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I have recently entered into the world of beer trading, and found out that “goodies” come with the main trade. I was surprised to receive an extra special goodie in the form of Atlanta Brewing Co.’s Red Brick Winter Brew: Double Chocolate Oatmeal Porter. How about some more Christmas in July!!
Atlanta Brewing Co. Red Brick Winter Brew - Double Chocolate Oatmeal Porter - 12 oz bottle poured into a New Belgium beer glass. 7.5% abv.
Appearance: Root beer brown with white foamy suds.
Tags: American Porter · Atlanta Brewing · Beer Reviews · Seasonal
While I do not have many Christmas beers in my reserve, I thought it would be nice to review Anchor Our Special Ale 2007 aka Anchor Christmas in July. This beer has been made each year by Anchor, since 1975. While this beer isn’t particularly high in alcohol, it has been widely reported that this brew can be aged for many years, and will go on quite the flavor journey in the process.
Anchor Our Special Ale 2007 / Anchor Christmas 2007 - 6 months later - 12 oz bottle poured into a New Belgium glass.
Appearance: Midnight cranberry red with a tight, frothy head.
Aroma: Cranberries, raspberries, cloves, and fresh cut female holly.
Tags: Anchor Brewing · Beer Reviews · Press · Rogue Ales · Seasonal
Weyerbacher Hops Infusion
6.2% abv
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a chilled pint glass.
Appearance
Nice and clean reddish yellow color with excellent transparency. Over an inch of head that left a nice spider web lace around the top of the glass.
Aroma
Extreme is the best word. My nose engulfed the cornucopia of hops present. It was not too much though and smelled very piney and fruity.
Tags: American IPA · Beer Reviews · Weyerbacher Brewing
Barley Creek Angler Black Lager
5.0% abv
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a chilled pint glass.
Appearance
Medium roast coffee color with the slightest shades of burgundy and red. Pretty good clarity with lots of head at over an inch and a half sitting atop the pint glass.
Aroma
Not much aroma but what I could smell was rather nasty. Small hints of sulfur and wet dog smell consumed my nostrils.
Tags: Barley Creek Brewing · Beer Reviews · Schwarzbier
Black Dog English Style Amber Ale
5.2% abv
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a chilled pint glass.
Appearance
Red-brown amber color with a light tan foamy head. This beer is quite thick looking, almost like a milk shake.
Aroma
Yeast and citrus fruits. Some hints of orange and lemon are nicely balanced with the sweet bread-like qualities from the malt and yeast.
Tags: American Red/Amber · Beer Reviews · Spanish Peaks Brewing
Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
4.2 % abv
Poured into a room temperature pint glass from a 12 ounce bottle.
Appearance: Light and a little bit cloudy. Not an overwhelming amount of bubbles, leaving minimal head.
Aroma: Freshly squeezed citrus smells with a definite emphasis on lemons. Yeast and wheat aromas as well.
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Tags: American Fruit Beer · American Wheat Beer · Beer Reviews · Leinenkugel Brewing · Seasonal
Earlier this month, I reviewed arguably one of the best strong ales, North Coast’s Old Stock Ale. A trait of many west coast brewers is to have a burst of hop flavor, whether it be a Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, or Imperial India Pale Ale. At Trader Joes, I found a six pack of North Coast Red Seal Ale (Actually it says Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale) for a modest $6.49 a sixer.
If you enjoy Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, you will like it a tad more or less. There is a goofy website that calls this an Amber Ale, but for the love of god, all you have to do is smell it to know. Amateurs!
Tags: American Pale Ale · Beer Reviews · North Coast Brewing
North Coast Old Stock Ale 2007 poured from a 12 oz bottle to a New Belgium Glass. 11.7% abv.
Appearance: Burgandy red with white trip at the top. A small amount of light can get through the glass, and appears to be quite cloudy.
Aroma: Apple cider, pear, brown sugar, and sweet, unsmoked pipe tobacco.
