30 September, 2015

(After)Nooner Delight: Nooner Pilsner by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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Sierra Nevada's Nooner Pilsner is a relatively new addition to the brewery's regular line-up. There was a Nooner Session IPA earl...
28 September, 2015

Good Morning Campers!: Hoppy Lager by Sierra Nevada

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It's autumn now so what better time to drink the last of this year's vernal brews, right? Sierra Nevada seems to be at the vangu...
16 September, 2015

The India Pale Lager from Up Nort: IPL from Leinenkugel's

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Yesterday I looked at Central Waters' IPL and today we have another. This time it's from Leinenkugel's . Apparently the pow...
15 September, 2015

After the Beers of Summer Have Gone: Summarillo by Central Waters Brewing Co.

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As I write there is still just under a week of astronomical summer remaining and Summarillo is a summer seasonal so, technically speaking,...

From the Vaterland: Döllnitzer Ritterguts Gose

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I recently found that Riley's had some gose from the Fatherland in stock - Döllnitzer Ritterguts Gose . I just had to try it and boug...

The Pinot Grigio of Beers: Festina Peche from Dogfish Head

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Dogfish Head's summer seasonal is Festina Peche , a "neo-Berliner Wiesse" made with peach. To demonstrate just how beloved c...
09 September, 2015

a spicy, hopless concoction from up nort: groot by oliphant brewing

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Oliphant Brewing is one of Wisconsin's newest microbreweries. It lies in downtown Somerset - up nort in St. Croix County, within spit...
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08 September, 2015

The Curiously Sour Brew: Counter ClockWeisse by Destihl Brewery

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Yet another Berliner Weisse. They just keep-a comin' and I can tell you there are still more in my basement. I am going to have to hur...
07 September, 2015

Uh-oh, little girl, Maillard reaction - And it tastes like this!: Heliostat Zwickel by Metropolitan Brewing

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Wowzers! Zwei zwickels in one summer! First I had Urban Chestnuts' version and now I have Metropolitan's Heliostat , the brewery...
06 September, 2015

A New World of Flavor That Got a Bit Too Old: Don Durio's Filthy Mustachio by MobCraft

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Don Durio's Filthy Mustochio was MobCraft's 14th crowdsourced brew. It won in November of last year and even came with a tale of ...
02 September, 2015

The Brew of Dr. Moreau: Orange You Glad? by MobCraft Beer

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It's been a while since I've even tasted a beer by MobCraft. The Madison brewery is famous for crowdsourcing recipe ideas that oft...
01 September, 2015

A Sour, Boozy Blitzkrieg: Yuzu by New Belgium Brewing

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I now go from imperial pilsner to imperial Berliner Weisse. My bottle of New Belgium's Yuzu was packaged in June 2013. However, New...

Beera Incognita: Pilo by Lakefront Brewery

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I seem to have hit the brews from last summer section of my stash of beer that lies on my basement floor. Pilo (pee-low? pie-low?) was ...
31 August, 2015

Dan Carey's Thumbprint Is All Over This Beer: Berliner Weisse by New Glarus Brewing

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The grand parade of Berliner Weisses continues today with Dan Carey's take on the style from New Glarus. This is the fourth or fifth...

The Grätzer, er, Grodziskie That May Really Be a Lichtenhainer: Grätzer by New Belgium and 3 Floyds Brewing Cos.

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Last year New Belgium and 3 Floyds collaborated on a brew and thusly Grätzer was born. Grätzer – the style, not the beer shown above - is...
28 August, 2015

Are you gassy? Is it gas?: Scurry by Off Color Brewing

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When Dave Bleitner and John Laffler, the proprietors of Off Color Brewing, decided they weren't going to brook any IPAs in their line-...
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26 August, 2015

What-Ifs, Maybes, and Might-Have-Beens: First Bavarian Pale Ale by Apostelbräu

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What-Ifs, Maybes, and Might-Have-Beens: First Bavarian Pale Ale by Apostelbräu I'm in media res of clearing out the beer in my baseme...

What-Ifs, Maybes, and Might-Have-Beens: Roggen Gold by Schlägl

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I'm in media res of clearing out the beer in my basement. Now, I don't mean the big brews aging on a shelf in the corner but rather...
25 August, 2015

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Off Color

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While I may not have been sure if Snarling Badger is still a blended beer, there's no doubt that Off Color's Troublesome is. But...
24 August, 2015

The Biggest Berliner Weisse I've Ever Had: Snarling Badger by Grand Teton Brewing

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Looking back, I've had a lot more Berliner Weisses in the past few months than I thought possible and now it's time for yet anothe...