the “hop-accented” German-style Pils brewed by the Suarez Family Brewery from Hudson, New York.  STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a German Pils (5D) in the context of the 2015 Beer Style Guidelines of the Beer …

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Suarez Family “Stands to Reason” Smoked Lager

Name: Stands to Reason Brewer: Suarez Family Brewery (United States) Style: Rauchbier ABV:  5.1% Review Year: 2021 Stands to Reason is a classic German Rauchbier crafted by the Suarez Family Brewery from Hudson, New York. This smoked lager was inspired by the family’s trip to Bamberg, Germany. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Rauchbier (6B) …

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Palm Tree Abbey “Farmhouse Rye Ale”

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 …

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Elias Wicked Ales “Carnivale Royale” Witbier

Name: Carnivale Royale Brewer: Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits Style: Witbier ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 Carnivale Royale is the latest summertime offering from the Manila-based Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits and was brewed by Team Elias with head brewer Raoul Masangcay supervising all the way from Virginia over Zoom. Aside from the usual Witbier ingredients, Fantasia …

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HideOut “Hopman: See Through” Hazy IPA

Name: Hopman: See Through Brewer: HideOut Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 Hopman: See Through is the latest beer from Tatz Ang of the Manila-based HideOut Craft Brewery. This “Hazy IPA” was brewed with the newest innovative product, INCOGNITO Citra by Haas. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated …

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