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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

New Beer Blog New Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into a new beer from New Belgium Brewery.  It is their new everyday beer, which is called Citradelic Tangerine IPA.  Fruit IPA’s will be a new trend in 2016 in the beer world.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this 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 golden color with a semi on constant white head. The aroma has a juicey tangerine to slight citrus and a light hint of grapefruit notes. The taste has a slight caramel and moves into a juicey tangerine to slight hints of citrus to grapefruit notes. The aftertaste has a caramel to tangerine notes finish.  It is not as bitter. The fruit cuts through the IPA bitterness. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Tune in and hop out with New Belgium Citradelic. Set adrift on a kaleidoscopic wave of hoppiness brought to you by a mystical marriage of Citra hops and tangerine peel, which elevates each sip onto a plane of pure tropical, fruity pleasure. Citradelic’s namesake hop and fruit combine to jam with visions of additional hops like citrusy Mandarina Bavaria, tropical Azzaca, and fruity Galaxy for a colorful explosion that’s grounded by just a touch of malty sweetness. Bored by the status quo? Expand your palate with a pour of Citradelic. Launching January 2016.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.newbelgium.com

Twitter:  @newbelgium

Closing, just what I said above, we are going to see more and more fruit IPA’s hitting the market.  We are going to see more grapefruit IPA’s more than anything.  I was happy to see one craft brewery made something a little different for their Fruit IPA.  They put some thought and came up with several recipes to get this beer right.  This beer has a nice balance between the bitterest and fruit notes.  Fruit IPA’s do not have the heavy bitter notes like the normal IPA.  I believe this IPA style will go over really well with the non IPA drinkers.  I love it. This is one of the best fruit IPA’s on the market.  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 Sweetwater Brewing Whiplash White IPA

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In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Sweetwater Brewing.  It is their white IPA, which is called Whiplash White IPA.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this southern craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this white IPA.

It has a slight cloudy golden color without a head. There was a white color head at first. The aroma has a slight wheaty with a citrus notes. The taste has a wheaty to citrus notes with a wheaty to bready yeast aftertaste.  It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

What happens when a 500year old Belgian style ale gets rear-ended bya truckload of pompous American hops? It equals one heck of an ambulance chaser of a beer.

This is an American style Belgian IPA, with a subtle phenolic flavor in combination with citrusy/piney hops, well balanced at 6.2% and 55 IBUs, with a tart, dry finish.

2014 World Beer Cup Bronze Medal winner for American-Belgo-Style Ale category.

Grains: 2-Row, Wheat, Flaked Oats

Hops: Bravo, Ahtanum, Centennial, Cascade
Dry Hop: Ahtanum, Centennial, Simcoe
Yeast: Strong Belgian Ale
ABV: 6.3%
IBUs: 55
Available: December through February

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.sweetwaterbrew.com

Twitter:  @sweetwaterbrew

Closing, as many of you know, I am not a huge fan of this beer style. I was a little nervous picking up the sampler pack with this beer.  Since I am not a fan, I have to say that this is a pretty good beer.  It is well balance but has some nice hop bitter notes to keep that hophead happy.  This white IPA is a little different than the rest of the white IPA’s on the market.  It is not too wheaty.  This fact is the only reason why I might pick it up again.  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 New Belgium Side Trip Belgian Style Pale Ale

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In this spring seasonal beer blog, we are going to get into one of the new seasonal beers for the year from New Belgium Brewery.  It is their Side Trip Belgian Style Pale Ale.  If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Mountain high craft brewery.  If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery.  Let us get into this craft pale ale.

It has a clear golden color with a white constant head. The aroma has a hay to bready like notes. The taste has a bready to earthly notes with a slight citrus notes. The aftertaste has a farm like to earthy finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

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

Sometimes it’s a side trip that makes the journey. During our last anniversary retreat to Belgium, brewmaster Peter Bouckaert embarked on a sensory excursion to find the perfect yeast strain for his next creation: Side Trip Belgian Pale Ale. A beer from Brouwerij Van Den Bossche led Bouckaert to the brewery’s family Buffalo yeast strain, which they happily shared, and the foundation was set. Additions of Belgian Chateau Abbey and Cara Ruby malts from Castle Malting, the oldest malting plant in Belgium, as well as Belgian Magnum, Saphir and Target hops builds a bready, caramel-sweet wash with traces of stone fruits, and a balanced herbal bitterness for a pleasantly dry finish. Take a break from your journey with a Side Trip.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.newbelgium.com

Twitter:  @newbelgium

Closing, New Belgium Brewery has been making beer for 25 years now.  They are throwing a party this year and this spring seasonal is starting it up.  This beer has all ingredients from Belgium.  I am talking the yeast to the hops and etc.  The yeast came from Belgium brewery. I will have to say this is by far my favorite seasonal from this craft brewery.  I love it and I am stocking up on it.  I am going to try to age this beer for at least a year.  I want to see what happens with this beer.  This is well balance and they did a great job.  I believe it will hold pretty well for a 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