Month: April 2016

New Beer Blog Green Flash Brewery Passion Fruit Ale

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In this special beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Green Flash Brewery.  It is their Passion Fruit Ale.  If you have read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this California base craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this west coast craft brewery.  Let us get into this fruit beer.

It has a cloudy yellow color without a head. The smell has a heavy passion fruit notes. The taste has a heavy passion fruit notes with a slight tart aftertaste. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Exhilarating Ale

We’ve kicked it up a notch by adding a tropical twist to this refreshing ale. Get amped on Passion Fruit Kicker—a jaw-dropping, mouth-watering, smooth brew with sweet, tart, fruity flavor. We layer passion fruit tea and passion fruit juice with wheat malt and 2-row malted barley to bring you this exhilarating crowd pleaser. Your palate will do a 360 for more of this luscious wheat ale.

Tasting Notes

Appearance—Hazy pale yellow with white beer foam. Aroma—Passion fruit pungency and fruit Belgian yeast esters similar to bubblegum. Flavor—Flavor has a prominent sweet tart passion fruit character that mingles with the Belgian fruit bowl esters.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.greenflashbrew.com

Twitter:  @greenflashbeer

In the end, I am not into the fruit beers as much.  Fruit beers have been around for many years.  These beers normally pop on the market during the summer months.  There is a nice balance and it is a pretty drinkable beer.  I am happy to see them picking passion fruit.  There is too many blueberry, orange, etc on the market.  There is not too many passion fruit beers on the market.  It is a great beer just not for me.  I recommend this beer.   Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Stone American Stout

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Stone Brewery.  It is their American Stout.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this west coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this California base craft brewery.  Let us get into this stout.

It has a jet black color with a tan constant color head on this stout. The aroma has a chocolate to heavy espresso notes. The taste has a chocolate to espresso notes with heavy espresso aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.

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

Stone Americano Stout | Stone Brewing

The coffee notes in Stone Americano Stout are bold, rich and full of American swagger. For each 120-barrel batch, we incorporated over 250 lbs. of artisanal espresso-roast beans into the mash and added in Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo and Cascade hops to invigorate the coffee taste with a slight citrus and resin hop presence. When it came time to selecting our coffee, we chose the same local roasters who contributed to our sought-after 2013 Stone ESPRESSO Imperial Russian Stout. Their fantastic beans helped us achieve this dark, hoppy and wonderfully aromatic espresso stout.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.stonebrewing.com

Twitter:  @stonebrewingco

Closing, I always love anything that comes from Stone Brewing.  I cannot recall if they make a bad beer.  This is one of the few craft brewery that is good overall.  I love this beer. I love my coffee stouts.  This craft brewery is known for their hoppy and malty beers.  It is nice to see them trying to do something different.  They did a great job on this beer.  There is a nice balance between the stout and the coffee.  This is a great beer and I highly recommend this beer.  I am glad this craft brewery decided to make seasonal beers.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Anchor Saison Spring Ale

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In this spring seasonal beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Anchor Brewery.  It is their Saison Spring Ale.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this west coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this California base craft brewery.  Let us get into this saison ale.

It has a slightly cloudy golden color with a white constant head. The smell has a fruity to lemon notes. The taste has a heavy lemon to farm and earthly notes. The aftertaste has a lemon note finish. It is extremely drinkable beer.

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

Anchor Saison

Saisons originated with the rustic farmhouse ales of Wallonia, a mostly French-speaking region of Belgium. Bière de saison was brewed during the saison froide (cold season) for consumption during the warmer months. Today saisons are made and enjoyed year-round. As brewers, we were drawn to this beer style’s enigmatic history, the freedom it offers, and the creativity it demands.

Anchor Saison™ Spring Ale is a traditional Belgian-style saison with a California twist. The distinctiveness of roasted Belgian wheat malt is enhanced by the peppery, clove-like flavors of a locally cultured saison-style yeast. And, for this release, we chose three California ingredients—lemongrass, lemon peel, and ginger—whose synergy adds a tangy crispness and herbal spiciness to this sharply refreshing, uniquely Californian saison.

The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 and the Southern Pacific’s “Sunset Route” in 1883, coupled with the advent of refrigerated railcars, made it possible for California brewers and farmers to ship their products out of state. Local artists and lithographers were engaged to create imaginative labels for bottles of beer and crates of fruit. Many of the latter featured colorful vignettes of California scenery framed by mouthwatering images of fresh citrus.

Inspired by those early fruit-crate labels and the ingredients in this release of Anchor Saison™ Spring Ale, our label features an original hand-colored 1873 lithograph of the Golden Gate as seen from Telegraph Hill. Our saison’s California ingredients—hand-drawn by our label artist Jim Stitt—adorn it, creating a uniquely Anchor label for a uniquely Anchor brew.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.anchorbrewing.com

Twitter:  @anchorbrewing

In the end, I will say this that all saison or farmhouse ales are not all the same.  They are all different and it is by design.  The only thing that is the same is the funkiest from the yeast strain.  It has a heavy lemon notes. It is different like all saisons are on the market. I like it.  It is not my favorite but it is a good version of saison ale.  I love Goose Island Sofie and that is my standard for farmhouse ales.  I do recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Funky Buddha Brewery Sweet Potato Casserole Strong Ale

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In this special beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Funky Buddha Brewery.  This is the second beer that my friend brought back from Florida.  It is their Sweet Potato Casserole Strong Ale.  If you read my post a few days ago on their Last Snow, you know the history of this southern craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read it to get to know this Florida base craft brewery.  Let us get into this Strong Ale.

It has a slight cloudy light amber color without a head. The aroma has a sweet marshmallow to sweet potato notes.  The taste has a sweet potato, marshmallow, and slight vanilla notes with vanilla aftertaste. It is kind of drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.thefunkybuddha.com

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Closing, there is ton going on in this complex beer.  It has everything that they put on this bottle.  There is a nice aroma to tasting notes.  It is different and they put some thought into this beer.  They build it well unlike some other craft breweries.  There are craft breweries that come up with some weird ideas for beers but do not know now to make them well.  I like it. It is so different.  I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13
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New Beer Blog Funky Buddha Brewery Last Snow Porter

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In this special beer blog, we are going to sample Funky Buddha Brewery for first time on this beer blog.  It is called Last Snow Porter. Funky Buddha Brewery was founded in 2010 in Boca Raton, Florida.  They are the largest craft brewery in the Southern part of Florida.  Let us get into this porter.

It has a jet black color with tan constant head on this porter. The aroma has a heavy chocolate, coffee, and coconut notes. The taste has a smooth well balance of chocolate, coffee, and coconut notes with coffee and coconut aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.

Here is a desecration from their website (www.funkybuddhabrewery.com):

Let it Snow

Last Snow Coconut & Coffee Porter is an ode to that special time in Florida where the needle dips just south of 75 – even for the briefest of moments. This rich, creamy porter is layered with coconut and freshly-roasted coffee for a taste that recalls a winter wonderland – even if, in our state, that’s just a state of mind.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.funkybuddhabrewery.com

Twitter:  @funkybuddhabrew

Ending, this craft brewery has been on my radar for a while.  I was pretty happy to see my friend came back with some from Florida.  I want to thank my friend Mike for bring these two beers back.  I was really happy to see he brought back this bottle.  It is nice way to get to know this awesome craft brewery.  This beer has a nice balance.  For a craft brewery to have nice weather in winter, they found a way to make a beer for how it is in the north.  Winter sucks here in Michigan.  There is a ton going on in this complex beer.  It is well balance beer.  I love it. This is a really good beer.  I hope they keep making this great beer and I hope I can get more next year.  I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Fat Head’s Head Hunter India Pale Ale

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into Fat Head Brewery for the first time.  It is also the first time you will see Head Hunter IPA on this blog.  They opened their doors in 2009 outside of Cleveland, Ohio.  They team up with Fat Head Saloon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that open their doors back in 1992.  They have several location around the country.  Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear golden color with a white constant head. The aroma has a grapefruit, citrus to hints of pineapple notes. The taste of this full body IPA has a citrus to grapefruit notes with a heavy dry bitter aftertaste. It is a sipping beer for some craft beer drinkers but others will find it is kind of drinkable beer.

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

No other ingredient stirs the passion of a Master Brewer like the hop. Inspired by this legendary flower we challenged ourselves to create a world class IPA. Head Hunter is an aggressively dry-hopped, West Coast-Style IPA with a huge hop display of pine, grapefruit, citrus and pineapple. A punch-you-in-the-mouth brew for those who truly love their hops! Uncivilized? Yes. Aggressive? Absolutely. Award Winning? Hell yes!

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.fatheadsbeer.com

Twitter:  @fatheadsbeer

Closing, I was pretty impressed about this beer.  There is a nice balance from the hops and malt.  It is a well balance beer.  They did a great job on this beer.  There is a great selection of hops giving a some nice grapefruit to juicy citrus notes.  I love it and I will get more of this great beer.  I just wish it was in a six pack not a four pack.  I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Right Brain Brewery Concrete Dinosaur Brown Rye IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Right Brain Brewery.  It is their Concrete Dinosaur Brown Rye IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan base craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery.  Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear dark brown color with a tan constant color head. The aroma has a malty to citrus notes. The taste has a sweet malty to nutty notes with a rye and hop bitter aftertaste.  There is a slight citrus note that comes across. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

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

CONCRETE DINOSAUR
Style: Brown Rye IPA
ABV: 7.2%
Giant notes of Rye accented by subtle citrus undertones. The final flavor experience is very similar to a strongly spiced Pumpernickel bread. 2015 Silver Medal Winner for Best Rye Beer at the Great American Beer Festival®.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.rightbrainbrewery.com

Twitter:  @rightbrainbrew

In the end, I love this brewery.  I just wished this was in a smaller package.  I love their packaging design graphics.  I am not a fan of 16oz cans.  This brewery makes some really good beer and this beer is no different.  This beer has a nice balance.  I love how they added rye to this beer.  This beer is different than Dogfish Head India Brown Ale and there is not too many brown IPA’s on the market.  It is a pretty good beer. I love it. I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Best Blog Flying Dog Tropical Bitch IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Flying Dog Brewery.  It is another version of their successful Raging Bitch Belgian IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this East Coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear copper color with semi on white head. The aroma has a tropical fruit to mango and pineapple notes. The taste has a tropical fruit to mango notes with a slight grapefruit aftertaste. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Alcohol By Volume:8.0%

Availability:  Beginning of February through the end of March

Hop Bitterness:  55 IBU

Specialty Malts: Pale Malt, Caramel Malt

Hops:  Warrior, Galaxy, Amarillo

Yeast:  Belgian

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.flyingdogbrewery.com

Twitter:  @flyingdog

Closing,  I do not understand why it took this craft brewery to build on their success on Raging Bitch IPA.  What I mean is, I am surprise it took this long to make another version of it.  I have to say that it was worth the wait.  They took their time to make a great beer.  There is a nice balance in this beer.  It is a pretty drinkable beer.  There is some nice drinking notes and you can pick it up on the aroma too.  This is a great beer and I highly recommend this beer.  I will be picking up more soon.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Rogue Brewery Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout

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In this beer blog, we are going to sample another beer from Rogue Brewery.  It is their Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout.  If you have read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this west coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Oregon base craft brewery.  Let us get into this stout.

It has a jet black color with a tan constant color head. The smell has a sweet chocolate notes. The taste has a smooth chocolate with some burn malt notes.  The aftertaste has a smooth chocolate to slight toffee finish. It is a sipping beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.rogue.com

Twitter:  @rogueales

Closing, the one thing that I do not understand about this brewery.  The price of their beer is pretty high.  I understand that the brewery has to make money.  I know supplies are not cheap.  However, at the same time, why are their beers are more than the rest of the market’s beers.  I have always asked this question.   They make great beer and I believe they would sell more on that fact.  I believe at a good price and liquid that they would be higher on beer sold by breweries.  I know that they do a great job already and sell a ton of beer yearly. Just like their porter, it is a nice sipping beer.  This beer is in my top five of Oatmeal stouts. I love my stouts.  I love this beer. This is one of their best beers that Rogue Brewery makes.  I highly recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Rogue Mocha Porter

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from Rogue Brewery.  It is their Mocha Porter.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this west coast craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this porter.

It has a jet black color with a tan color constant head. The aroma has a chocolate to slight coffee notes. The taste has a chocolate to slight coffee notes with a dry chocolate and burn notes aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.

Here is their website and twitter:

Website:  www.rogue.com

Twitter:  @rogueales

Closing, there is a nice balance in this  beer.  It is a sipping beer that gives the beer drinker something in every sip he or she takes.  This beer has a nice color from the beer and head.  I like it but not one of my favorite porter on the market.  It is in my top ten of porters.  I recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13