Posts Tagged: Vermont
Vermont: Ridge Runner, Rock Art Brewery, Morrisville
Posted by on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in - 6 comments
Ah, the new issue of Beeradvocate magazine and its cupie doll tap handles. There was quite an outrage over this among circles so small that they might not even form circles. Funny no one thought that they were in drag or just detritus of toy box. • Anyway, this is a very light take on barley … read more »
Vermont: Roxy Rolles, Magic Hat, Burlington
Posted by on Thursday, April 17, 2008 in - 1 comment
Just a note on this one. • Very much like Ithaca Cascazilla but with the added buttery goodness of Magic Hat. A great deep orange amber caramel with a off white fine lacing cream head. Bitter green spruce hops on the nose amongst the maltiness. Cherry, black tea, raisin with plenty of graininess …
Thoughts On A Magic Hat Spring Mix 12 2008
Posted by on Saturday, February 9, 2008 in - 28 comments
Knut morphed our discussion here about charity and local breweries into the general question of what is local anyway. I am going to suggest something that should not seem so radical but might be taken as such: local in the NE United States includes diacetyl as much as the NW United States is …
Vermont: Jinx, Magic Hat, South Burlington
Posted by on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 in - leave a comment
Another from Magic Hat's autumnal Night of the Living Dead '07 mixed pack. This time they let us know what to expect as the label says "peat smoked offering" and "an ale inspired by the doctrines of medieval chemists". OK, they give us a hint. I'd link to more detail on the site but it is a 2002 …
Vermont: Madison Brewing Co., Bennington
Posted by on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in - 4 comments
It's hard sometimes to judge a brewpub on one visit. It's a bit harder to do so on a long run when you need a break and get it even if Andy Crouch has given you fair warning to expect less than you might want. Having said that, we liked the place. First, during an early afternoon shift, it was kid …
Vermont: Harvest Ale, Long Trail Brewing, Bridgewater Corners
Posted by on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 in - leave a comment
I have reviewed one or two Long Trail beers here before, and the company should hire me I love them so much. • This bottle of Harvest Ale has sat in the beer stash here for a little bit, waiting for the right moment. My wife is out and about this evening, so I didn't have to share, making this a …
Book Review: <i>The Good Beer Guide To New England</i>
Posted by on Monday, May 22, 2006 in - 1 comment
A year ago, Lew Bryson wrote this in his email newsletter The Occasional Pint: • “I'm also kicking around ideas for the next book. New Jersey Breweries is already in planning stages, but what's down the road is a bit obscure. I've thought about doing a rye whiskey book, or a bourbon book. At the …
Four Northeast US Winter Ales
Posted by on Saturday, January 14, 2006 in - 8 comments
What is a winter beer? A beer brewed for winter? Is it that simple? CAMRA's annual National Winter Ales Festival is aimed at old ales, stouts and porters but that is not what the US understands by the term. As the Magic Hat offering is called "a dark wheat ale" on the label you can expect to find …
Vermont: Magic Hat Brewing, South Burlington
Posted by on Saturday, October 22, 2005 in - 7 comments
Magic Hat is one of those breweries whose stuff I like but when it comes around to doing a review folks come over and drink all the beers I have and there is nothing left to review. So I have only reviewed one to date - Revell porter out of the winter 12 pack. This time it will be different. I am …
Three More Wolavers
Posted by on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 in - 2 comments
I reviewed Wolaver's oatmeal stout in early July after picking one up at a Wegman's in Ithaca in the organic produce section for something like 7.99 a six. This brewery, one of the great craft brewers of Vermont, makes both the the Wolaver's organic line as well as Otter Creek giving it a range of …
