Name: Sour Daddy Brewer: Palm Tree Abbey (Philippines) Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer (Base Style: American Pale Ale) ABV: 5% Review Year: 2020 Sour Daddy is a “kettle-sour” made by the Manila-based brewing trio, Palm Tree Abbey. This sour ale is one of the first bottled beers released commercially with labels by the brewery sometime late …
Name: Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Saison Noir #002 Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co./ Shiga Kogen (Japan) Style: Wild Specialty Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2020 The Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Saison Noir #002 by Tamamura Honten (Nagano) was brewed with sake rice, aged in Obuse red wine barrels for three years, and then fermented in the bottle for …
Name: Trippin on Grass Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Head Brewer Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Antipolo) brings back one of his proudest creations in 2020– Trippin on Grass, a New England IPA (NEIPA) brewed with Galaxy, Mosaic, and Topaz …
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Name: Malagos Porter Brewer: Fat Pauly’s Hand-Crafted Ales & Lagers (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Baltic Porter) ABV: 7.1% Review Year: 2021 The Malagos Porter is a Filipino classic– a delectable dark beer brewed by Fat Pauly’s Hand-Crafted Ales & Lagers (Iligan City) in partnership with the country’s award-winning chocolate maker, Malagos …
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Name: Far From Home Brewer: Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Far From Home is the latest New England IPA (NEIPA) from Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits and is the first “new” beer from Team Elias with their Head Brewer Raoul Masangcay joining them via Zoom all …
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Name: Buko-Pandan Brewer: HideOut Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Alternative Sugar Beer (Base Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 From the creator of the Ube Milkshake IPA and I Got U-Beh Ube Milk Stout comes a brand new Filipino delicacy-inspired beer. This is the Buko-Pandan Milkshake IPA from HideOut Craft Brewery (Quezon …
Name: Partly Cloudy Brewer: Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits (Philippines) Style: American IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Partly Cloudy IPA is the latest offering from Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits and is the brewery’s take on a hazy “West Coast IPA.” STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as an American IPA (21A) in the context of the …
Name: Roaster Coaster Brewers: BrewDog (United Kingdom/ United States), Evil Twin Brewing (Denmark/ United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Sweet Stout) ABV: 9% Review Year: 2020 BrewDog and Evil Twin teamed up for Roaster Coaster, a “Nitro Imperial Vietnamese Coffee Stout” that, as the name suggests, features mainly nitrogen and coffee. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer …
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Name: Singlespeed Brewer: Turning Wheels (Philippines) Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 9.3% Review Year: 2021 Singlespeed is a dark and roasty Imperial Stout from the Cebu-based craft brewery, Turning Wheels. The brewery is headed by brewer and avid cyclist, Michael Nikkel. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as an Imperial Stout (20C) in the context of the …
Name: Imperial Dissonance Brewer: Calusa Brewing (United States) Style: Experimental Beer (Base Style: American Brown Ale) ABV: 10.7% Review Year: 2020 Imperial Dissonance is the bigger and more potent version of the Dissonance Brown Ale by Calusa Brewing of Sarasota, Florida. This “Imperial Brown Ale” is a complex beer that features coffee and Saigon cinnamon. STYLE GUIDELINES This …