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New Beer Blog New Belgium Fat Tire And Friends Firestone Walker Brewery Fat Hoppy Ale

In this special beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from New Belgium’s Fat Tire and Friends. It is a beer that New Belgium did with Firestone Walker Brewery. It is Fat Hoppy Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their both of these craft breweries, you know the history of both of these craft breweries. If you have not, please, read them to get to know New Belgium and Firestone Walker. Let us get into this hoppy amber ale.

It has a clear copper to light amber color with a white constant head. The aroma has a malty notes. The taste has a sweet malty, biscuit, to citrus notes. The aftertaste has a bitter citrus hop finish. It is not as drinkable as rest but still a crush-able beer.

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

A happily hopified Fat Tire thanks to our California friends. First, they created an assertive hop presence and then they added a lager yeast to the Fat Tire recipe. The result? A hoppy amber lager version of Fat Tire with an amplified American hop aroma and flavor. Time for you to hop on this Fat, too.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.newbelgium.com and www.firestonebeer.com

Twitter: @newbelgium and @firestonewalker

In the end, New Belgium Brewery has out did themselves on this beer with Firestone Walker. I have always like mixing IPA with Fat Tire. It makes it a hoppy IPA. I was pretty happy to see this beer come out. It is not bad but was hoping it would be more hoppy. They did a great job. I am just be picking. 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 Shipyard Ginger Bread Head

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from Shipyard Brewery. It is their Ginger Bread Head. 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 ale.

It has a clear dark copper to amber color with a white head that disappears over time. The aroma has a sugar ginger notes. The taste has a malty sweet notes with a ginger aftertaste. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.shipyard.com

Twitter: @shipyardbrewing

In closing, this craft brewery has been trying to get the attention of the Michigan craft beer drinker. They keep trying different things with their beers. They are trying to make beers that might be the next new beer trends. I know ginger root has been becoming the new trend in the beer world and mix drinkers. It was a no brainier to see someone make a ginger bread beer. I am not a huge fan but glad I try it. I recommend this beer and I can see other beer drinkers love 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 Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Quad Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to get into another special beer release from Sierra Nevada. It is their Ovila Abbey series. It is called Quad 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 Quad Ale.

It has a dark brown color with a tan to light brown constant head. The smell has a dark cherry notes. The taste has a heavy sweet cherry notes with a nice dark cherry aftertaste. It is kind of drinkable beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.sierranevada.com

Twitter: @sierranevada

Closing, I always pick up anything new or anything in their Ovila Abbey series of beers. I saw this gift set with three different ones. It was a no brainier to pick this up. Unfortunately, I only going to be posting on this beer. I shared the other two with a few friends. They were good beers. This beer that I am posting on is something else. They did an awesome job on this beer. Quad has a nature black cherry notes. I love the fact they put more cherries in this beer. This beer is a cherry fan’s wet dream. 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 Woodward Avenue Brewers Visit

In this beer blog, I had a chance to visit brewpub over the holiday weekend, which was Memorial Day. I know it does not matter. I visited the Woodward Avenue Brewpub also known as WAB. It is located almost on the corner of Nine Mile and Woodward. I am going to start with the history, beer, and other things. Let us get into the history.

WAB opened their doors for the first time in 1997. There is not much history that I can find on the web. I believe they are first brewpub and brewery in the Ferndale area. Let us get into the beer.

There is a new brewmaster in place now. The new brewmaster came from Green Bush Brewery. If you live in the State of Michigan, you know everything about Green Bush Brewery. They make some pretty solid beers. Their Blonde Lager has been around since the start of this brewery. It is a pretty solid beer. They did an Imperial Blodne Ale. The Imperial Blonde has some honey in it. I am not a fan of Blonde Ales. I can see many craft beer drinkers drinking this beer. The word on the street was their new IPA. It is Detroit Maiden IPA. It is a pretty solid IPA. I feel this beer is a work in process. I do not mean this in a negative light. Every good brewery is always looking to improve. I feel this brewmaster is still working to improve all the beer and WAB themselves is making it happen. They made a nice dry stout on nitro. They are a little bit ahead of most craft breweries. This is a solid stout and I rather drink this over Guinness. There is a nice cream ale with Raspberries. There is a Pale Ale. Both are pretty solid beers.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.thewabferndale.com

Twitter: @wabferndale

Closing, this brewpub is starting to move in a good direction. I know a few months back they loss their old brewmaster. I was wondering who would replace him. I have to say that I believe they picked the right guy. He is just starting his tour but I have to say people are already talking about WAB. I live on the west of Detroit. If I am in the Ferndale area, I will stop in and have a few IPA’s. The future is bright and I cannot wait to see what is up next. I recommend this brewpub. 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 Flying Dog Brewery Mint Julip Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to sample a new beer from Flying Dog Brewery. It is their Mint Julip Ale. 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 new ale.

It has a clear golden color with a white constant color head at first. The head disappears over time. The aroma has a light mint notes. The taste has a light refreshing minty notes. The aftertaste has a heavy mint note. It reminds mental cigarettes in a good way. It is a sipping beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.flyingdogbrewery.com

Twitter: @flyingdog

Closing, I always pick up new beers that this craft brewery puts on the market. I saw that they put out a few newer beers so you will see a few posts on this blog next day or so. I love mints so I really enjoyed the aroma from this brew. There is a nice balance in this beer. It is nice refreshing beer for the spring and summer days. I am not a fan of the heavy mint aftertaste. It is OK. It is different and I will give them credit for that. I recommend this beer to try it at least once. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it!

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Flying Dog Bloodline Blood Orange Ale

In this special beer blog, we are going to get into another beer from my favorite East Coast craft brewery, which is known as Flying Dog Brewery. It is their Bloodline Blood Orange Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of East Coast craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this craft brewery. Let us get into this Blood Orange Ale.

It has a cloudy golden color with a white constant head. The aroma has a heavy orange with a fresh squeeze note. The taste has a orange notes with a dry orange bitter aftertaste. It is a pretty drinkable beer.

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

Originally a small-batch release in the spring of 2013. Bloodline is brewed with blood orange peel and blood orange juice and hits the perfect balance between citrus sweetness and bitterness.
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 7% AVAILABILITY: Year-round HOP BITTERNESS: 40 SPECIALTY MALTS: Rye, Caramel HOPS: Northern Brewer, Citra, Galax

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.flyingdogbrewery.com

Twitter: @flyingdog

In the end, everyone has their breweries. In that list of craft brewery, craft beer drinker will buy new beers that they make. It does not matter on the beer style. I am one of those craft beer drinkers. I will pick up new beers even if I highly dislike the beer style. I am not saying it is the case with this beer. I am not a huge fan of oranges or blood oranges. It is a good beer but it is not for me. They brewed it with a nice balance and making it pretty drinkable beer. 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 Weyerbacher Quad Ale

In this special beer blog, we are going to sample another beer from Weyerbacher Brewery. It is their Quad Ale which is a special release. 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 brewery. Let us get into this beer.

It has a clear amber with a light behind it. Without the light, it has a dark cherry color. There is no head on this beer. The aroma has a wine to cherry like notes. The taste has a cherry wine to malty notes with cherry wine alcohol aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.

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

Big and delicious, QUAD, 11.8% ABV, is an elegant dark ale. Rich with complexity and flavor, try savoring it with a fine dinner. You also might enjoy it as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to a dessert, but QUAD stands alone quite well.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.weyerbacher.wpengine.com

Twitter: @Weyerbacher

Ending, this beer style from Belgium has to be one of my favorite. I enjoy nice dark cherry notes this beer style gives us. Every time, I see a new quad hit the market. I go out and search for it. This beer is no different. It is different than other quads that I had in my lifetime. 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 Funky Buddha Brewery Sweet Potato Casserole Strong Ale

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 Fat Head’s Head Hunter India Pale Ale

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 Founders Azacca India Pale Ale

In this beer blog, we are going to sample a new seasonal beer from Founders Brewery. It is called Azacca India Pale Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Midwest craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Michigan base craft brewery. Let us get into this IPA.

It has a clear copper color with a white constant head. The aroma has a tropical to mango like notes. The taste has a heavy mango to tropical notes. I can pick up some passion fruit in there. The aftertaste has a dry tropical notes. It is a nice drinkable beer.

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

Named for the Haitian god of agriculture, the Azacca hop boasts intense, tropical fruit notes. Azacca IPA includes a touch of caramel malt to provide a sweet backbone to the citrus, mango and orchard fruit notes in this 7% ABV, 70 IBUs beer. The label artwork symbolizes the god of agriculture watching over a field where the ingredients used to make the beer are being grown.

ABV: 7%

IBUs: 70

RateBeer Rating: 96

Availability: Jan – Mar

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.foundersbrewing.com

Twitter: @foundersbrewing

Ending, Azacca Hop is the new trending hop to use in your beer today. You will find this hop mainly in IPA’s. I would not be shocked to see someone use it in a pale ale or session IPA. I am a huge fan of Tropical fruits. I am due to go to the fruit store to buy some mango, passion fruit, or star fruit. I love this hop just like most of the tropical hop types. There is a nice balance to this beer. Plus, the hop is not overly bitter like most hops in IPA’s. It is a nice drinkable beer and 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

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