Month: April 2013

New Beer Blog Maui Brewing Mana Wheat

In this beer blog, we are going to try another beer from Maui Brewing and the beer is called Mana Wheat. If you read my earlier beer blogs on their beers, you know the history of this great Hawaii Brewery. If you have not read that beer blog post, please, read that post to get to know this great brewery. Let us get into the beer.

This beer has a cloudy golden color without a head on the beer. The smell is a slight pineapple to the beer. The taste of this light body is a wheat to pineapple without an aftertaste. It is an extremely drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer can:

Mana Wheat is a fresh handcrafted American wheat ale brewed with malted barley, white wheat and fresh local Maui Gold Pineapple.

Here is a description from their website (www.mauibrewingco.com):

An unfiltered, freshly handcrafted American-style wheat ale infused with Maui Gold Pineapple. Our crisp and refreshing wheat ale is lighty hopped to allow the fruity sweetness of the pineapple to shine. The yeast stays in suspension making the ale traditionally cloudy.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.mauibrewingco.com

Twitter: @MauiBrewingCo

In the end, I am not a wheat fan but this beer I did enjoy. It also gave me hope that there are some good wheat ales out on the market. I am a fan of pineapple and I believe that is reason why I love this beer. The pineapple makes this beer unique and different. If you do not like wheat ales, you still need to try this beer because of how unique it is. I highly recommend you trying this beer if you are a fan of wheat ales. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weise

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Stone Enjoy By 05-17-13 IPA

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from the Stone Brewery. The beer is a limited and rare release 22oz bottles. It is an unique Double India Pale Ale. The name of the beer is when the beer goes out of code. If you read my earlier beer blog on their Flagship beer, which is IPA, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read that beer blog post. Let us get into this beer.

This special Double India Pale Ale has a clear semi dark golden color with a constant white head. The smell is is a heavy piney but a touch of a tropical fruit. There is a ton going on in the smell. The taste is a piney but a dry hoppy tropical fruit. It is drinkable beer but careful drinking it.

Here is description from the beer bottle:

You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. Freshness is a key component of many beers – especially big, hoppy IPAs – but we’ve taken it further, a lot further, with this one. We brewed this IPA specifically NOT to last. We’ve gone to extensive lengths to ensure you get your hands on this beer within an extraordinarily short window, and we’ve sent a very clear message in the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right NOW to enjoy this IPA!

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.stonebrewing.com

Twitter: @stonebrewingco

Ending, this beer lives up to what it is which is “Live For The Now, The Present.” Stone Brewing is a doing good thing and making a statement in the Craft Beer World. I believe all brewers are looking for fresh product in the market. However, this is a solid beer, it is a big hoppy beer that has a nice and solid malty backbone. I love how they use social media to show where people are enjoying this beer. This will start a trend but it has to have a great beer behind it. This beer is an awesome beer and I am glad I had it. I will looking for more before the date comes to head. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Fort Collins Brewery Rocky Mountain IPA

In this beer blog, we are going to sample another beer from Fort Collins Brewery. The brew that will be feature is Rocky Mountain IPA. If you read my earlier beer blog, you know the history of this young brewery. If you have not read it, please, read that beer blog post to get to know this brewery. Let us get into the beer.

This beer has a clear copper color without a head on it. The smell is a grapefruit to the beer. The taste of this full body India Pale Ale is carbon grapefruit with a dry hop aftertaste. It is a drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

India Pale Ale

Massive floral aroma lures you in while hop bitterness and malty sweetness mingle in symmetry. After all, great balance is key when you are only standing on three legs.

Here is a description from the website (www.fortcollinsbrewery.com):

Rocky Mountain IPA

An I.P.A. by definition is liberally hopped and higher in alcohol. We made Rocky Mountain I.P.A. by dry hopping for an intense citrus aroma and adding a generous helping of malt to create a backbone stable enough to support the characteristic bitterness of the beer.

Awards

2009 US Open Beer Championship, Silver, English IPA.

Availability

All Year.

Packages

12oz bottles (6 packs), 1/2 bbls, 1/6 bbls

Stats

Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.2%

Hop Bitterness (IBU): 81

Color (SRM): 12

Food Pairings

Chicken and Waffles, H.C. Lamb Burger

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.fortcollinsbrewery.com

Twitter: @FortCollinsBrew

Closing, I guess I did not realize how many English style India Pale Ales are on the market. I kind wish the packaging would say something on it that it is a West Coast IPA or just English one. I guess I could just look on Untappd and hope that it is put in their correctly. However, this is a great beer and I enjoyed drinking it, it gives me a different pace unlike all the other IPAs on the markets. What I mean by that last statement. It is not a West Coast IPA and the English Style gives a different pace. You might want hops but not over the top and this one and few other English IPAs fit the bill. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Wynkoop Belgotado Belgian-Style India Pale Ale

In this beer blog, here is another brew from Wynkoop Brewing and the beer is Belgotado Belgian-Style India Pale Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog post on their beers, you know a little something on this brewery. If you have not, please, read those beer post to get to know this brewery. Let us get into the beer.

The beer is a hazel golden color without a head on it. The smell is an earthly with Belgian species. The taste is a light body with Belgian species to it. There is a dry hop aftertaste.

Here is a description from the beer can:

Meet our small batch Belgium-meets-Colorado thriller. It’s built with Colorado-grown malts and whole leaf hops, then fermented with a Belgian yeast. Luscious and balanced, it features pale malt flavors, layers of hops from start to finish, and spice notes.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.wynkoop.com

Twitter: @wynkoop

Closing, I am not a huge fan of this India Pale Ale style. I just found this pretty unique beer because it is in a can. I believe this is the American version of the Belgian Triple. It fits the smell and the taste of all the Belgian funkness. It either comes from the yeast or the spices that they use in this beer. I enjoy drinking it but I would not buy it on a regular basis if it was available in the Chicago market. However, I went on their website and I did not see it in their line up, it makes me wonder if they stop making this brew. If you can find it, go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Speakeasy Brewery Beers

In this special Saturday Beer Blog, we are going to get ahead of everyone in the Chicago market on these beers. Speakeasy Brewery is coming to Chicago starting next week and I was able to get hold of some bottles to review them before it hits the shelves. When I heard about them coming, I was excited to have them available everyday in Chicago. Speakeasy going with the theme of the Prohibition era or I like to say one of the dark times in American history. This brewery was founded in 1997 by Steve Bruce and Forest Gray. They are known for their over the top hoppy beers that range from 5% to 10% in their beers. Let us get into the beer.

This beer has a clear golden color without a head on it. The smell is a heavy mango to this Extra Pale Ale. The taste of this medium body is a carbonation mango with a bland aftertaste. I can see some think this beer is drinkable and others might not think it is drinkable.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Tallulah mesmerizes with tropical fruit aromas and a radiant golden glow. This show-stopper is dry-hopped with Calyso and El Dorado hops and will leave you begging for an encore.

This beer has an amber brown color without a head on it. The smell is a sweet caramel malt. The taste is a smooth creamy caramel with a dry finish. It is drinkable beer and is a session beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Prohibition Ale is a boldly hopped amber ale that strikes a perfect balance between caramel maltiness and its aggressive hopping.

Here is a description from their website (www.goodbeer.com):

Prohibition Ale is the first beer we bootlegged back in the early days of the brewery. Anything but traditional, Prohibition pours a deep reddish amber hue, with a fluffy tan head that leaves a beautiful lacing on the glass. A lush, complex aroma teases the senses with juicy grapefruit, citrus, pine, spice and candied caramel malts. Mouthfeel is creamy, with a silky, medium body and modest carbonation.

Style: American-Style Amber Ale

ABV: 6.1%

IBU: 45

Color: 15L – Copper, Dark Amber, Red

Barley: Two Row Pale, CaraMunich, Chilean Caramel

Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Centennial

Yeast: California Ale

This beer has a red color without a head on it. The smell is a sweet malty caramel to the beer. The taste is carbonation malty to a slight spicy from the rye with a dry malty to a touch of hop finish. It is a drinkable.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Scarlett Red Rye Ale captivates with an act that ranges from sweet hop highs to spicy rye tones. Scarlett hits the notes that will set your heart on fire.

This beer is a clear golden with a semi white head on it. The smell is a heavy piney. The taste of this full body is a heavy piney to earthy with a dry earthy aftertaste. It is a sipping beer and it is not drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

No lightweight, Big Daddy IPA tips the scales with a huge hop flavor and clean dry finish that leaves the scene without a trace.

Here is a description from their website (www.goodbeer.com):

No lightweight, Big Daddy IPA tips the scales with a huge hop flavor and a clean, dry finish that leaves the scene without a trace.

Big Daddy IPA is a hop-head’s delight, a generously dry-hopped yet surprisingly drinkable American-style India Pale Ale. Poured into a standard American pint glass, the beer is a golden straw color, with tight carbonation and a slightly off-white head that leaves a lovely lacing. The aroma is floral, fresh grass, pine needles, grapefruit and subtle notes of fresh bread.

Style: India Pale Ale

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: 55

Color: 5L – Golden

Barley: Two Row Pale, Light Munich

Hops: Columbus, Cascade, Centennial

Yeast: California Ale

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.goodbeer.com

Twitter: @SpeakeasyBeer

Closing out, all of these beers are really good and I enjoyed trying them. Some of these beer styles are not up my alley but good. Speakeasy did a great job on their beers and packaging. This brewery is a complete package. Big Daddy IPA is line with the rest of the west coast IPA but I feel gives you something more than the rest. I do not know what it is. Their Prohibition Ale is little bit more hopper than the normal Amber Ales. Plus Prohibition Ale is a session beer which I like it. Their Tallulah Ale has a wonderful smell and tasting experience. The Scarlett Red Rye Ale is kind of like Prohibition Ale but has a spicy kick to it. So you have to ask which one did I like and did not like. I loved these beers in this order Tallulah, Prohibition Ale, Big Daddy IPA, and Scarlett. I am not a huge fan of red ales and I am not saying that Scarlett is a bad beer, which it is not. It is not my favorite beer style. I love Big Daddy but I liked the Prohibition Ale and Tallulah even more. I highly recommend you trying these beers. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Nomad Karel Česká IPA

While in Prague, I had a chance to try only three ales that were not a wheat ale or a lager. We went to the Beer Museum in Prague and I was excited to see an IPA on draft. I cannot find too much information on this brewery. The brewery is called Nomad Brewery and the beer is their Karel Česká IPA. Here is some information from their website (www.pivovar-nomad.cz):

About us

Brewery without brewery, gypsy brewery, contract brewery … A couple of terms meaning the same thing – the fact that so far we don´t have our own brewery. Nevertheless we think that our recipes might be interesting for many beer lovers, even for those true drinkers of Czech lager. Therefore we asked our friends who already own a brewery if they could help us make our dream true and brew our own beer.

This is how our Nomad project was created. It is a ´ flying brewery´. We literally fly around the world, taste interesting beer and create our own interpretations of beer styles we like. Then as true nomads we travel the Czech Republic and have our original beer specials brewed.

Our beer has already been brewed in Antoš Brewery (Slaný), Litovel Brewery, Bašta Brewery (Vrchlabí) and more at the moment ages in different places, which we´ll introduce soon. We are planning cooperation with foreign brewers, breweries and if the Brew God permits, we´ll also brew our beer abroad.It is clear to us that this way of beer production is also used by supermarket chains, which buy no name beer in breweries and only stick their etiquette on it. We´re different. We have our beer brewed according to our original recipes and the taste cannot be mistaken.Hopefully you´ll like our beer and one day we´ll meet in our own brewery. Even a nomad can have a base camp.

I cannot find dates and who founded this brewery. I just see that they have no brewery and they do what I like to called rogue brewing like Stillwater. There are several of these new craft breweries that are popping up around the United States and I guess it is happening in the world too. There is nothing wrong with that. Let us get into the beer.

It has a copper color with a constant white head. The smell of this full body beer is a heavy citrus. The taste is a heavy citrus with a dry hop aftertaste. It is kind of drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.pivovar-nomad.cz

Twitter: No Twitter address!

In closing, this was the best of the two IPAs I had when I was in Prague. It was nice to have an Ale over all the Lagers I was drinking in this beautiful city. As many of you know, I am a huge Hophead. I love my IPAs, Pale Ales, Porters, and Stouts. This beer is an average IPA. I know if it ever made it to the states. The price will be more than the rest of the American Craft IPAs. I am not saying this a bad IPA. You need to try it in Europe because I do not think it will travel well. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Staropramen Nefiltrovany Unfiltered Pilsner

While in Prague, we are going to get into another beer from Staropramen Brewery. I marked this Import Beer and Craft Beer because it is not available in the United States but this brewery acts like a Craft Brewery in Prague. If you have read my earlier beer blogs, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read the first part of Staropramen Brewery Dark beer blog post. Let us get into the brew.

It has a golden hazel color with a white constant head on the beer. The smell is a slight lemon to citrus to it. The taste of this light to medium body beer is a light citrus with a kick of carbonation. The aftertaste is a lemon with a hoppy finish. It is extremely drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.staropramen.com

Twitter: @Staropramen

Ending, as many of you know, I am not a fan of wheat, white, and Hefeweizen beers. I have to say this beer from the Staropramen Brewery is a great beer. It is drinkable and not in your face. This is a warm welcoming beer to the table or bar stand. How I understand it, this is a pilsner that is unfiltered but not a wheat. This is the second year release on this beer in Czech and I wish I could find this in the states. The one thing that would worry me can this beer still beer good coming over the big lake. If you are overseas and in Prague, you need to try this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Staropramen Dark

While in Prague, I had a chance to get out to Prague, Czech Republic. The brewery that I went out to check out was Staropramen and the beer is their Dark Lager. The brewery started back in 1869. Staroprmen came from two breweries, who are Ostravar Brewery and Branik brewery in 1898. Staropramen Brewery is the second largest brewery in the Czech Republic. Let us get into the beer.

It has a brown to dark brown color with a white constant head. It has a malty to the beer. The taste is a sweet malty with a dry malty for the aftertaste. It is a drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.staropramen.com

Twitter: @Staropramen

Closing, I am not a huge lager fan but I enjoy myself a dark lager. I really enjoyed this dark lager from Staropramen. I love how the most roasted malts that they used in this beer. It is also a session beer. This is a great beer and I wished it was available in the states. I had a great time drinking some great lagers in Prague. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Odell Brewing Levity Amber Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Odell Brewing and the beer is called Levity Amber Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog on their beers, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read those beer blog post to get up to speed on this great Colorado brewery. Let us get into the beer.

It has an amber color without a head on the beer. The smell is a sweet malty caramel to it. The taste is sweet malty without an aftertaste. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Levity is our lighter take on an amber ale — a real crowd pleaser. Munich and honey malts give it full-bodied flavor, bright copper color, and a relaxed taste profile. We let the finishing hops shine, for a beer that’s crisp instead of bitter. Levity was named by our brewers partly for its light color — and partly for the way it just refuses to take itself too seriously. We could all use a little levity once in a while.

Here is a description from their website (www.odellbrewing.com):

Levity Amber Ale

Levity is our lighter take on the amber ale. Munich and honey malts give it a full-bodied flavor and a happy-go-lucky personality. Then we let the finishing hops shine, for a beer that’s crisp instead of bitter. Levity was named by our brewers partly for its light color – and partly for the way it just refuses to take itself too seriously. Hey, we could all use a little levity once in a while.

5.1%Alc. by Vol. 24IBUs

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.odellbrewing.com

Twitter: @odellbrewing

In the end, this is not one of my favorite beer styles but I wanted to try this beer at least once in my lifetime. This is a really good and well made beer. If you are an Amber Ale or Lager fan, this is the beer for you. The one thing that I love about this beer is how drinkable this beer is and pack of flavor. I recommend you trying this beer so go out and hunt it down. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Tri-City Brewing Charity Island India Pale Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to get into a brewery I have been eye balling every time I go back to visit in Michigan. Tri-City Brewing Company is the brewery being featured in this beer post and the beer is called Charity Island India Pale Ale. This Bay City brewery opened its doors in 2007 by Kevin Peil and a few friends. There is not too much information on this young brewery. Let us get into beer.

It has cloudy copper color with a constant white head on the brew. The carbonation is heavy so be careful pouring the beer in the glass. The smell is fade citrus to this India Pale Ale. The taste has a carbonated citrus without an aftertaste. It is drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Charity Island IPA has a bold and assertive hoppy characteristic. Brewed with 100% malted barley, the five hop additions give an aroma with a rich citrus, floral, and resinous bouquet. The crisp flavor is in perfect harmony with the malt backbone with a refreshing, clean, and dry finish.

Here is a description from their website (www.tricitybrewing.com):

Charity Island IPA

Charity Island IPA has the bold and assertive hop characteristics of an American IPA. Brewed with 100% malted barley, the five hop additions give an aroma with a rich citrus, floral, and resinous bouquet. The crisp hoppy flavor is in perfect harmony with the malt backbone with a refreshing, clean, and dry finish.

6% abv and 72 IBU

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.tricitybrewing.com

Twitter: No Twitter address

In closing, I enjoyed drinking this beer. I love the citrus and it has enough of a malty backbone and balance. There is a nice crisp and dry finish that I picked up when I was drinking this beer. This is a great beer. I will be enjoying some pints when I go back to Michigan. If you live in the Michigan area, I recommend you trying this beer out. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

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