St. Bernardus Tripel
St. Bernardus Tripel Belgian Abbey Ale is so good it makes me want to quit my job, take a vow of silence, become a monk, and brew this beer all day.
Author Archive: Ben
Old Man Winter
Winter beers are often thought of barley and hops fermented with mistletoe, but the holiday season is only part of the season as there’s plenty of drinking to do come January. Southern Tier’s ‘Old Man Winter’ will do in those…
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Frosted Sugar Cookie
Southern Tier has hit several home runs over the years, but its latest is fresh out of the oven, as Frosted Sugar cookie is the perfect desert beer for the holiday season.
Saxsquatch
I’ve got to hand it to Saints Row Brewing, a small brewery in Rockville, Maryland. It’s not that I’m in love with Saxsquatch, a stout that leaves a grape soda aftertaste, but the flavor is one of the most original…
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Steady Eddie IPA
As a child, my favorite baseball team was the Baltimore Orioles, back when they were fresh off a World Series victory and had a young star named Cal Ripken, Jr. The Orioles also had another fan favorite named Eddie Murray,…
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Crikey IPA
Considering this beer was personally delivered to me from Seattle to Florida, I had high hopes for Reuben’s Brews Crikey IPA, and I wasn’t disappointed. I’ve had plenty of IPAs over the years, but to me, what stands out about…
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Barbarian Haze IPA
When searching for new beers to try, sometimes it’s nothing more than the label that stands out, and with its camo green and red-eyed mascot, with an Army-yellow font, Barbarian Haze IPA woke the GI Joe-loving kid in me. While…
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Edelstoff
Unlike Maximator, made by Augustiner-Bräu of München, Germany, Edelstoff, wrapped in silver tinfoil and with a golden label, I know what to think the moment I take a swig. It appears very light, so I prepared myself for a flavor…
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Maximator
The first thing that stood out to me on Augustiner Brau’s Maximator was the golden tinfoil around the cap. Surly, that, plus the fact that it was bottled in Munich, and the warrior-looking dude on the label means that it…
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The Calling IPA
Every time I browse the shelves at the beer store, ‘Double IPA’ always stands out, even if it’s on an otherwise boring label. This goes doubly true for beers I haven’t tried before. The reason I like double IPAs is…
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