Posts Tagged: Beer Reviews
New York: Rohrbach Brewing Company, Rochester
Posted by on Thursday, August 9, 2007 in - 2 comments
One of the other great things about a trip south, other than loading up the stash with brews that are forbidden to Canadians otherwise, is finding a great new brewpub. A few miles to the west of Rochester, on highway 33, we found one more at Rohrbach Brewing. • We sat outside and were treated to …
Brewery Focus: Bell's Best Brown Ale, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Posted by on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in - leave a comment
The funny thing about brown beer is that beer is basically brown. All beer is brown. OK, almost all beer. Daniels and Parker say at the outset of Chapter 1 of their book Brown Beer: • “While exploring the history of brown ale, we wound up visiting nearly every other style of British ale. From …
Brewery Focus: Bell's Two Hearted Ale, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Posted by on Monday, July 30, 2007 in - leave a comment
I don't know about this Brewery Focus idea. It's getting so unfocused. The other posts for Bells are here and here - but that was a couple of weeks ago. Have I pushed the limits of blogging? Could I get a life and just get on with the review? • The name of the beer along with the picture of the …
About Oaked Beer: Insanity, Weyerbacher, Easton, PA, USA
Posted by on Saturday, July 28, 2007 in - leave a comment
Actively carbonated bright red-chestnut ale under a tan foam and rim, this beer is sort of like a BBQ raisin. It matches big oak with a big ale and the result is impressive. The brewery tells us it's their Blithering Idiot Barleywine incarcerated in oak bourbon casks for a time. • Rich as … read more »
Belgium: Reserve Speciale, Brasserie La Binchoise, Binche
Posted by on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 in - leave a comment
An amber ale from the makes of Brune Tradition, reviewed last year. I like these malty brews by La Binchoise but I was a little surprised how the cork blew out of my hand leaving a dent in the ceiling. Maybe that has something to do with the freshness date of C3-06. Maybe not. • The beer pours …
Brewery Focus: Hebridean Gold, Isle of Skye Brewing, Scotland
Posted by on Sunday, July 22, 2007 in - leave a comment
The third of the trio from Isle of Skye Brewing, this one is a pale oat ale. I am looking forward to this. • This ale pours a bright burnished gold with a fine white froth and rim being sustained by very active carbonation. On the nose pale ale graininess as well as a fruity yeast tang. In the …
Sour Beer Studies: Gueuze Cuvée René, Lindemans, Belgium
Posted by on Saturday, July 21, 2007 in - leave a comment
I had great concerns about this beer given my whole Cantillon thing and my expectation of mouth puckering sourness. How wrong I was. While it is dry and even assertive in its acidity, this is no lemon. • On the nose there is fright fruit with some pear and berry. The beer pours a slightly cloudy …
Brewery Focus: Bell's Kalamazoo Stout, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Posted by on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in - leave a comment
Pesky things these Bell's labels. Hard to photograph. A little like taking a photo of a paper grocery bag and making it look dynamic. Don't get me wrong - it is a very fine thing and not utilitarian at all. Pesky, though. • Bell's Kalamazoo is another stout in a range that includes ten or eleven …
Brewery Focus: Bell's Expedition Stout, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Posted by on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 in - 7 comments
I like this Brewery Focus thing. The last one, Scotland's Isle of Skye Brewing, isn't done and yet I can start another. Why? Because a pal went to Michigan for work [Ed.: (later) he has revealed himself in the comments.] and all of a sudden, realizing the implications, we made calls to his cell …
Sour Beer Studies: Rose de Gambrinus, Cantillon, Belgium
Posted by on Friday, July 13, 2007 in - 2 comments
The famous nude lady sketch beer that outraged Maine or at least some officious Mainers. I never thought such a human condition was possible. Just to make a statement, I bought this 2005 375 ml bottling in Maine at the ever excellent Tully's at York for $8.50 USD. However will I hide the empty … read more »
