Name: Heady Topper Brewer: The Alchemist Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Heady Topper is the flagship “Double IPA” of The Alchemist. First brewed in 2003, this iconic beer features a proprietary blend of six hops, each imparting its own unique flavor and aroma. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty …
Name: The Gentle Hint of Smoke Brewer: Garden Path Fermentation (United States) Style: Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer ABV: 4.2% Review Year: 2021 The Gentle Hint of Smoke is a Lichtenhainer-inspired native yeast ale brewed with maple-smoked barley and native Garryana oak-smoked barley, conditioned with local blackberry honey. This is a take on the historical German wheat beer style …
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Name: Kollaps Brewer: Wayfinder Beer (United States) Style: Kölsch ABV: 4.7% Review Year: 2021 Kollaps is the interpretation by Wayfinder Beer (Portland) of a Kölsch, the classic cold-fermented German beer style brewed with top-fermenting ale yeast. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Kölsch (5B) in the context of the 2015 Beer Style Guidelines of the …
Name: Shadow Council Brewers: Cerebral Brewing (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA ABV: 7.1% Review Year: 2021 Shadow Council is a Black IPA by Cerebral Brewing from Denver, Colorado. This dark-colored, hoppy IPA features a malt bill composed of 2-row, flaked oats, rye, Carafa, Caramunich, and was hopped with Citra and Strata. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer …
Name: Squishy Brewers: New Image Brewing, Outer Range Brewing Co. (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 Colorado’s New Image Brewing and Outer Range Brewing Co. teamed up for Squishy, an IPA that features Citra Incognito, Citra, Galaxy, and Columbus hops. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty IPA: New …
Name: Weizenland Brewer: Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery (United States) Style: Weissbier ABV: 4.8% Review Year: 2021 Weizenland is the take on a classic German wheat beer by Wheatland Spring Farm + Brewery from Virginia. This yeast-driven beer was brewed with 60% Virginia and 40% Single-Origin Bavarian grains. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Weissbier (10A) …
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Name: TO THE MILKY WAY & BACK IV – PEACH, CLEMENTINE, RASPBERRY, LIME, VANILLA Brewer: Evil Twin Brewing NYC (United States) Style: Specialty Fruit Beer (Base Style: Fruit and Spice Beer) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 Evil Twin Brewing NYC turned up the summer flavors with TO THE MILKY WAY & BACK IV, a “Milkshake IPA” …
Name: Double Cone Brewer: Alvarado Street Brewery (United States) Style: Double IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 Double Cone is the “OG” Double IPA of Alvarado Street Brewery that was dry-hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and El Dorado hops. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Double IPA (22A) in the context of the 2015 Beer Style Guidelines of …
Name: Juice Machine Brewer: Tree House Brewing Co. Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.2% Review Year: 2021 Juice Machine is an “American Double IPA” brewed by the Tree House Brewing Co. from Massachusetts. This beer was brewed originally to support the brewery’s first trip to the Extreme Beer Festival in 2014 and is considered a marriage …
Name: Contains No Juice Brewer: Alvarado Street Brewery (United States) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2021 Contains No Juice is a “Hazy Double IPA” by Alvarado Street Brewery (California) and is based on a recipe that has been tweaked constantly to achieve optimal juiciness through hops and yeast. This hazy beer features the …
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