east coast craft beers

New Beer Blog Heavy Seas Black Cannon Black IPA

In this beer blog, we are going to sample out one of my favorite beer style and my favorite craft brewery out of Maryland. Heavy Seas Brewery and the beer is called Black Cannon Black IPA. If you read my earlier beer blog on their flagship beer, which is called Loose Cannon, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read the first part of that beer blog post. Let us get into the beer.

It has a black color with a semi tan color. The smell is a roasted chocolate with a hint of pine. The taste is a chocolate piney with a dry hoppy finish. It is a drinkable beer but really not drinkable. It is kind of in that in between worlds.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

While the style is an oxymoron, this ale is a variation of our “Loose Cannon” IPA, with an obious dark note. 7.25% Alc./Vol.

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

Black Cannon

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Our brewers modeled this black IPA after Loose Cannon, with a slight change: it’s almost as if they burnt the brew. Deep-dark ruby, Black Cannon has a roasted character from Blackprinz and Roasted Barley malts, but a heaping portion of hops—in the kettle, hopback, and fermenter—impart flavor and aroma. Floral and pine notes show up in the nose. The mouthfeel is very smooth.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.hsbeer.com

Twitter: @heavyseasbeer

In closing, I love this beer style, which I said at the beginning of this beer post. I am a huge hophead but yet I love my porters and stouts. This is a dream of mine taking both beer styles and put them in one beer bottle or beer glass. It is a smooth full body beer when drinking but yet get the pine notes during the drinking experience. This beer at first I was not a fan but when I got to the bottom of the glass. I was really enjoying this beer. I recommend you trying this beer if you are a fan of Black India Pale Ale. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Brooklyn Dry Irish Stout

In this beer blog, Brooklyn Brewery Dry Irish Stout is a new spring seasonal from this great traditional beer styles brewery. If you read my earlier beer blog, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not read that beer blog post, please, read the first part of that beer blog. Let us get into this new brew from Brooklyn Brewery.

This stout has a jet black color with a white head on the beer. The smell is a heavy chocolate with coffee to it. The taste is a dry chocolate with a dry chocolate burn aftertaste. It is kind of drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Brooklyn Dry Irish Stout is a very dark beer, but don’t let the color fool you. In Ireland, stouts were originally brewed to be “session beers” that were light enough to stick with a long evening, but flavorful enough to be fun to drink. We use large amounts of roasted grains to develop nice coffee and chocolate flavors and the famed East Kent Golding hop lends to the earthy aroma. It’s brisk enough to pair with oysters, but bold enough to handle a burger.

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

The Irish Stout beer style was once produced by dozens of breweries in Ireland. These days it is only produced by three major breweries in Ireland, none of them Irish-owned, though several small breweries and brewpubs make stout as well. People are often surprised to hear that Irish stouts are among the lightest beers on draft, both in alcohol and in calories. These beers were originally designed as “session pints”, a term denoting beers that one can stick with for a long evening. These days, the major producers of Irish Stout dissolve nitrogen into the beer to produce the trademark head, a practice that started in 1960.

Brooklyn Irish Stout is brewed the old-fashioned way, without the nitrogen addition. A large portion of the grain is roasted like coffee beans, developing the typical color and flavor of this beer. Aside from British pale malts, the beer includes caramel malts, black patent malt, unmalted black barley and a proportion of flaked raw barley, which helps the beer develop a beautiful, thick natural head. The famous East Kent Golding hop lends to the earthy aroma. The beer is neither filtered, nor fined and has a light, brisk carbonation. The blend of grains gives the beer an espresso-like bite, followed by coffee and chocolate flavors. At 4.7% ABV, this is among the lightest beers we make, and one of our favorites. Be sure to serve it with “two fingers” of foam, and enjoy the flavor of Brooklyn Irish Stout. Slainte!

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.brooklynbrewery.com

Twitter: @brooklynbrewery

Closing out, Brooklyn Brewery has hit a home run Jackie Robinson style with this new brew. It is everything you expect out of a stout. This brew is strong and bold but yet soft enough that the beer drinker can enjoy it during the St. Patty’s Day. It also comes with a ton of flavor and that is what the beer drinker wants from their craft beers. This beer also shows the future of the craft beer world. You are asking what am I talking about? It is pretty simple. The craft beer world is going back to more classic beer styles then the over hop that hints the errors of the brewmasters. I am not saying that those beers will not be made. They will be made. With new beer drinkers entering the craft beers, these classic beers will be selling like crazy and brewers and breweries will look at that to make their bottom line profitable. This is a great debate for the future. I highly recommend you trying this beer and please put down the Guinness because this is a pretty good beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Big Horn Ram Brewing Hopcicle Imperial IPA

In this craft beer blog, Big Horn Ram Brewing Hopcicle Imperial IPA is being feature in this post. This is a limited run and seasonal brew from the Wheeling location. If you read my earlier beer blog, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read the first part of that beer blog. Let us get into the brew.

This Imperial India Pale Ale has a deep copper color with a constant white head on the beer. The smell is a heavy citrus to the beer. The taste has a heavy citrus but a nice malty backbone to cut down the hops in this big beer. The aftertaste has a dry cirrus that lingers. For being a big IPA, this is a pretty drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.theram.com

Twitter: @theram and @rambrew

Closing, this Imperial India Pale Ale is not crazy over hop like other Imperial India Pale Ale. I have to say this is what I thought of this beer. If it was a solid, you would be licking this like crazy. Since it is in liquid form, it is smooth and silky on your tongue for the mouth feel. It is pretty drinkable and malt backbone is pretty solid. These brewers at Ram Wheeling did a great job on this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Lake Placid Craft Brewing Ubu Ale

In this beer blog, Lake Placid Craft Brewing Ubu Ale is being featured on this posted. This is one of my brews from my latest Beer Of The Month. If you read my earlier beer blog on this brewery, you are up to speed with this brewery. If you have not read it, please, read that beer blog to get to know this great New York State brewery. Let us get into a beer that President Clinton use to order cases to the White House when he was in office.

It has a beautiful brown color without a head on this English Strong Ale. There is really no smell but maybe a strong malty to it. The taste is a carbonation sweet burn malty with dry aftertaste. This is a sipping beer to relax and watch television.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Ubu Ale

The mountain village of Lake Placid was once home to a legendary chocolate lab named Ubu, the biggest dog you’ve ever seen with an uncanny nose for great beer. Deep garnet red in color this English-Style Ale is tribute to the legend of Ubu. It features a smooth, rich maltiness complemented by just the right amount of hops. Here’s to the legend!

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

7.0% ABV 38 IBU 43 SRM
Our famous English Strong Ale, deep garnet red in color, with a smooth, hardy taste and a nice warm feeling to follow.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.ubuale.com

Twitter: @ubuman

Closing out, the last time I had this brewery’s brews was from my Beer Of The Month that was months ago. When I did had them, I fall in love with their beers. I really wanted to try this brew and I was a little upset it was not part of my last Beer Of The Month. I was pretty happy to see their Amber and Ubu Ale in this Beer Of The Month. It has a great story with one of our presidents enjoying this beer while in office. I have to say this beer did not let me down. It has a nice malty snap but just enough hops to make it a great brew. If you are in New York area around Lake Placid, please go check this brewery out. Please, let me know what you think about this brewery and brew. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Sea Dog Hazelnut Porter

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Sea Dog Brewery and the beer is called Hazelnut Porter. If you read my beer blog post from yesterday, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not read that beer blog post, please, read it to get up to speed on this brewery. Let us get into the beer.

It has a dark deep brown color without a head on this porter. The smell is a hazelnut to the beer. The taste is hazelnut with a touch of toffee. Toffee is extremely fate. The aftertaste is a dry hazelnut. It is a sipping beer. It is a beer to take your time and relax.

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

This beer is one of a kind! Four different malted barleys combine to create a distinctive, full-bodied beer with a roasted nuttiness, uniquely enhanced by a hint of hazelnuts. Smooth and creamy with the nose of the Willamette hop, this porter is a beer style unto itself.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.seadogbrewing.com

Twitter: @seadogbrewing

In closing, I have to say when I opened my Beer Of The Month and saw this beer. I have to be honest. I was excited and nervous at the same time. It was in a good way on my feelings before I open the bottle. I really enjoyed this beer and it is extremely unique to what is on the market. I love the smell and taste of the hazelnut along with the chocolate. I recommend 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 Sea Dog India Pale Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to get into a beer I received from my Beer Of The Month. The brewery and the beer is called Sea Dog Brewery India Pale Ale. Sea Dog Brewery was founded in 1992 in the State of Maine. The brewery was named after a dog called Barney, which is no longer with the brewery. They brew several different beer styles and have several location around the Portland, Maine area. Let us get into the beer.

It has a deep copper color with a semi white head on the beer. The smell is a citrus to a little malty to this India Pale Ale. The taste of this full body beer is a carbonation citrus with a sweet dry aftertaste. It is a pretty drinkable IPA.

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

OLD EAST INDIA PALE ALE

Fashioned after the famous ales from Burton-On-Trent which took on such bold character after surviving the long, rolling voyage from London to Calcutta in the days of the Empire. This is an amber-colored masterpiece in the world of beer styles.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.seadogbrewing.com

Twitter: @seadogbrewing

In closing, there is not too many good English style India Pale Ales on the market. I know this brewery is in the Chicago Market but I never see their India Pale Ale. It is pretty balance and well hopped. I have to say I love the story and history of this brewery. It is a really cool story. I wish I could find more of their beer in the Chicago market. If you are a hophead like me, I recommend you trying this beer and let me know what you think of it. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Heavy Seas Brewing Gold Ale

In this beer blog, here is another beer from Heavy Seas Brewing and the beer is called Gold Ale. This is another brew from my Beer of the Month. If you read my earlier blog on their flagship beer while I was in Washington DC, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read that beer blog post. Let us get into the beer.

This gold ale is what it is a golden color without a head on the beer. The smell is very fade and hard to smell. The taste is a sweet carbonation malty with a small touch of hops. It is not overly hopped. The aftertaste is a dry earthly to a little malty. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

American gold ale with floral hop aroma. Well rounded, fruity, and complex.

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

Gold

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This easy-drinking session beer pours a deep golden color. It smells slightly floral and herbal, thanks to a hopback full of Cascade and Centennial hops. Gold is tasty and refreshing, with a round mouthfeel. In 2010, it took awards at both the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.hsbeer.com

Twitter: @heavyseasbeer

Closing, I am not a fan of most of these gold ales or golden ales. I went with a positive attitude to give this beer a chances. The one thing that I love about this beer it is a session beer. Sometimes you need to drink some of these beers to give you a break from the over hop to heavy stout and porters. However, this gold ale gives you some hop finish to keep the hophead happy, I recommend you trying this beer. If you are an experience craft beer or just an American lager drinker, this beer will give you a different pace as an experience beer drinker or set you on the road to drinking more craft beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Sixpoint Brewing 3Beans

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Sixpoint Brewing. This is a new beer from this Brooklyn base brewery and the beer is called 3Beans. If you read my earlier beer blog post on their beers, you know about the history this brewery. If you have not, please, read the first part of that beer blog. Let us get into the beer.

The color of this unique beer from Sixpoint Brewing is a brown to dark brown color with a slight brown white color head on it. The smell is a heavy coffee bean to the beer. The taste is a full body of complex taste. It has coffee to toffee and a little chocolate. It is a understatement to say there is a ton going on in this beer. It is not drinkable beer but good beer with a cigar on a Sunday afternoon. Even though, I do not smoke.

Here is a description from the beer can:

Take thou also unte thee wheat, and barley, and beans…and part them in one vessel. The beans of bygone brewers, united with cacao and coffee, to creat a trinity of roasted, rich, and savory flavors.

Here is a desecration of the beans off the packaging of the beer:

Romano Beans

Favored by brewers in centuries past, these hardy legumes are blended with barley malt during the mashing to feed the fermentation, while their proteins add texture and complexity.

Cacao Beans

Liberated from their lager pods, the fermented husks of the roasted cacao beans add notes of rich chocolate to brew. Provided by Mast Brothers Chocolate

Coffee Beans

A cold-brewed concoction of hand-picked, meticulously roasted coffee beans infuses the brew before aging on oak. Provided by Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Beans And Beers:

A brief history, As the culture of beer spread around the globe, diverse new brewing styles emerged. When the brewers of old Baltic Europe riffed on a popular foreign style, they formulated new recipes by harnessing familiar techniques and locally available ingredients. 3Beans is a Sixpoint’s tribute to these bygone brewers: a rich, oak-aged brew with our own additions of chocolate and coffee.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.sixpoint.com

Twitter: @sixpoint

In closing, this beer has a ton going on in it. It has a full body while giving the craft beer drinker a complex taste that will keep them coming back for more. Every sip, the drinking experience gives the beer drinker something different every time. At first, you will smell and taste the coffee but when you break it down more you will notice a few other things in the beer. I really enjoyed this beer and I will be picking it as long as it is available. I need to get back to Brooklyn to visit their brewery. I highly recommend 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 Dogfish Brewery 90 Minute Imperial IPA

In this beer blog, we are going to get another beer from the Dogfish Head Brewery. The beer is called 90 Minute Imperial IPA. If you have read my earlier blogs on their beers, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not read them, please, read those blogs to get to know this brewery. Dogfish Head Brewery is pretty well-known so you might be up to speed on this brewery. Let us get the beer.

It has a clear copper color with a white head on the beer. The smell is earthly. The taste is earthy with a touch of malts. The aftertaste has a dry with a touch of earthy notes. It is a pretty drinkable beer for being a big beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

What you have here is an Imperial India Pale Ale featuring a single, constant 90-minute hop addition. It’s balanced by a ridiculous amount of English Two-row Barley. Then we dry-hop it in every tank.

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

Esquire Magazine calls our 90 Minute IPA “perhaps the best IPA in America.” An imperial IPA best savored from a snifter, 90 Minute has a great malt backbone that stands up to the extreme hopping rate.

90 Minute IPA was the first beer we continuously hopped, allowing for a pungent — but not crushing — hop flavor.

Since introducing the world to the continuous-hopping method with our 90 Minute IPA, we’ve since released the continuously hopped 60 Minute IPA, 120 Minute IPA and even a 75 Minute IPA (a cask-conditioned blend of 60 and 90 Minute IPAs).

In addition to the continuous hopping, 90 Minute IPA is also dry hopped with our ‘Me So Hoppy’ device during conditioning (check it out in the video below).

This beer is an excellent candidate for use with our Randall The Enamel Animal filter!

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.dogfish.com

Twitter: @dogfishbeer

In closing, I do enjoy this beer. This is a pretty good beer. I just feel like most of the beers from this brewery is overpriced. I am not saying this is a bad beer. It is a pretty good beer and for Imperial IPA it is a pretty drinkable beer. There are several Imperial India Pale Ale just feel like they are extremely over hopped. There are several that are not drinkable beer. This Imperial India Pale Ale from Dogfish Head Brewery is pretty balance and drinkable. The key is it makes the hop head pretty happy. This is good but I am a huge fan of Sixpoint Resin. I like this beer. Let me know what you think. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Beer Blog Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Uber Pils

In this beer blog, we are going to take a look at another beer from Heavy Seas Brewing. Thanks to my loving sister for getting the beer of the month for Christmas to write about this beer. This time around we are sampling their Small Craft Warning Uber Pils. If you read my earlier blog on their Loose Cannon Ale, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not read that beer blog, please, read that beer blog. Let us get into the beer.

This Pils has a clear golden color without a head on the beer. The smell is extremely fate and I am having a hard time picking up what the smell. The taste is a sweet carbonation hoppy and the aftertaste is a malty dry crisp finish. It is a session beer and I am looking forward to go back to Michigan to drink some Heavy Seas beers.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Unofficially the original American Uber Pils, Small Craft Warning is a rich, golden bock lager with big malt flavor and a crisp hop finish. 7.0% Alc./Vol.

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

Small Craft Warning

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Arguably our most well-balanced beer, Small Craft Warning seems at once hop-forward and malt-forward; our brewers debate over which flavor force prevails in the beer. Small Craft exemplifies a robust pilsner—it’s crisp, well-carbonated, and slightly sweet. The beer is characterized by a firm malt backbone and a pronounced hop character. A fine aroma, from an array of hops, completes this quaffable beer.

Beer Details

Style: Über Pils

ABV: 7%

IBUs: 35

Availability: Year-round

Hops: Warrior, Palisade, French Strisselspalt, Saaz, Simcoe, Cascade

Malts: 2-row, Munich, Caramalt

Suggestions

Food Pairings: Baked chicken, mild cheddar cheese, shortbread cookies

Glassware: Pilsner

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.hsbeer.com

Twitter: @heavyseasbeer

Closing, I have grown to love these beer styles, which is craft lager and pils. I have enjoyed several beers I have had from this brewery. They are not shy to boost the ABV in their beers. I do not think I have ever saw a beer less than 5.0% ABV in their beers. I could be wrong. I have not had all their beers. I love the smoothest and drinkablity of this beer. It comes with a shark bite that will sneak up on you if you are not careful. I hope they come to Chicago, if not I know where to find them in Michigan. They make some great classic beers with their own twist. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

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