Craft Beer

Põhjala “Pime Öö Islay BA (Cellar Series)” Whisky Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Beer Reviews, Estonia / By

Name: Pime Öö Islay BA (Cellar Series) (2017) Brewer: Põhjala (Estonia) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13.6% Review Year: 2020 Pime Öö Islay BA is an Imperial Stout brewed by Estonia’s Põhjala and was released in 2017. As the name implies, this is a variant of the brewery’s signature Imperial Stout aged for …

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Maximus: The Formation of The First Triumvirate

Beer Reviews, Features, Philippines / By

The First Triumvirate is an informal alliance among three names in the Philippine alcoholic beverage industry created in 2019 A.D. to bridge a proud heritage of five generations of master blenders and a young craft brewery that seeks to go against the tide. Two-thirds of the triumvirate, Destileria Limtuaco and Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits …

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La Calavera “Blue Blood F*ck You!!” Cognac Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Beer Reviews, Spain / By

Name: Blue Blood F*ck You!! Brewer: La Calavera (Spain) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.8% Review Year: 2020 Blue Blood F*ck You!! is an Imperial Stout brewed by Catalunya’s La Calavera. This Imperial Stout was aged in barrels that formerly housed cognac/ brandy. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty …

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The Marc’s & Tony “Lakatan Langka Stout” Imperial Stout

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Name: Lakatan Langka Stout Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2020 Tony Sindayen of the Antipolo-based The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. unveiled a very limited batch of the Lakatan Langka Stout, which as the name suggests, is an Imperial Stout (10% …

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Finback “Banana Drip” Imperial Stout

Beer Reviews, United States / By

Name: Banana Drip Brewer: Finback Brewery (United States) Style: Fruit and Spice Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.5% Review Year: 2020 We revisit a very memorable beer from the Queens-based Finback Brewery. This is Banana Drip, an Imperial Stout brewed with bananas, peanut butter, coffee, and vanilla. This is the first Imperial Stout that featured bananas we …

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Finback “Archipelago Breeze” Pilsner

Beer Reviews, United States / By

Name: Archipelago Breeze Brewers: Finback Brewery (United States) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: International Pale Lager) ABV: 5.4% Review Year: 2020 We continue our documentation of the various artistic interpretations of the world’s most familiar beer style– the “lager.” Archipelago Breeze is a “pilsner” brewed with apricot and lemon zest by Finback Brewery from Queens. STYLE GUIDELINES …

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Pomona Island “Sploice” Exotic Fruited Sour

Beer Reviews, United Kingdom / By

Name: Sploice Brewer: Pomona Island Brew Co. (United Kingdom) Style: Wild Specialty Beer ABV: 5% Review Year: 2020 Sploice is a “sour beer” brewed by the Pomona Island Brew Co. from Salford, England. This beer features a blend of mango, passion fruit, pineapple, and peach with a touch of lactose. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being …

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The Cloudwater x Dry & Bitter Mobile Speaker Trilogy (2019)

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In 2019, the Manchester-based Cloudwater Brew Co. worked with the Danish craft brewery, Dry & Bitter to recreate Mobile Speaker, their 2017 collaboration juicy and hazy “Double IPA”. However, this time around, the reboot of the original is joined by two brand new reinterpretations featuring different hop combinations. All three versions were dry-hopped at a …

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