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The first beer of the year in the Cosmic Collaboration series from Ecliptic Brewing sees the company teaming up with Fort George Brewery to release Black Cold IPA, which is just as it sounds—a mashup of black and cold IPA styles. The beer will be released on January 18 on … Continue reading
Okay let’s face it—I’m not going to finish out my 2022 fresh hop beer reviews in the three-at-a-time review posts I’d been doing; there are too many other beer reviews to get to and lots of other writing and work taking up my time. But I still wanted to note … Continue reading
This is more of a “business of beer” news item, rather than on the liquid itself, highlighting Two Roads Brewing seeing the need to adapt to keep visible and relevant after being around for ten years—something every brewery needs to adjust to as they grow and age. The company announced … Continue reading
Here’s the second round of reviews of the Clown Shoes Beer 12 Beers of Christmas mixed pack that the brewery sent to me; you can read the first part here, along with some of my thoughts going into it. Swagger Red Lager There’s nothing particularly Christmasy about Swagger, in theme, … Continue reading
Malt news! I received this press release from Palatia Malz GmbH, which produces the BESTMALZ line of malt, about the revival of an historic German malting barley variety, named Alexis. One of the notable features about this malt is its “exceptional foam stability” and the release goes into to detail … Continue reading
I’m not familiar with Switchback Brewing of Burlington, Vermont, but from this press release I received from the company, I’ve learned that it celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, and that it claims to brew the state’s number one draught beer. Switchback announced that its seasonal porter, Dooley’s Belated Porter, … Continue reading
Dead Guy Ale is the flagship beer from Rogue Ales, and over the years Rogue has released a number of variations—Double Dead Guy, Dead ‘N’ Dead, Dead Guy Whiskey all come to mind—but a surprise package arrived late last week with a new one that I hadn’t yet heard about: … Continue reading
The “Fan Favorite Returns” series from Stone Brewing wastes no time in the new year and releases the first beer in the series to kick off January—the classic Stone Ruination IPA. Ruination was last in the lineup in 2015 and this is the original recipe (from 2002). More from the … Continue reading
California’s AleSmith Brewing is celebrating Dry January by releasing its Non-Alcoholic IPA in conjunction with a sweepstakes that could win you a NewAir 100 Can Beverage Refrigerator. I believe it’s the first NA beer released by the company, available at various outlets as well as online. To enter the sweepstakes … Continue reading
Here’s the first of several posts reviewing the 12 Beers of Christmas mix-pack beers from Clown Shoes Beer; the brewery had sent me the entire 12-pack to review, and it took me several weeks to get through the entire pack (there were other beers to drink as well!). Some thoughts … Continue reading