Joe Sixpack from the Philadelphia Daily News sums up his 6 favorite beers of the year. 1. Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon (Norway): An imperial stout with 16 percent alcohol (at $25 a bottle), this baby set the pace for a new wave of Scandinavian beers. 2. Goose Island Matilda (Illinois): A surprisingly authentic Orval Trappist […]
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Joe Sixpack’s brews of the year
December 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on Joe Sixpack’s brews of the year
Tags: Avery · CO · DE · Dodfish Head · Goose Island · Russian River Brewing Company · Schneider & Brooklyner · Stoudt · Yards
Winter Beer
November 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment
If you like strong winter beers then The Washington post has some suggestions for you. The Author had a chance to sample the following large selection of beers, Anchor Brewing’s Co Our Special Ale, Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale, Clipper City Brewing Co’s Winter Storm, Old Dominion Brewing Co’s Dominion Winter Brew, Wild Goose Brewery’s Snow […]
Tags: Anchor · Beer · Brooklyn · Clipper City · Fordham · Michelob · Old Dominion · Sierra Nevada · Troegs · Wild Goose
Expensive Beer
November 12th, 2007 · Comments Off on Expensive Beer
The Philadelphia Daily News’ article this week is on expensive beer. The most expensive sixpack in America Samuel Adams Utopias (Massachusetts), $140 for 24 oz. ($5.83 per ounce). Lost Abbey Cable Car (California), $30 for 750 ml ($1.18 per ounce). Russian River Supplication (California), $14 for 375 ml ($1.10 per ounce). Avery Mephistopheles (Colorado), $12 […]
Tags: Allagash Brewing Company · Avery · Beer · CA · Church Brew Works · CO · Lost Abbey · MA · ME · NY · OR · PA · Rogue · Russian River Brewing Company · Sam Adams · Sly Fox · Southampton Ales · Stone · weyerbacher
SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival
October 29th, 2007 · Comments Off on SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival
This years Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood Real Ale Festival was a great success. Over 400 tickets were sold, with additional tickets being sold at the door at The Wharf Rat. With over 30 Cask beers and unlimited sampling, everybody left happy. I was one of the volunteers inside pouring beer […]
Tags: Beer · Brewer's Art · Brooklyn · CapCity Baltimore · Clipper City · DuClaw · Franklins · Gordon Biersch Tysons · MD · Oliver · Rock Bottom Ballston · SPBW · Troegs · Victory · Yards