We turn to the dark side of the award-winning Colorado-based WeldWerks Brewing Co. as we document and explore the different iterations of Achromatic in this new series of batch reviews, Don’t Panic, It’s Achromatic! Achromatic is a popular stout staple of WeldWerks, with different dessert-inspired versions being released occasionally. For this first volume, we will be …
Name: Asura Brewer: Cervezas Yria (Spain) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13% Review Year: 2020 Asura is a bourbon barrel-aged “Russian Imperial Stout (RIS)” by Madrid’s Cervezas Yria. This RIS was brewed with maple syrup, muscovado sugar, and vanilla. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer (34B), combining …
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Name: Dual Singularity Brewers: Equilibrium Brewery, The Eighth State Brewing Co. (United States) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2020 The beer engineers of Equilibrium Brewery (NY) team up with South Carolina’s The Eighth State Brewing Co. for Dual Singularity–a tribute to New York’s famous Black and White …
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Name: Extends Oak Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout – Vietnamese Coffee Ed. (2020) Brewer: Nerdbrewing (Sweden) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Oatmeal Stout) ABV: 10.8% Review Year: 2020 The 2020 vintage of Extends is an “Imperial” Oatmeal Stout brewed by the Swedish commercial gypsy brewery, Nerdbrewing. Clocking in at 10.8% ABV, Extends was concocted using cold-brewed Vietnamese …
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Disclaimer: We will come clean. This article was, unfortunately, written at a time when we were not aware that mats of bubbles are symptoms of a dirty glass. Just because we are Drink Me Dirty, it does not mean it is acceptable to drink from a dirty glass. Clean and rinse your glasswares properly. As …
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Name: Infinite Sequence: Cinnamocha Brewers: New Image Brewing Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12.5% Review Year: 2020 Infinite Sequence: Cinnamocha is an Imperial Stout brewed the Colorado-based, New Image Brewing. This Imperial Stout features cinnamon, cacao, and coffee roasted by Hunter Bay Coffee Roasters Arvada– ingredients inspired by the …
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Name: Dark Mystic Brewer: Vocation Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10.8% Review Year: 2019 In 2019, the West Yorkshire brewery, Vocation released Dark Mystic, a tribute to the mystical Rasputin. This “Russian Imperial Stout (RIS)” was laid to rest in oak barrels and was blessed with offerings of cherry …
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The Manila-based Half Baked Brewing Collective is one of the 1,000+ craft breweries in 19 countries that participated in the global collaborative initiative #BlackIsBeautifulBeer. This initiative by Weathered Souls aims to raise awareness for the injustices people of color face daily and raise funds for local foundations that support police brutality reform; equality and inclusion; …
Name: Breakfast for Three Brewers: WeldWerks Brewing Co., Mikerphone Brewing, Great Notion Brewing Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10.5% Review Year: 2019 WeldWerks, in collaboration with Mikerphone and Great Notion, treated the craft beer fans with Breakfast for Three, a super delectable dessert-inspired Imperial Stout (10.5% ABV) infused with Peruvian coffee beans …
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Name: Fluffo Sando Brewer: Pipeworks Brewing Company (United States) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10.5% Review Year: 2020 Fluffo Sando is a delicious Imperial “Milk Stout” brewed by the Chicago-based brewery, Pipeworks Brewing Company. This beer was brewed with peanut butter, marshmallow, cacao nibs, vanilla, and milk sugar/ lactose. …