Our second and final huge, Gigantic review is the Hole in the Head IPA, cause you need another IPA like you need…you get the picture.
Video Review – Gigantic Dark Meddle Vienna Lager
Our first huge, Gigantic review is the seldom seen style, Vienna Lager. Maybe because it is hard to do and most lagers are considered verboten. I love ’em though! Here is what I think of Dark Meddle and the crazed squirrel on the label….
Video Review – Mother Earth # 1 – Kismet IPA
June takes us to San Diego and Mother Earth Brew Co. I will be reviewing two of their hoppy offerings that have become available in Los Angeles. First stop: Kismet.
“Do you believe in fate, destiny, chance, will? Does it really matter? Something brought you to drink this beer. Oh wait, could it be a mad man of an IPA that reeks of NZ Nelson hops and leaves a lingering anesthetic bitterness that is sure to ruin any beer consumed after it? Columbus tends to do that. You forgot what we were talking about didn’t you? Did you care in the first place? That’s what we thought. Just relax and savor every sip, that is, if you can take your schnoz out of your glass.”
Video Review – Mikkeller Yeast Series 2.0
For the second and final video beer review, which switch from hops to yeast as the focus as we tackle an entry from the Mikkeller Yeast Series 2.0 …..
Video Review – Natian CuDa Cascadian Dark
My lovely mother acquired the two beers from Natian Brewery that I will review in April. We start with CuDa…..
This is the short description from the brewery website, “Roasted malts balanced out with the star hop in tihs recipe, Amarillo. It’s a dark twist on an IPA.”
Video Review – Full Sail Pub Series Nut Brown Ale
The second brown ale to be reviewed comes from Full Sail in Hood River, Oregon.
Here is the description from the website, “The combination of 2 row pale, crystal and chocolate malts impart an array of malt and chocolate flavors in a medium bodied ale with an extremely smooth palate. Fuggle and Mt.Hood hops contribute a slightly spicy aroma and finish to complement this beer’s malt character.”
Video Beer Review – Drakes Robusto Porter
The second and final porter review for February is the Robusto from Drakes in the Bay Area…..
And here is the 411 on the beer from their website, “Drake’s Black Robusto Porter is a deep, dark “Robust Porter,” a beer style known for being darker, fuller-bodied, and higher in alcohol by volume than a standard Brown Porter. Our Black Robusto goes down smoothly with flavors of bittersweet chocolate an slight roast from Crystal and Chocolate malt. A touch of spicy, herbal hop character from Willamette hops balance out the finish.”
Oregon Beer Review # 1 – IPA from Burnside Brewing
The month of March is featuring reviews of Oregon beers that I brought back from one of my semi-regular jaunts to my hometown of Portland and to start, I cracked open an IPA from Burnside Brewing.
Here is what the brewery says about the beer, “Burnside IPA is our flagship brand on our sparkling new 15bbl system. An IPA with plenty of malt body and thoroughly hopped with 6 varieties of the herbaceous perennial. Expect to taste notes of pine & grapefruit in Jason’s first offering.”
Oregon Beer Review # 3 – Super Dog from Lucky Labrador
Our final Oregon beer is from the growing Lucky Labrador Brewery, the beer is Super Dog…..
Video Review – Pretty Things Baby Tree Quadruple
The final beer to review from the Pretty Things Ale Project is a quadruple by the name of Baby Tree….