Mixed-Style Beer

Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery “Love Shadow” Catoctin Creek Whisky Barrel-Aged Stout with Cherries, Cacao, and Vanilla

Name: Love Shadow Brewer: Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: American Stout) ABV: 8.4% Review Year: 2021 Love Shadow is an American Stout by Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (Virginia) rested in freshly-dumped Catoctin Creek Whisky barrels made of Virginia Oak. This beer was also conditioned on Michigan cherries, Madagascar vanilla beans, as well …

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Three Hills “Armchair” Triple IPA

Name: Armchair Brewer: Three Hills Brewing (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2021 Armchair is a “Triple IPA” brewed by Three Hills Brewing (UK) and is a beer hopped and dry-hopped with Cryo Idaho 7, El Dorado, and Lotus hops. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style …

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Young Master (少爺啤) Green Shoots (春色艷雅)” Pandan Milkshake IPA

Name: Green Shoots (春色艷雅) Brewer: Young Master Brewery  (少爺啤) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: New England IPA) ABV: 6.5% Review Year: 2021 Green Shoots is an ode to spring season by Young Master Brewery  (少爺啤) from Hong Kong. This Pandan Milkshake IPA marries the sweet fragrance of fresh pandan leaves with bright citrusy hops. STYLE GUIDELINES …

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Kyoto Brewing “New Frontier (新天地)” Italian-Style Pilsner

Name: New Frontier (新天地) Brewer: Kyoto Brewing Company (Japan) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: German Pils + Dry Hopping) ABV: 6% Review Year: 2021 New Frontier (新天地) encapsulates the never-ending thirst for exploration of lager beers by Kyoto Brewing Company in Japan. This release is their representation of the “Italian-style Pilsner” popularized by Birrifico Italiano with Tipopils. …

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Kyoto Brewing “Kuroshio No Gotoku (黒潮の如く)” Belgian Stout

Name: Kuroshio No Gotoku (黒潮の如く) Brewer: Kyoto Brewing Company (Japan) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Foreign Extra Stout + Belgian Yeast) ABV: 6% Review Year: 2021 Kuroshio No Gotoku (黒潮の如く) is an interpretation of a “Belgian Stout” by Kyoto Brewing Co. in Japan. Named after Kuroshio Current, the strongest in the world, this beer was fermented using …

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Spartacus “III” Blended Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Name: III Brewers: Spartacus Brewing (Brazil) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13.5% Review Year: 2021 III by Spartacus Brewing (Brazil) is a blend of Imperial Stouts aged in Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey and Buffalo Trace Bourbon Whiskey barrels and was treated with toasted and raw coconut, maple syrup, roasted hazelnuts, and a touch of cinnamon. …

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Finkel & Garf “Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Milk Stout (2021)”

Name: Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Milk Stout (2021) Brewer: Finkel & Garf Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.4% Review Year: 2021 Finkel & Garf Brewing Company (Colorado) took their Double Mash Imperial Oatmeal Milk Stout and rested it for 11 months in Bourbon-finished Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry casks from Breckenridge Distillery. The result …

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Gravity Well “Totter” Triple IPA

Name: Totter Brewer: Gravity Well Brewing Co. (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2021 Totter is a thick and hazy Triple IPA packed with El Dorado and Simcoe hops. This Triple IPA was fermented with a mix of Kveik yeast strains and was brewed straight out of Gravity …

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Vocation x Amundsen “Imperial Frappé” Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Name: Imperial Frappé Brewer: Vocation Brewery (United Kingdom), Amundsen Brewery (Norway) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2021 Imperial Frappé is a Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout that blends premium coffee from Antonia & Panesar with rich dark chocolate and salted caramel. This Imperial Stout is a collaboration between Vocation Brewery (UK) …

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Les Intenables “Mr. Arès” Triple IPA

Name: Mr. Arès Brewer: Les Intenables (France) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2021 Mr. Arès is a Triple IPA loaded with hops (30g/ liter) by Les Intenables (Mundolsheim, France). A part of the brewery’s Mythical Series, Mr. Arès is based on a recipe that featured Solero, Azacca, and …

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