Philippines

Palm Tree Abbey “Guyabano Sour” Experimental Kettle Sour Beer

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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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Mitchell’s “Backyard Kölsch”

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Name: Backyard Kölsch Brewer: Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery (Philippines) Style: Kölsch ABV: 4.9% Review Year: 2021 Backyard Kölsch by Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery is a delicate and refreshing German-style beer brewed for the hot summer days. This beer is part of the brewery’s “Small Batch Series.” STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Kölsch (5B) in the context …

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Banayad “Pistahan Halo-Halo” Ube Milkshake IPA

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Name: Pistahan Halo-Halo Brewer: Banayad Craft Brew (Philippines) Style: Alternative Sugar Beer (Base Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Pistahan Halo-Halo is the latest novelty from the Manila-based Banayad Craft Brew released just in time for the country’s Independence Day celebrations. Inspired by the popular cold dessert in the Philippines, this “Milkshake …

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The Marc’s & Tony “Red Rubies” IPA

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Name: Red Rubies Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Fruit and Spice Beer (Base Style: American IPA) ABV: 6.5% Review Year: 2021 Red Rubies is one of the latest beers released by Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. This fruity IPA was brewed with Yellow Sub hops, lactose, vanilla beans, and is loaded …

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The Marc’s & Tony “Amber Light” Czech Style Half Dark Lager

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Name: Amber Light Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Czech Amber Lager ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 Amber Light is another instant classic from Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. This complex, malt-forward yet easy-drinking lager was brewed to be enjoyed all day long in good company. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being …

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Tucked Away x Elias Wicked Ales “Balikatan Hops” New England IPA

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Name: Balikatan Hops Brewer: Tucked Away Brewing Company (United States), Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Balikatan Hops is the first official and offshore collaboration between Raoul Masangcay of Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits and Tucked Away Brewing Company in Manassas, Virginia. A tribute to the …

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El Depósito x Half Baked “So Long and Thanks for All the Beers” Double IPA

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Name: So Long and Thanks for All the Beers Brewers: El Depósito Brewery, Half Baked Brewing Collective (Philippines) Style: Double IPA ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 So Long and Thanks for All the Beers is a hazy Double IPA made by the newest craft brewery in the neighborhood, El Depósito Brewery in collaboration with Half Baked Brewing Collective. A …

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Half Baked “Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster” Triple IPA

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Name: Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster Brewer: Half Baked Brewing Collective (Philippines) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 10.8% Review Year: 2021 The Half Baked Brewing Collective mothership is bound for another realm. Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is the last solo-brewed concoction of the Collective’s founder, Chris, and was inspired by The Hitchhiker’s …

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Madbul Cerveza Artesana “Beat the Heat” Blonde Ale

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Name: Beat the Heat Brewer: Madbul Cerveza Artesana (Philippines) Style: Blonde Ale ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 Beat the Heat is the neighborhood favorite Blonde Ale of  Madbul Cerveza Artesana from Meycauayan, Bulacan. Head brewer Eric de Jesus recently won the silver medal (commercial category- American IPA) in the first Beer Competition of the Craft Beer Association of …

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Mitchell’s “Honey Wheat Ale”

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Name: Honey Wheat Ale Brewer: Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery (Philippines) Style: American Wheat Beer ABV: 4.5% Review Year: 2021 Honey Wheat Ale is a summertime thirst-quencher from the award-winning Philippine craft brewery, Mitchell’s Backyard Brewery. This “wheat ale” is actually one of the first beers that head brewer James Mitchell brewed for the company.  STYLE GUIDELINES This …

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