Apparently the Abashiri Brewery is cornering the colored beer market. They have in addition to the blue, a red beer and a green beer.
50 from 50 – Maine
I got this beer as a Christmas gift and saved it for this challenge. I have had Allagash Four and their White Ale and this is much in the same mold. A lovely Belgian Golden. Here is the rest of the review….
Here is more information on Hugh Malone.
Widmer Cherry Oak Dopplebock
As I have mentioned before, I am a sucker for special reserve series beers. Plus I am already a Widmer fan. So this is right up my alley.
Cherry Oak Doppelbock is a rich ale, cold-fermented with dark sweet and red tart cherries, then conditioned on new, heavily toasted American oak. The result is a dark lustrous brew with up-front malty sweetness and cherry fruit notes completed by caramel, dark chocolate, and toasted oak undertones. The complex flavor profile balances the impressive 9% ABV and 40 IBUs.
Decade Defining beers
Another atypical blog is Joe Sixpack from Philadelphia, here is how he starts a recent post that caught my eye…
“THIS TIME OF the year, everybody does a Top 10 List. But I consume beer by the sixpack, so that’s what you’re getting today: The 6 Beers That Defined the Decade.
These aren’t necessarily my favorites. (Heck, I can’t even pick my favorite from last night.) But they are beers that set the pace in the American beer scene in the ’00s.”
Check out his selection HERE
Randy Clemens
The sharp eyed among you may have noticed another favorite link over their in the right sidebar.
It is for a Randy Clemens who has some great thoughts on beer and wine and food that you can read on his SITE or in various food magazines like Imbibe and Beer Advocate. I always learn something after reading one of his pieces.
Ommegang – Phil Leinhart
Great interview from FoodGPS with head brewer, Phil Leinhart at Ommegang.
Plan B Brewing
This is a Canadian nano-brewery. You can check out their current beers on their Facebook page. As I type this they have Revenge of the Pine Pale, McHugh’s Stout, and Nut Brown available.
Review(s) – St. Peter’s
First the Organic English Ale…
…then the Golden Ale
Monk’s Blood
The canned beer movement is picking up more steam (probably because of my canned beer tasting event from last year) and here is another entry from 21st Amendment. Looks delicious! So much so that I added it to my Top 5 Desired beers. Where is that list, you might ask? Click on the About the Search Party tab. Then scroll past my pretty picture.
50 from 50 – Oregon
Fitting that I knocked off my adopted state of California and now my home state of Oregon. Widmer has been a major player in Oregon and for those who only think wheat beer with lemon wedges then you do not know Widmer. How about a cherry oak dopplebock? Citra hops? or their W series like this years model the Pitch Black IPA?
