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New Blog Ommegang Brewery Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale

In this Fall Beer blog, we are going to get into Ommegang Brewery from Coopertown, NY. This is their first seasonal beer and it is called Scythe and Sickle Harvest Ale. Ommegang Brewery is under the Duvel Moortgat Brewery that brews beer in an old farmhouse and hop field in upstate New York. It was founded in 1997 and they brew several different Belgian style beer with an American twist. Let us get into this great beer.

Ommegang finally came out with a seasonal and they did a pretty good job with it. Scythe & Suckle is a nice dark golden color with a constant white head. There is a ton of carbonation and there is yeast in this bottle so be careful pouring it out in the glass. This beer has the malty smell but the Ommegang smell from their yeast. The taste of the beer is sweet, malty, and unique. There is a nice spicy malty aftertaste. This beer is pretty drinkable.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Scythe and Sickle is a seasonal brew that celebrates the richness of the grain harvest. Brewed with Barley, Wheat, Oats and – in a nod to traditional upstate New York Grains – Rye, this fine ale is malty, lightly hopped, and creamy n the palate. The flavors of the grains and the earth shine through so you can enjoy the refreshment of the season and joy of fine brewing.

Here is a descriation from their website (www.ommegang.com):

Scythe and Sickle is Ommegang’s foray into honoring the harvest season. Using barley, oats, wheat, and rye, we’ve brought the mood of fall to life with vibrant and flavorful passion.

Farming is about precision, timing and care. At Ommegang we place the same emphasis a farmer has for his crops into the creation of our beers. Scythe and Sickle is a testament to the craft and care of farming, from which our farmstead-brewed beers benefit greatly.

Brewed with balance in mind, Scythe & Sickle reveals a smooth and creamy mouthfeel with light toastiness and gentle sweetness. Bright amber in color from the mixed malts, the beer is balanced with delicate hopping to counter rather than overpower the malt profile.

5.8% ABV

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.ommegang.com

Twitter: @breweryommegang

Closing out the beer tab, I am a huge fan of this brewery. I knew they were looking to do a seasonal and I was pretty nervous to try it. Most American craft breweries feel they have to make a seaonal beers. I did not know how all the grains being used in this beer would go over with my drinking experience. I will be really honest. I did not like this beer at first, however, I have grown to love this beer. It has a ton of flavor, balance, and pretty drinkable. I highly recommend this beer and the rest of their beers. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale

In this blog, we are sample out last beer from this Samuel Adams Fall pack. We are going to get into one of my favorite beer styles in the Fall Season. Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale is going to be feature in this beer blog. If you read my earlier blog, you know a little something about this brewery. Samuel Adams are pretty well-known and I know you about this brewery before you reading this beer blog. If you do not, please, go back to one of the earlier blogs and read the first part of it. Let us get into the beer.

Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale is available in their Fall Sampler Pack. It has a dark amber color without a head on the beer. It has a cinnamon to nutmeg and a little pumpkin. This pumpkin taste like a cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin. This is not a well balance beer. There is a point in the beer drinking experience that the drinker will get a little water hint. It is kind of drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Early New England colonists were nothing if not resourceful. Lacking traditional malts, they added pumpkin to their brews, & the first pumpkin ales were born. This modern adaptation uses 4 different malts, and over 17 lbs of real pumpkin per barrel, for a rich depth of flavor & unmistakable character. Cheers! Jim Koch

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

A perennial favorite at our brewery Halloween party, Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale is brewed with over 17 pounds of real pumpkin per barrel, adding a full body and sweetness to this dark reddish amber brew. Deep roasted malts, including a smoked malt, lend a distinct roasted character while traditional pumpkin pie spices give the beer a subtle spice note.

Pumpkin Ale is one of the oldest beer styles that originated in America. Early colonists lacked some of the classic beer ingredients, so in place of malt other fermentable sugars such as molasses or pumpkin were used. Pumpkin beers were not as popular at first since the pumpkin was used for its sugar alone rather than its flavor. More recently, pumpkins have been used in addition to malt and other spices to create flavorful pumpkin ales. For our take on the style we’ve used a large portion of real pumpkin to give it a natural richness of flavor.

To brew our version of this fall favorite, we used a significant portion of real pumpkin. The pumpkin is added to the mash to meld with the malt flavors, bringing out its true flavor in the final brew. In addition to our classic two-row pale malt and Caramel 60, we’ve added Special B and Smoked Malt for a deep roasted and nutty character that perfectly complements the pumpkin. Once in the kettle we also add clove and the classic pumpkin pie spices of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg. The spices subtly enhance the character of the pumpkin and malt without overpowering it.

Flavor: Smooth and roasty, real pumpkin adds to a full body and sweetness while deep roasted malts lend a toasty finish to this subtly spiced brew.
Color: Dark reddish amber, 33 SRM
Original Gravity: 15° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 5.7%ABV – 4.4%ABW
Calories/12oz.: 199
IBUs: 14
Malt Varieties: Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend, Caramel 60, Special B, and smoked malt
Hop Varieties: East Kent Goldings and English Fuggles
Special Ingredients: real pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice
Yeast Strain:Samuel Adams ale yeast
First Brewed: 2010
Availability: Seasonal (Sept. – Oct.) and in the Harvest Collection Variety pack

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.samueladams.com

Twitter: @samueladamsbeer

Closing, this pumpkin ale is one of the best one in the market. I am pretty stun since it is coming from Boston Beer Company. They found the classic American style and did it up right. It has a nice balance unlike most pumpkin ales in the market. Most Pumpkins ales have too much cinnaon or nutmeg in the beer. This beer is also in six pack bottles this year. I recomment this beer and you can take your time with it. This is because most of the smaller batches will be gone first. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blot Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen

In this next beer blog, we are going to take another look at a beer from the Samuel Adams Fall Sampler Pack. The beer is their Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen. If you read my earlier blog on their beers, you know about this brewery. Samuel Adams is pretty well know so you might already know them before reading this blog. If you do not know this brewery, please, go back and read the first part of that blog. Let us get into the beer.

Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen is only available in their Fall Sampler. It has an amber color without a head on the beer. It has a malty and yeast smell. It has malty wheaty taste with a malty aftertaste. This Dunkelweizen is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This unflitred dark wheat beer is brewed with a traditional Bavarian yeast that createsa wide spectrum of flavors and aromas from clove and nutmeg to tropical fruit and banana. This is complemented by malted wheat for a crisp finish. Cheers! Jim Koch

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

Samuel Adams® Dunkelweizen,literally translated as “dark wheat” beer, is a darker version of the traditional Bavarian wheat beers dating back to the 15^th century. Dark amber-brown in color, this brew is coarse filtered, leaving a notable haze and offering a dense, white rocky head.

Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen is brewed with authentic Bavarian wheat beer yeast, which imparts a wide spectrum of flavors and aromas from spicy clove and nutmeg to tropical fruit and banana. This traditional yeast is rarely used by American brewers so the flavors it creates are often unfamiliar, even to craft beer drinkers. The yeast character is complemented by the taste of the malted wheat that adds a cereal note. The result is a beer that, although quite complex and flavorful, is medium in body, with a crisp finish.

Dunkelweizen is a variation on the “weizen” or wheat style that originated in Bavaria around the 15^th century. Both hefeweizens and dunkelweizens are often staples of Southern German breweries’ repertoires. Dunkel simply refers to the darkness of the beer derived from the malt. Often smooth and rich with complex malt flavors, dunkelweizens still carry the distinct flavors imparted from the yeast that are common in traditional southern German wheat beers. This array of flavors ranges from clove and nutmeg to tropical fruit and banana. The crisp cereal note of the wheat remains making it a flavorful and refreshing beer.

In creating Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen, we were inspired by the long history of this classic German style that’s difficult to find in the US today. Our version of the style is authentic to the Bavarian tradition with its combination of slight tartness from the wheat and full flavor from its dark malts as well as the notable yeast character. The traditional Bavarian yeast imparts a wide spectrum of flavors that make the beer unique.

Flavor: Caramel and toasted malt notes integrated with the traditional German weizen beer fermentation aromas of clove and banana.
Color: Dark amber brown, 20 SRM
Original Gravity: 12.6° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 5.1%ABV – 4.0%ABW
Calories/12 oz.: 168
IBUs: 13
Malt Varieties:Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend, malted wheat, Carawheat® malt, and Carafa® malt
*Carafa® and Carawheat® are registered trademarks of Weyermann Malt, Bamburg, Germany
Hop Variety: Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops
Yeast Strain: W-68 ale yeast
Availability: Seasonal (Aug. – Oct) in the Harvest Collection Variety Pack
First Brewed: 2009

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.samueladams.com

Twitter: @samueladamsbeer

In closing, as you know I am not a huge fan of wheat beers but I love the German style. I was looking forward to trying this beer since it was a Dunkelweizen. I have to say I was kind of disappointed. I am learning pretty quickly that American Craft Breweries can not make a good German Style Hefeweizen nor Dunkelweizen. It is not a really bad beer but I just did not enjoy drinking it. I am not going to love everything that Boston Beer Company, Dogfish Brewery or any other brewery. If you love wheat beer, please, go try this beer. I have a feeling if you love this style. I believe you will love it. Please, let me know. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Samuel Adams Octoberfest Lager

In this fall beer blog, we are going to sample another beer from Samuel Adams and the beer is their Fall Seasonal Samuel Adams Octoberfest Lager. If you read my earlier blog, you know something about this brewery. If you did not, please, go back and read the first part of that blog. Samuel Adams is pretty well known and you might have known them before this beer blog. Let us get into the beer.

Samuel Adams Octoberfest is their Fall Seasonal and is available in six pack, twelve pack, fall sampler pack. It has amber color without a head on the beer. It has a sweet malty smell to the beer. The taste of this Octoberfest Lager is a malt beer drinkers heaven. It has a sweet malty aftertaste. It is kind of a drinkable beer.

Here is a descration from the beer bottle:

In 1810, munich celebrated the wedding of their Crown Prince with a special beer. After 16 days the party ended, but the tradition continues. Our version of the calssic Oktoberfest lager blends 5 roasted malts for a rich, hearty flavor that’s perfect of the season, or whatever you’re celebrating. Jim Koch

Here is a descriation from their website (www.samueladams.com):

Brewed with five varieties of malted barley for a big, rich flavor.

The first thing you notice when pouring a glass of this seasonal beer is the color. Samuel Adams® Octoberfest has a rich, deep reddish amber hue which itself is reflective of the season. Samuel Adams Octoberfest masterfully blends together five roasts of malt to create a delicious harmony of sweet flavors including caramel and toffee. The malt is complimented by the elegant bitterness imparted by the Bavarian Noble hops. Samuel Adams Octoberfest provides a wonderful transition from the lighter beers of summer to the heartier brews of winter.

The märzen style gets its name from the month in which it was traditionally brewed. Before refrigeration March was the last month that beers could be put down for the lagering, or cold storage process. The beers would age during the summer months and be enjoyed around the time of the fall harvest.

This beer style became a staple beer of the annual Oktoberfest celebration in Munich. The first celebration was originally held in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of the Crown Prince of Bavaria. The village green on which it was first held is now a huge fairground known as the Theresienwiese, after the royal bride. The Oktoberfest tradition has become a world renowned celebration of beer, running for sixteen heady days every autumn in Munich, Germany.

Samuel Adams Octoberfest pays homage to the Bavarian tradition by using generous portions of five varieties of malted barley to create a rich, toffee sweetness that is the signature flavor of this popular style.

Flavor: Smooth with a deep malt complexity. Lightly hopped for a smooth sweet finish.

Color: Deep red amber, 20 SRM Original Gravity: 13.6° Plato

Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 5.3%ABV – 4.1%ABW

Calories/12 oz.: 187

IBUs: 15

Malt Varieties: Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend, Munich-10, and Caramel 60

Hop Varieties: Tettnang Tettnanger and Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops

Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams lager yeast

Availability: Seasonal (August – October)

First Brewed: 1989

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.samueladams.com

Twitter: @sameuladamsbeer

Closing, at one time, this was one of the best Octoberfest. Over time other breweries started to brew their verision and I just feel this beer did not change. It just not as good as I once thought it was. It is a malty beer drinker heaven but there are better ones. However, I try to have one Samuel Adams Octoberfest when it is season, it is still a pretty drinkable beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Samuel Adams Hazel Brown

In this fall beer blog, we are going to sample out Samuel Adams Fall Sampler pack. The first beer up to sample is their Samuel Adams Hazel Brown. If you read my earlier blog on Samuel Adams brews, you know about this brewery. If not, please, go back and read the first part of it. Samuel Adams is pretty well-known so you might know about them before these blogs. Let us get into the beer.

Hazel Brown is part of their Fall Sampler Pack. It has a brown color without a head on the beer. The smell is between a hazelnut and brown sugar. It has a medium body with a caramel to sweet hazelnut taste. The aftertaste is of slight bitter to dry to this american brown ale. It is not really a drinkable beer but I could see some beer drinkers trying to do that with this beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This flavorful dark brown ale has a distinct hazelnut aroma and taste. Slightly sweet caramel and toffee malt notes accentuate the pleasant roasted hazelnut character. This medium-bodied brew finishes smooth with an underlying spiciness from the hops. Cheers! Jim Koch

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

In honor of the fall hazelnut harvest, we brewed this flavorful nut brown ale. Its distinct hazelnut aroma and taste are accentuated by slightly sweet caramel and toffee malt notes. Medium in body, it finishes smooth with an underlying spiciness from the hops making it a great choice for fall.

While nut brown ales do not have a particularly long history, brown ales have been around in England since the late 17th century. This style became rare at the start of the 19th century as brewers began using pale malts as the base for their beers in place of more expensive brown malts. The resurgence of this style began at the end of that century and by the 1920s, brown ales were fairly common again.

For the base of Samuel Adams® Hazel Brown, we decided to brew in the Northern English Brown Ale style, which is slightly more robust than Mild and Southern English Brown Ales (higher ABV and bitterness level).

For this beer, we wanted to brew something that would be appealing and satisfying during the fall when the days become crisp and cooler. Brown ale, while a good beer any time of year, seemed like a great fit for this. We used malts that would contribute a rich, dark brown color, roasted notes, and a slightly sweet flavor profile, including caramel and toffee notes.

While the brown ale was tasty by itself, but we wanted to do more with it so decided to add a nut character. Hazelnut was the nut of choice due to its distinct, pleasant flavor and aroma. After adjusting the base beer slightly, we were able to create the best balance of malt and hazelnut characters.

Flavor: Caramel and toffee notes with a slightly sweet maltiness & roasted hazelnut flavor

Color: Rich brown, 28 SRM

Original Gravity: 13° Plato

Alcohol: 5.2%ABV – 4.0%ABW

Calories 12/ oz.: 174

IBUs: 20

Malt Varieties: Samuel Adams two-row pale malt blend, Caramel 60, Dingeman’s biscuit, Paul’s roasted barley

Hop Varieties: Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops, East Kent Goldings

Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams ale yeast

First Brewed: 2012

Availability: Limited Release in the Harvest Collection Variety Pack

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.samueladams.com

Twitter: @samueladamsbeer

In the end, I love a good brown ale but this one comes up a little short. Let me expalain why this brown ale might be a pass but I say to try this beer to make your judgement. It has a nice smell or aroma from the beer and it comes off with a ton of promise. The taste of the beer has its malty to hazelnut but then it comes off a little water down It has hard to expalining it. I believe they either rush this beer or did not put a ton of thought behind the making of this beer. It is really a huge let down for me but I know a few people that like this beer and you could be one of them. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Sixpoint Brownstone

In this blog, Sixpoint Brownstone will be featured in this latest edition. If you read my earlier blog on Sixpoint beers, you are pretty up to speed on this brewery. If you have not, please, go back and read the first part of that blog. Let us get into the beer.

Sixpoint Brownstone has a brown color with a heavy carbonation to the beer. It has a sweet malty smell to the beer. The brown ale has a sweet malty taste with a nice malty aftertaste. It is extremely drinkable for being a dark beer. Most general beer drinkers see a dark beer and believe it is not drinkable. In some cases, some dark beers can be drinkable more then their golden to white looking beers.

Here is description from the beer can:

…..and coming out of the brownstone house to the gray sidewalk, the watered street, one side of the buildings rises with the sun like a glistening field of wheat. Brownstone is our bedrock; the first fortress of Sixpoint. Mahogany malt and balanced bitterness is our home.

Here is a descripition from their website (www.sixpoint.com):

…and coming out of the brownstone house to the gray sidewalk, the watered street, one side of the buildings rises with the sun like a glistening field of wheat.

Brownstone is our bedrock; the first fortress of Sixpoint. This mahogany-hued brew has elements of roasted barley and a hop-forward profile.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.sixpoint.com

Twitter: @sixpoint

Closing out the blog, I really enjoy drinking beers from Sixpoint Brewery. I am glad that they are in Chicago market. I love how this brewery takes a classic beer style and put their twist on it. It gives the craft beer drinker a new drinking experience. To me, this is one of the best brown ales on the market. My two favorite brown ales are this one from Sixpoint and Brooklyn. The thing is that they are two different twist on the same beer style. I would think it would be nice if Sixpoint, Bronx Brewery, and Brooklyn Brewery should do a beer together. It should be called New York Gangster Take Me Down Ale. I do not know. I am thinking out loud in words on this blog. Sixpoint did a great job on their new can beer, which is Brownstone. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Brooklyn Summer

In this blog, we are going to get into the last summer seasonal and one of my favorite of this season, which is very rare. The beer is Brooklyn Summer. If you read my earlier blog on their Brooklyn Brown, you know a little something on this brewery. I try this in their can and bottle. I was wondering if there was a different from the can and the bottle. There was a little differences between the packaging. The first thing is the carbonation from the can to the bottle was different. Let us sample them out.

Brooklyn Summer Can

It is a clear golden color with a constant white head. There is a heavy carbonation to this beer. It has a very sweet smell. It is a light in body with a sweet light very malty taste without an aftertaste. It is easy to drink for the very hot Summer days.

Brooklyn Summer Bottles

Just like the can, it has the same golden color without a head on the beer. In the bottle, it has less carbonation. It has a very sweet malty smell. The beer has a sweet carbonation malty taste without an aftertaste. It is extremely drinkable beer.

Here is the description from the bottle and can:

Brooklyn Summer Ale is a summer refresher with a difference. The difference comes from the malt-100% British two-row barley, prized for superior taste. Our Summer Ale is gold in color, with a soft bready flavor, snappy clean bitterness and bright hop aroma, and will taste best before the date indicated. For information about special events and tours at our New York City facility, check brooklynbrewery.com, or write The Brooklyn Brewery, 79 North 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.brooklynbrewery.com

Twitter: @brooklynbrewery

In the end, this light in body beer with its refreshing taste brings that old school feel to the beer drinker. It is different then all the rest of the other Craft Summer Brews out there. American Craft Breweries do American style lager or some wheat and that is not my mug of beer. I still want something with some flavor to it. This brew from Brooklyn brings me exactly what I am looking for in a summer seasonal. This is a great beer and I am sad to see this season ending. If you can still find it, go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Brooklyn Brewery Lager

The feature beer in this lastest edition is Brooklyn Lager. If you read my earlier blogs on this brewery, you are pretty much up to date on Brooklyn Brewery. If you have not, please, go back and read the first part of the Brooklyn Brown post to get to know this great New York City brewery. Let us get into beer.

Brooklyn Lager is part of their everyday lineup of beers and is their flagship beer. It has copper to almost amber color with a constant white head on the beer. It has a heavy malty smell to the beer. This lager has a taste of a sweet malty and crisp malty finish to it. It is extremely drinkable.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Amber gold, with a malty body and a floral hop character, Brooklyn Lager is a revival of Brooklyn’s pre-Prohibition all malt lagers. This is the brewery’s first and best-selling brand. Brooklyn Lager is brewed only with malted barley, hops, water, and yeast, and will taste best before the freshness date indicated. Please write us or visit the brewery Saturdays noon to 5pm, at #1 Brewers Row. 79th North 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211, or our website at www.brooklynbrewery.com.

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

In the late 1800’s Brooklyn was one of the largest brewing centers in the country, home to more than 45 breweries. Lager beer in the “Vienna” style was one of the local favorites. It is amber-gold in color and displays a firm malt center supported by a refreshing bitterness and floral hop aroma. Caramel malts show in the finish. The aromatic qualities of the beer are enhanced by “dry-hopping”, the centuries-old practice of steeping the beer with fresh hops as it undergoes a long, cold maturation. The result is a wonderfully flavorful beer, smooth, refreshing and very versatile with food. Dry-hopping is largely a British technique, which we’ve used in a Viennese-style beer to create an American original.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.brooklynbrewery.com

Twitter: @brooklynbrewery

Ending the beer tab, I will be honest about this beer. I was not a fan of this beer at first but over the years it has grown on me. I believe my taste buds are changing again. This lager is what an American Lager should be not what the mass produced beer companies are putting out there. I am not saying they are bad lagers and beers. For me personally, I enjoy more of a malty taste. This is a great beer with a ton of flavor and a nice hop touch to it. If you enjoy lagers, I would give this beer a shoot and let me know what you think about this Brooklyn Lager. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Geary’s Hampshire Special Ale

Starting new tab, Geary’s Hampshire Special Ale, which is an American Strong Ale, is going to be feature in this beer blog. I have wrote about their Pale Ale in one of my earlier blog. If you read that blog, you are pretty much up to speed on this brewery. If you have not, please go back and read that first part of that blog post. Let us get into the beer.

This American Strong Ale has a clear blood red color without a head. It has a amber like color to it. The smell is sweet carmel malty to it. The taste is sweet carbonation malty carmel with a dry sweet malty that last a while in the beer drinker. It is extremely drinkable and dangerous for the beer drinker.

Here is a descripation from their website (www.gearybrewing.com):

Hampshire Ale

Once Maine’s legendary seasonal specialty, Hampshire is now available year round. Hampshire has a huge toasted malt flavor balanced by assertive hoppiness. The finish is long and lingering with the malt and hop notes blending with alcohol warmth. Original gravity – 1070; alcohol by volume – 7%; two row English malts (pale, crystal and chocolate); Cascade, Mt. Hood and East Kent Golding hops.
Availability: Year round

Original gravity: 1070

Ingredients: Two row English Malt (pale, crystal and chocolate); Cascade, Mt Hood and East Kent Golding hops.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.gearybrewing.com

Twitter: @gearybrewing

Closing, I am glad to see this brewery in the Chicago market again. I will be drinking and blogging on this brewery a little bit more. This beer is full of flavor and comes with a huge value for the price you will be paying at the beer store. I love the heavy malty and sweetness. Plus, it does not taste like 7% ABV beer that is pretty dangerlous to the beer drinker. This is an awesome beer and very well made. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

New Blog Magic Hat Company Blind Faith IPA

Magic Hat Company Blind Faith IPA is going to be featured in this blog. Magic Hat Company was founded in 1994 in Burlington, Vermont. Magic Hat brought Pyramid Brewery in 2008 and later in 2010, they were brought out by North American Breweries from Rochester, New York. Let us get into the beer.

Magic Hat Blind Faith is their India Pale Ale seasonal. It is available in six-pack bottles and part of their sampler pack. It is a slightly cloudy copper color with a white head at first. It goes away after a while. There is really no smell to the beer. The taste is a grassy to earthly hop taste to it and has a dry mango aftertaste.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

Magic Hat is presenting our year long “Tour of IPAs!” Please join us in welcoming to the stage our revolving roster of FOUR features, specially formulated to entertain the palates of hop lovers worldwide. Smell the hops, taste the hops, love the hops…. and stay “On Tour” with our quarterly cabaret of IPAs.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: http://www.magichat.net

Twitter: @magichat

In the end, I have to be honest which I am through these blogs. It has got me in trouble at times. I am not a huge fan of this brewery. However, of late this brewery has been trying to do different things, this India Pale Ale is one of them. In the craft world now, American Craft Breweries do not know when to stop making their beers over hop. It is nice to have a nice English India Pale Ale, which is what this Magic Hat beer. They are flipping the hops for the turn of the seasonal, which I love to get a different twist on IPA. I know Samuel Adams did that with their IPA but in a sampler pack which was a few years ago. Widmer Brothers are doing that to their IPA and I really enjoyed their Fall, Winter, and Spirng IPA in that line. Magic Hat Blind Faith IPA is coming out of its seasonal so I would go head out and find this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter: @djweiser

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