Ommegang Glimmerglass Saison. Cooperstown, NY 5.4% The first really hot day of the year almost brought me to tears drinking this. Key lime pie and spice tickle your nose while honeysuckle, lilac, and crisp flavor make your mouth water. Delightful spring in a bottle. 92 Pts.
Elysian Super Fuzz Pale ale. Seattle, Washington 5.4% Orange Crush color, funkadelic label, outstanding combination of blood oranges and hops. Some pine tree with your creamsicle? Add to that some fresh grapefruit and you have one of the best fruit beers I’ve tasted. 94 Pts.
You might be a little skeptical of a beer made with cranberries any time of the year, but recommend this beer during Thanksgiving… and you probably think we’re head over heels for a marketing ploy. We get it, seasonal flavors are all the rage right now. The thing is though, the Allagash Red …
Yards Brewing Company Saison. Philadelphia, PA 6.5%. Saison is a broad style and Yards painted it Philly all the way. Bold sweet orange and clove hit you like an uppercut, while the citrusy hops back up the long finish. 95 pts.
Touted as “a stout of great contention” Southern Tier Crème Brûlée Imperial Milk Stout hails from the brewery’s intriguing Blackwater Series. These seasonal, limited production Imperial Stouts boast special ingredients to nudge them over the edge of ordinary. What happens when you run hot wort through coffee beans? cocoa beans? vanilla beans? …
Great Divide Brewing Company’s Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout is one of the brewery’s seasonal offerings, though chances are, you can hear fans clamouring for it year round. The brewery affectionately refers to it as Yeti Imperial Stout’s sophisticated sibling: “they may be from the same clan, but they have entirely different personalities.” Oak …
While many of us struggle with our destined paths in life (and often drown those sorrows in craft beer) Captain Lawrence Brewing Company’s founder, Scott Vaccaro, knew his destiny before it was even legal to act on it. 100% certain of his passion for brewing at the ripe age of …
The Allagash Curieux, like many fascinating and delicious discoveries, was a serendipitous mistake. French for “curious,” Curieux came about when Allagash Brewing Company founder Rob Tod had to find a quick solution to avoid wasting a batch of Triple Ale when his order of Belgian bottles got held up in customs. All out of options, he …
It provokes wild obsession in some and perplexes others, but the Anchorage Brewing Company Anadromous Black Sour Ale will leave an impression regardless. This Black Sour Ale is triple fermented and aged in Pinot Noir wine barrels where it mingles with Brett, Lacto and Pedio- brewers’ lingo for a concoction …
Drink Me Magazine Review 96 /100 This Belgian Lambic provides a swift, pungent kick to the palate. With a slightly sour funk that remains crisp and dry on the tongue, Oude Geuze makes it easy to understand why this particular style is sometimes referred to as “Brussels Champagne.” 6% ABV …
Drink Me Magazine Review 95/100 Vanilla, indeed. But don’t be surprised when the black coffee flexes its muscles near the end. This viscous, slow-sipper is a perfect prelude to hibernation. Expect part beer, part milkshake, 100% unforgettable. 10% ABV. –BJ