Hop around Tagaytay City for the newest craft beer destination: Papa Bolo. The name of the brewpub is a tribute to the folklore origins of Tagaytay’s own name. Located on the bustling side of the crater city, Papa Bolo is a massive sight to behold: a multi-storey glass-walled building with towering brew tanks, cozy furniture, …
Name: Mango Sticky Mango Brewer: Yardley Brothers (Hong Kong) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Gose) ABV: 9% Review Year: 2021 Inspired by Thailand’s mango sticky rice dessert, Mango Sticky Mango is an “Imperial Gose” with mangoes brewed by Yardley Brothers (Hong Kong). STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Fruit Beer (29A) with the Historical Beer: Gose (27A) as …
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Name: The Fall Brewer: Small Gods Brewing, Maltkult/Thief (New Zealand) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Belgian Dubbel) ABV: 8.1% Review Year: 2021 The Fall by Small Gods Brewing and Maltkult/Thief (New Zealand) is a modern take on the classic Belgian Dubbel. Copious amounts of dried fig were used to reinforce the natural and rich fruit character …
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Disclaimer: Shook by Garage Project and Tired Hands was purchased and reviewed before news on the alleged sexual harassment and racism in craft breweries in the United States, including Tired Hands Brewing Company, broke out. Since then, Tired Hands founder Jean Broillet IV has stepped away from the brewery’s operations. Last June 12, Garage Project …
Name: Guyabano Sour Brewer: Palm Tree Abbey (Philippines) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Berliner Weisse) ABV: 5% Review Year: 2021 Guyabano Sour is a special small-batch kettle sour beer by Palm Tree Abbey and was brewed with guyabano (soursop) puree, pilsner and wheat malts, Helveticus Lactobacillus, Citra hops, and Belle Saison yeast. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is …
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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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Name: Yuzu Ragā Brewer: Lervig (Norway), Shiga Kogen/ Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: International Pale Lager) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2020 We revisit our encounter earlier this year with Yuzu Ragā, a collaboration beer between Lervig of Norway and Tamamura Honten Co. of Japan. Inspired by dry Japanese “pilsners,” this beer builds …
Name: Berliner Weisse with Cherries Brewers: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Berliner Weisse) ABV: 4% Review Year: 2020 Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. released two fruited Berliner Weisse as he doubles down on his mantra of crafting fun, flavorful, and fresh beers. Released simultaneously with the heavily-fruited …
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Name: Chonky Brewers: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Berliner Weisse) ABV: 4% Review Year: 2020 Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. doubles down on his mantra of brewing fun, flavorful, and fresh beers with the first of two simultaneously released fruited kettle sours– Chonky, a Berliner Weisse fruited heavily …
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Name: My Phone’s on Snooze Brewers: DEYA Brewing Company (United Kingdom) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Berliner Weisse) ABV: 3.5% Review Year: 2020 My Phone’s on Snooze is a Fruit Berliner Weisse brewed by the Cheltenham-based DEYA Brewing Company. Loads of raspberry puree were used to flavor this beer. Theo Freyne established DEYA in 2015 …
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