Follow Sean Inman to the best in craft beer
Collaboration not Litigation. One of the reasons why I love the craft brewing movement is the open source code ethos that runs through it. New Belgium and Hair of the Dog make special beers for a bottle shop in Seattle. And Russian River in California and Avery in Colorado get together to make one great beer out of two great beers.
Laurelwood Espresso Stout. Coffee and beer works well together. Will need to wait for a chilly night though. Bright sunshine and stout don’t go together for me.
I sound like a broken record but I just got back from another beer tasting. Due to distributor snafu’s I got to select one of the beers to try. I selected the Poperings Hommel Ale. Excellent. Tastes like a lager. Crisp and clean. Great summer beer to have while watching the NBA playoffs or the start of the new baseball season. It is a Belgian. Small brewery that locally sources the hops and barley themselves.
The second one you should look for is a honey beer called Biekens. Strong at 7.5 alcohol but has a lovely touch of sweetness to it.
1500 Pale Ale from Drakes.
Very spendy but who could resist a beer made for and named for the brewer’s wife?
I went to a new wine and beer store today and found (2) beers that I have never seen before and piqued my beer interest. One is a Belgian called Sloeber. I have never heard of the brewery or their beer so this is uncharted territory. Second is another offering from Hitachino in Japan. XH matured in sake casks. Should be interesting.
The label is a little too Easter trippy but this is a nice light Belgian ale with a taste of lavender. This is my favorite from The Bruery. It is a notch above the usual Belgian. This and Urthel’s Hop-It have been the best of the year for me so far.
Thanks to my Oregon beer hook-up, I have a bottle of Rogue’s latest special offering. Oregon Sesquicentennial. Say that five times fast. I will review as soon as I have the heart to open the bottle.
I have got my hands on a bottle of this beer and will tell you later what it tastes like.
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