Best IPA?
July 19, 2010 – 11:16 am | 133 Comments

Hop heads, we would like to know what you think is the best India Pale Ale, also known as IPA.  This beer comes in various forms depending on where you live in the world.  It …

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Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen
March 25, 2010 – 6:00 pm | No Comment
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen

From Brauerei Heller – Bamberg’s speciality, a dark, bottom fermented smokebeer, brewed with Original Schlenkerla Smokemalt from the Schlenkerla maltings and tapped according to old tradition directly from the gravity-fed oakwood cask …

Alaskan Smoked Porter 2006 (Three Years Later)
September 23, 2009 – 11:08 am | No Comment
Alaskan Smoked Porter 2006 (Three Years Later)

Alaskan Brewing – Alaskan Smoked Porter, Vintage 2006 – Reviewed in Summer 2009. 22 oz. bottle poured into a goblet. 6.5% abv.
Appearance: Pours a very dark brown with an oily layer of swirls at the …

Review – New Glarus Unplugged – Smoke On The Porter
July 9, 2009 – 9:12 am | No Comment
Review – New Glarus Unplugged – Smoke On The Porter

From New Glarus Brewing – Smoke on the Porter began with our neighbors at Hoesly’s Meats. Their smoke house aromas waft through our door creating a special kind of decadence that must be shared. Wisconsin …

Review – Weyerbacher Fireside Ale
March 10, 2009 – 9:50 am | No Comment
Review – Weyerbacher Fireside Ale

Weyerbacher Fireside Ale – 7.5% abv
From Weyerbacher “This fantastic brew began its life as “Charlie”, the third installment of the Brewer’s Select Series.  It is now part of our seasonal lineup and will be released in …

Alaskan Brewing Smoked Porter
January 7, 2009 – 12:30 pm | One Comment
Alaskan Brewing Smoked Porter

Alaskan Brewing – Alaskan Brewing Smoked Porter Chilled draft beer poured into a room temperature pint glass. 6.5% abv. Enjoyed at Toronado in San Francisco, CA.
Appearance
Rich and dark brown, almost black, in color. Very fine …

Review – Alaskan Smoked Porter – 2008
November 7, 2008 – 12:30 pm | One Comment
Review – Alaskan Smoked Porter – 2008

From Alaskan Brewing: Each fall, when the first dusting of snow hits the mountains, the brewers at Alaskan Brewing set aside time to brew the year’s vintage Alaskan Smoked Porter. Like the smoking of salmon …

Night of the Living Dead – Jinx: Peat-Smoked Ale of Fall
September 14, 2007 – 12:11 pm | No Comment

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a not-so-chilled pint glass. Found at The Depot in Arnold, Md (where I work part time)
Appearance: Poured a dark, chocolate brown. Light shines through to a deep, …