Spice Herb or Vegetable Beer

Pühaste x Stu Mostów x Moersleutel “Beta Triangulum (Silver Series 2020)” Rye Whisky Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/ Beetroot

Name: Beta Triangulum (Silver Series 2020) Brewers: Pühaste Brewery (Estonia), Browar Stu Mostów (Poland) x Moersleutel Craft Brewery (Netherlands) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12.8% Review Year: 2021 Part of the Silver Series 2020 of Pühaste Brewery, Beta Triangulum is a triple collaboration of the Estonian brewery together with Browar Stu Mostów (Poland) …

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Jackie O’s “Black Mask” Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Coffee, Cacao Nibs, and Vanilla

Name: Black Mask Brewer: Jackie O’s Brewery (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2021 Black Mask is a Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout infused with coffee, cacao nibs, and vanilla beans by Jackie O’s Brewery. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer (34B), combining Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (33B) and Spice, Herb, or …

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Atom “Neutron Star” Coffee and Vanilla Imperial Stout

Name: Neutron Star Brewer: Atom Beers (United Kingdom) Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 12% Review Year: 2021 Named after the densest stars created from a supernova explosion, Neutron Star is an Imperial Stout made by Atom Beers of Hull, England. This highly potent dark beer was aged on vanilla and freshly roasted Guatemala coffee from The Blending Room. STYLE …

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Uhl’s “Coffee Roasters” Imperial Honduras Coffee Milk Stout

Name: Coffee Roasters Brewer: Uhl’s Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 8.7% Review Year: 2021 Uhl’s Brewing Company (Colorado) teamed up with Ampersand Coffee Roasters for Coffee Roasters, an “Imperial Milk Stout” featuring Honduras coffee beans. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer (34B), combining Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (30A) …

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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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Brouwerij de Molen x Hair of the Dog “Binkie Claws BA Almond” Barleywine

Name: Binkie Claws BA Almond Brewers: Brouwerij de Molen (Netherlands), Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: English Barleywine) ABV: 11.2% Review Year: 2021 Brouwerij de Molen (Netherlands) teamed up with Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (United States) to brew Binkie Claws BA Almond, a bourbon-barrel aged “barleywine-ish” with …

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Traquair House Brewery “Jacobite Ale” Wee Heavy with Coriander

Name: Jacobite Ale Brewer: Traquair House Brewery (United Kingdom) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Wee Heavy) ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 The Jacobite Ale is a Wee Heavy/Scotch Ale brewed with an ancient ingredient, the coriander. This ale was brewed by Traquair House Brewery, which is located within Scotland’s oldest inhabited house, and was …

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The Marc’s & Tony “Chocolate Porter” Baltic Porter

Name: Chocolate Porter Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Baltic Porter) ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 The Chocolate Porter is the first of the Holiday beers from Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. from Antipolo City. This complex and malty Baltic Porter was brewed with chocolate and …

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Banayad “Jinjinir” IPA

Name: Jinjinir Brewers: Banayad Craft Brew (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: American IPA) ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Jinjinir, as the name suggests, is a gin and tonic-inspired American IPA brewed by Banayad Craft Brew (Manila, Philippines) with juniper berries, ginger, lemon and lime peels. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Spice, Herb, …

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Low Key Barrel Project “Jörgmungandr” Laphroaig Barrel-Aged Chocolate & Tonka Imperial Stout

Name: Jörgmungandr Brewer: Low Key Barrel Project (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2021 Jörgmungandr is the debut release of the Ashford-based nano-brewery, Low Key Barrel Project. This smoky Imperial Stout was brewed with chocolate and tonka beans before spending some time in Laphroaig whisky barrels. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer …

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