Monthly Archives: April 2009

Imperial Big Red

Big Red Imperial Red Ale comes to us via Southern Tier Brewery in New York. This is the third Southern Tier beer I have reviewed. (See my reviews for Imperial Chokolat and Imperial Heavy-weizen). A good friend of mine bought … Continue reading

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Blue Point Toasted Lager

The beer of choice on this fine Easter evening is Blue Point Brewery’s Toasted Lager. Blue Point is a microbrewery in Long Island, New York. This delicious treat clocks in at 5.3% ABV. A shout out to Andy for purchasing … Continue reading

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Wachusett Blueberry

Tonight after Holy Saturday Mass, we stopped by a local pub for a bite to eat. Since we were only 2 minutes from home, I decided to partake in some beer drinking. Wachusett Blueberry was on tap. I’ve had it … Continue reading

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Harpoon Catamount Maple Wheat

According to the Harpoon website, Harpoon Catamount Maple Wheat was just recently brewed in February of 2009. It’s a part of their 100 barrel series, which means that they only brew 100 barrels of the stuff. Before I go any … Continue reading

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Longboard Island Lager

A buddy bought me a 12oz bottle of Longboard Island Lager this past weekend. I had never heard of the beer, or the brewery (Kona Brewing Co. out of Portsmouth, NH). That’s probably bad news, since I live about 2 … Continue reading

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Jewbelation Twelve

Last Saturday evening was quite “interesting”. My good friend Andy came down and we had quite a tasting party (if you haven’t already, check out Andy’s guest review of Ola Dubh Special 30 Reserve). As far as beer tasting goes, … Continue reading

Posted in My Reviews, Style: American Brown Ale | 2 Comments

St. Hubbins Abbey – High & Mighty Beer Co.

I picked up St. Hubbins Abbey for two three main reasons:1. It is brewed locally (Holyoke, MA).2. The label advertised the beer as a rather hoppy and unfiltered, which sounded like a unique combo. Stay tuned, as I feel slightly … Continue reading

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Rising Moon – Drink some!

Rising Moon is a seasonal offering from the makers of Blue Moon. Like Blue Moon, Rising Moon is a wheat beer. Although today marks my first formal review of Rising Moon, this definitely isn’t the first time I’ve laid-lips on … Continue reading

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Ola Dubh Special 30 Reserve – Guest Review!

Harviestoun Brewery – Ola Dubh Special 30 Reserve Editorial note: The following review was written by my good friend Andy. This is hopefully the first of many guest reviews that I will have! We tried this somewhere in the middle … Continue reading

Posted in Beer Brainstorms, Style: Old Ale | 4 Comments

Mönchshof Kellerbräu

Tonight’s beverage of choice is Mönchshof Kellerbräu. It is brewed by Kulmbacher in Germany. I picked this one up because it was unfiltered, and I enjoy unfilteredness. Pourage resulted in a good amount of head. Despite the fact that many … Continue reading

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