Blog Entries
Year of New Beer: White Birch Hop Session Ale, White Birch Brewing (NH)
Written By: Dion on 09/10/2013
Lemony citrus zest and tart green apple on the nose. This one had me fooled in the taste... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Big Leaf Maple Autumn Red, Anchor Brewing (CA)
Written By: Dion on 09/09/2013
Sweet, toasted grains and mildly nutty on the nose. On the tongue, the hops are a little more... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Dominion Double D IPA, Old Dominion Brewing (DE)
Written By: Dion on 09/08/2013
Citrusy aromas of tangerine and pineapple move to the tongue with a solid caramel malt. A tad dry... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Angry Amos, Country Boy Brewing/Baird Brewing
Written By: Dion on 09/07/2013
They came all the way from Japan to brew this beer with the Boys! Aged in Maker's barrels, this... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Peerless Pale Ale, Portsmouth Brewing Co. (OH)
Written By: Dion on 09/06/2013
Aroma and flavor lean more toward a bready, sweet malt than the citrus hop bite for which I was... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Firefly Amber, Jackie O's Pub & Brewery (OH)
Written By: Dion on 09/05/2013
My first from this brewery, not getting much aroma since I'm drinking from the can. On the... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Brutal IPA, Rogue Ales (OR)
Written By: Dion on 09/04/2013
Even though Rogue's Dead Guy Ale was like a "gateway" beer for me, I've had a tendency to... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Three Frogs IPA, Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus (Columbus)
Written By: Dion on 09/03/2013
Standard issue citrus and pine hop aromas that translate well to the tongue, along with a decent... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Scythe and Sickle, Brewery Ommegang (NY)
Written By: Dion on 09/02/2013
One of my scores from the Jungle Jim's run on Saturday, this Biere de Garde is sweet on the nose... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Vanilla Java Porter, Atwater Brewery (Detroit)
Written By: Dion on 09/01/2013
The nose is pretty much all vanilla, with only hints of coffee coming through as the beer warms.... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Four in Hand IPA, World Brews (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/31/2013
I try to find a redeeming quality in every beer I drink. This one was cheap. Beyond that, it was... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Bourbon Barrel Black Gold Cocoa Porter, Country Boy Brewing (Lex)
Written By: Dion on 08/30/2013
Even with a special appearance by brewer Evan Coppage, the pic doesn't do this brew justice.... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Flipside Red IPA, Sierra Nevada (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/29/2013
Herbal hoppiness and some mild bread crust on the nose. The citrus bitterness becomes a little... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Exit 16, Flying Fish Brewery (NJ)
Written By: Dion on 08/28/2013
Tropical fruits and lesser pine notes on the nose. Flavors feature some grassy bitterness... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Black Toad Dark Ale, Trader Joe's (CA)
Written By: Dion on 08/27/2013
Depending on what source you use, this beer is contract brewed either by Gordon Biersch in CA or... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Full Sail ESB, Full Sail Brewery (OR)
Written By: Dion on 08/26/2013
Malty sweetness, faint dark fruits and earthy hops blend well both in the aroma and the taste... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Canoe Paddler, Leinenkugel Breweing (WI)
Written By: Dion on 08/25/2013
Long, long ago, in a galaxy far away, I drank Leinie's beerse. This was early in my beer journey... (see more)
Year of New Beer(1): Devil's Tramping Ground Tripel, Aviator Brewing (NC)
Written By: Dion on 08/24/2013
Candied fruits & sweet malts on the nose. Tons of fruit & weizen-like banana and spice on... (see more)
Year of New Beer(2): Mosaic ISA, West 6th Brewing (Lexington)
Written By: Dion on 08/24/2013
Tremendous amount of green, grassy hop bitterness and balancing sweet malts, all wrapped up in a... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Take Two Hybrid Beer, Two Brothers Brewing (IL)
Written By: Dion on 08/23/2013
Light, mildly fruity with apple peel on the nose, non-descript flavors leaning toward lager... (see more)
