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Saranac Lake Effect Lager
Saranac Lake Effect LagerLake Effect Lager is part of the Saranac winter sampler pack, and represents an example of a traditional lager style.On the pour this brew has a slight orange tint rather than...
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SIP - Tremont - Freedom Trail IPA
Tremont "Freedom Trail IPA"This is a brew I had a chance to Sample in Passing while having a beer somewhere. No control, no mug, just "have a beer" with friends. So I can only say that I liked the...
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Magic Hat - Whacko
Magic Hat - Whacko - Beer with Beet Juice This is a mini-reciew, another Magic Hat offering with a great label, odd name, and limited alcohol (4.5% ABV). As you can see at the right, nice red color,...
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Stone Brewing "Cali-Belgique" IPA
Stone Brewing "Cali-Belgique IPA"This is the first of two "Belgiun Style" or "Abbey Style" IPA offerings. It's from Stone, I expect their products to be good stuff, and I grabbed this and another to...
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Warning its beer
Warning - it's beer On every bottle of anything containing alcohol you now see a warning that alcohol causes birth defects. Fair enough, it's a reminder to the people who care enough to do the whole...
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Stone Double Bastard Ale
What is it? This is a variation on the "Arrogant Bastard" Ale which is really a quite nice ale on its own. Like many brewers who make a product with lots of hops, Stone Brewing decided to come out with...
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Harpoon Rye IPA (100 barrel series)
This is part of the Harpoon "100 Barrel" series, currently in stock in my area along with the "Oyster Stout" which I am unlikely to review, since the very concept of Oyster Stout screams "don't bother"...
View ArticleIs the beer blog back in action?
Is the beer blog going to be active again? I hope so. The last few years have been very stressful, and I haven't had the time to do this and other things I must. So it's been very intermittent, and...
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400 Monkeys IPA - Left Hand Brewing
Left Hand Brewing makes a lot of good brews, so this "400 Monkeys" brew was expected to be good and didn't disappoint. I often just buy two bottles of a new brew, for a 1st and 2nd impression, but I...
View ArticleApplejack 2010
I got some unfiltered apple cider at the local cider mill, and put it in the fridge for breakfast drinking. Unfortunately it got push back behind a few thing on the bottom shelf, and as I'm tall I...
View ArticleSouthern Tier "Krampus Imperial Lager"
About the style This brew calls itself krampus I M P E R I A L helles lager. Yes, oversize lowercase, separated capitals, lower case style. I have some (a lot of) comments on that later, On to the...
View ArticleSaranac Seasonals - Saranac E.S.B.
Saranac ESB is a seasonal offering from Saranac, in their "Brewer's Choice" offering line.Initial pour I poured this at 55°F into the usual cool hand washed clear mug. The color was a nice red, very...
View ArticleSaranac Seasonal Brews 2008 - Nut Brown Lager
I don't remember this Nut Brown Lager, but I'm told Saranac has released it before. In any case I bet most people either don't remember or haven't tried it, so this is the 2008 version of the brew and...
View ArticleSaranac Seasonals 2008 - Belgian Ale
Saranac calls this a "Belgian Ale," and perhaps they don't use the term Lambec because it's a trademark or similar, or because they care about the correct usage. I would call it a "Lambec-style" brew...
View ArticleSaranac seasonal 2008 - Vanilla Stout
Saranac has a seasonal beer, and at this time a bunch of Brewer's Choice brews, which supposedly are things the brewers liked and wanted to market in limited quantity. This Vanilla Stout is one of the...
View ArticleWachusett Country Ale again
I did get a six pack of the Wachusett Country Ale and it's every bit as great as the first one I tested. We had an Italian Festa at the local church down the street, and this brew goes well with...
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Wachusett - Country Ale
This is Wachusett Country Ale, the third of the assorted six pack I an trying. Their web site calls it a pale ale, and doesn't tell me the alcohol level, although it is called a "light pale ale." This...
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Ommegang Witte - wheat Ale
At a recent tour of the Ommegang Brewery I had a chance to sample most of their current brews. I have to say that while the woman dispensing the brews wasvery competent, she was not provided with any...
View ArticleBrew Trip Announcement
We recently took a trip to Cooperstown NY, primarily to visit the three museums there. That's the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Farmer's Museum, and the Fenimore Museum. Also in the area are...
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