Blog Entries
Year of New Beer: Hipster Repellant IPA, Falls City Brewing (KY)
Written By: Dion on 08/21/2014
Very mild nose with hints of grapefruit and a lightly floral hop note. On the tongue is a little... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Night Stalker, Goose Island Beer Co. (Chicago)
Written By: Dion on 08/20/2014
Bottled in March of 2010, I decided there was no time like the present to crack this 11.7% beast.... (see more)
Year of New Beer: My Turn Series: Pilo, Lakefront Brewery (WI)
Written By: Dion on 08/19/2014
Very sweet and grainy on the nose, with the expected lager yeast. On the tongue the sweetness... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Tripel Horse, River Horse Brewing (NJ)
Written By: Dion on 08/18/2014
The nose of this beer is all over the board--clove, banana, bubblegum, tropical fruit, and an... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Anniversary Ale, Port Brewing (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/17/2014
Very fragrant with an initial kick of pine and boxwood followed by a cascade of tropical fruits.... (see more)
Year of New Beer (Round 1): Experimental Stout #291, Country Boy Brewing (Lexington)
Written By: Dion on 08/16/2014
Whereas the 291 hop led the IPA down a very floral path, I think it has found the perfect home in... (see more)
Year of New Beer (Round 2): Spacewalker, Great Lakes Brewing (OH)
Written By: Dion on 08/16/2014
Sweet and fruity on the nose, with notes of honeysuckle and apple skin. On the tongue comes a... (see more)
Year of New Beer: My Turn Series: Johnson, Lakefront Brewery (WI)
Written By: Dion on 08/15/2014
Very nice nose loaded with grapefruit, tangerine, sour peach, and dank hops. On the tongue the... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Klingon Warnog Roggen Dunkel Ale, Tin Man Brewing (IN)
Written By: Dion on 08/14/2014
Mild banana and clove on the nose with hints of baked dessert breads. On the tongue is a slightly... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Bell's Mars, Bell's Brewery (MI)
Written By: Dion on 08/13/2014
The nose starts out with fruit--pineapple, mango, drunken apricot--while piney hop notes lurk... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Beer Camp Across America Double IPA, Sierra Nevada Brewing (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/12/2014
An initial hit of candied citrus and berry quickly gives way to an herbal, weedy hop aroma. On the... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Unapologetic IPA, Stone/Beachwood/Heretic Brewing (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/11/2014
This collaboration puts forth a nose that is surprisingly mild given Stone's often abrasive hop... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Dirty Helen Brown Ale, Barley Island Brewing Company (IN)
Written By: Dion on 08/10/2014
Earthy, nutty aromas with hints of caramel and toasted bread. Very similar in the taste department... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Pink Ribbon Saison, Triton Brewing (IN)
Written By: Dion on 08/09/2014
White pepper and lemon zest on the nose, little else. On the tongue is more of the same, but a... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Campfire Stout, High Water Brewing (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/08/2014
The nose is everything you want in a s'more--chocolate, graham cracker, toasted marshmallow, and... (see more)
Year of New Beer: War Mullet, Three Floyds Brewing (IN)
Written By: Dion on 08/07/2014
The nose starts out dank, herbal, and slightly catty. With warmth, grapefruit and pineapple battle... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Yvan the Great, Sierra Nevada/Russian River Brewing (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/06/2014
A Belgian yeast note greets the nose, along with sweet honeysuckle and faint lemon zest. On the... (see more)
Year of New Beer: There Gose the Neighborhood, Against the Grain Brewery (Louisville)
Written By: Dion on 08/05/2014
Brewed in conjunction with The Aviary and Fountainhead, this brew takes the old German gose and... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Keeper, Mikkeller/Sly Fox Brewing (Denmark/PA)
Written By: Dion on 08/04/2014
Drinking from the can, so aroma is limited to a light citrus with a touch of apple, along with a... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Dissenter Imperial India Pale Lager, Founders Brewing (MI)
Written By: Dion on 08/02/2014
The latest edition in the Founder's Backstage Series, this one offers up a nose of fresh cut... (see more)
