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Starr Hill Brewery | Lemon-Lime King of Hop IPA

April 5, 2016 |

ABV: 7.5% | IBU: 50

Here in Virginia the trees are beginning to bloom, bright yellow daffodils line the sidewalks and roadways, and warmer temperatures have started luring us outside off of our blanket-covered, couch-sitting butts. Spring has finally sprung! In my house, springtime begins with an annual retirement of our porters and stouts, making way for the refreshing, citrusy beers that are perfect for porch drinking! To celebrate the beginning of spring, Starr Hill Brewery out of Crozet, Virginia is releasing one of the best IPA packs I’ve seen in quite some time — the Four Kings IPA Pack. In this twelve-pack sampler you’ll find different variants of their King of Hop Imperial IPA  which include a grapefruit, habanero, and lemon-lime version alongside the original. With Citra hops providing a strong citrus characteristic to the base of the IPA, the fruit and spicy variants bring a new level of complexity to the beer. Read More

Schlafly Beer | Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

April 4, 2016 |

St. Louis is quietly becoming a hub for some of the country’s best craft beer. Currently Schlafly Beer is available in 13 states and Washington DC. They feature a great variety of year-round beers, seasonals and special release brews. The process of aging beers in bourbon barrels is no longer a novelty, but a norm in the craft beer industry now. Schlafly has two beers in their wood aged series and one of them is their Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout.

Schlafly BBA Imperial Stout

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19th Anniversary Ale | SweetWater Brewing Co.

April 1, 2016 |

ABV: 7.0%

There’s a lot love about craft beer: the people, the stories, the creativity, and those senses of freedom and abandon from the monotony of big domestics… Oh yeah, and the beer of course. The incredible vastness of the array of flavors and choices mixed with the never-ending search for newer and better makes this craft beer bubble so unique and so fun. Yet in the midst of all this, there seems to be one aspect of it that tends to get overlooked:

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New Belgium Brewing | Lips of Faith Golden Ale With Hof Ten Dormaal

April 1, 2016 |

ABV 7%

If you live in Colorado like I do, you may be thinking that it isn’t actually spring just yet. Not with the weather we’ve been having lately, at least. … Read More

The Pike Brewing Company | Monk’s Uncle Tripel Ale

March 31, 2016 |

If you live in Seattle — or have ever stepped foot within Seattle — you have realized that Pike Place Market is an institution.

Every day, hundreds of local … Read More

Mystery Brewing | Queen Anne’s Revenge

March 30, 2016 |

Ahoy, matey!

In a state known for its history of coastal confrontation between some of the country’s most famous pirate personalities, Queen Anne’s Revenge nods to North Carolina’s past, but paves the way for what’s now known as the Carolinian Dark Ale. Read More

West Seattle Brewing Co. | IPA

March 29, 2016 |

6.8% ABV | 67 IBU

West Seattle Brewing Company is one of the quieter breweries in the Seattle area, but that doesn’t make it any less quintessentially Seattle. The brewery, which reopened after renovations last summer, offers a coffee bar for early morning commuters, 18 taps, and a kid/dog-friendly space that has been called “West Seattle’s living room.” To top it all off, the Seattle Sounders 2016 schedule has a permanent location at the entrance of the bar. West Seattle Brewing truly offers the unassuming, laid back experience that Seattle breweries are known for, complete with plentiful options, friendly staff, and – most importantly –  delicious beer. Read More

Coast Brewing Co. | HopArt

March 28, 2016 | 4

“A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past”, one of the many definitions of nostalgia, almost perfectly describes my feelings about my own craft beer journey. That journey began with one of my first memories of craft beer, which dates back to June 2013. Read More

Listermann Brewing Company | Roots Ginger Beer

March 25, 2016 |

ABV 5.4%IBU 10

What happens when you have two hometown breweries come together with one goal, to support more than 100 arts organizations in their community? Seems almost impossible to support that many, right? The solution: partner with the nation’s largest united arts fund, ArtsWave, and brew a delicious beer!

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MadTree Brewing | Rounding Third Red IPA

March 24, 2016 |

ABV: 6.5% | IBU: 51

With opening day less than two weeks away, MadTree Brewing Company has released cans of their Rounding Third Red IPA for the second year in … Read More

Pizza Port Brewing | The Kook DIPA

March 23, 2016 |

ABV: 8.5%

Many craft-beer fans know Port Brewing and Lost Abbey Brewing, thanks to their great reputations and relatively wide distributions. A bit less well-known, however, is Pizza Port Brewing Company, … Read More

Crown Valley Brewing | Saddlebag Imperial Stout

March 22, 2016 |

How far would you drive to drink really good beer? That is the question I asked myself as I took to the road, driving the 80 miles south of St. … Read More

Wild Wolf Brewing | Blonde Hunny

March 21, 2016 |

ABV: 6.8% | IBU: 21

Feature photo courtesy of Wild Wolf Beer.

Yes, it was the can’s design that first drew me to order this beer. A Chicago-themed sports bar … Read More

Anderson Valley Brewing Co. | Briney Melon Gose

March 18, 2016 |

ABV: 4.2%

Last summer was my introduction to the gose style, and my first one was Anderson Valley’s Blood Orange Gose (also a beer I highly recommend). I immediately became a fan, and started seeking out others in the gose style. That soon led me to another from Anderson Valley, the Briney Melon Gose. At the time, it was only available in bombers, but this year they started distributing it in six-pack cans… and we’re all better off because of it. With a fun, easy-drinking summer beer like this, cans that you can throw in a cooler and take to a barbecue to share with friends are the only way to go.

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Bronx Brewery B-Sides | Uptown Coffee Milk Stout

March 17, 2016 |

ABV: 6.8 | IBU: 36

BREWING: January – February

I’m just going to get straight to the point: this limited release was so delicious that my weekend morning coffee ritual was immediately replaced by Uptown Coffee Milk Stout via the growler purchased.

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Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery | Dark Apparition Vanilla & Coffee Bean

March 16, 2016 |

Style: Russian Imperial Stout | ABV: 10.5%

Spring has practically arrived and with warm weather comes spring and summer beers. Darker beers tend to fade out to make way for … Read More

Four Corners Brewing Co. | Notorious O.A.T.

March 15, 2016 |

Dallas local favorite, Four Corners Brewing Co., is based in the developing “fly” part of West Dallas called Trinity Groves. Trinity Groves is known for its contemporary eats and “dope” view of Downtown Dallas and the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Just this past week, Four Corners announced that they are expanding and will be moving into the up and coming Cedars neighborhood. (You can read about it here.) Read More

Diebolt Brewing Company | Rosemary Lemon Bar Ale

March 14, 2016 |

ABV: 4.7%, | IBU: 15

I can’t seem to stay away from Diebolt Brewing Company these days. I find myself here probably more often than most other breweries in … Read More

Illuminated Brew Works | Fnord Wit Beer

March 11, 2016 |

7.3% ABV | 0 IBUs

I’ve never been a big fan of Wit beer. The true to style witbier seems to have a flavor that reminds me of boiled hot dog water, which in turn reminds me of the Limp Bizkit album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water which then floods me with memories of my 8th grade year. I can’t figure out if it’s the coriander that most seem to feature or a yeast strain issue, but whatever it is, it usually bubbles up some long repressed teenage embarrassment that I haven’t yet reconciled emotionally.

Yeah, I know. A lot to blame on a beer style. But it’s been enough for me to avoid ordering them.

But recently I decided to give wits another shot. There’s been some hesitation, though luckily the few I’ve tried have tasted great. But there is one that has stuck out and given me hope for wit beers. And that’s IBW’s Fnord wit beer. Read More

Council Brewing Co. | Beatitude Mango Tart Saison

March 10, 2016 |

ABV: 4.5%

The Beatitude series of Saisons by Council Brewing Company is kind of a thing in San Diego. That is to say that the fruity Saisons pop up in various kegs and bottles throughout the city with a distinct notoriety and a high demand. This beer has existed, to be exact, in Mosaic dry-hopped, Citra dry-hopped, raspberry, apricot, passion fruit, cherry, three berry, pineapple, blueberry and, of course, mango versions, all of which are bottle-conditioned. We discovered the Beatitude Mango fresh on tap when we visited the brewery location.
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