Don’t ask me why a pumpkin ale is available in winter/spring, but here we are drinking Flying Dog’s The Fear: Imperial Pumpkin Ale. Flying Dog is a brewery in Maryland and has put out countless beers over the years, often…
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#hazyindiapaleale #rocketfrogbrewing #goodbeer Rocket Frog Brewing company out of Sterling, Virginia has concocted a Hazy India Pale Ale as tribute to the Atlantic Shoals Surf Shop in Chincoteague, Va. We picked this sample up while vacationing there last summer and…
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I don’t drink nearly enough Belgian beers, and I’m reminded of that when the IPAs stop hogging the shelves and make room for something different. While Merry Monks is my favorite and what I use as a measuring stick, New…
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I’m unclear how I still have an Oktoberfest beer in my fridge in February, but it turned out to be a treat because D.C. Brau’s Oktoberfest is a taste I’ve been missing for several months as I’ve been suffering through…
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My friend Craig Laughlin, a former NHL player and currently the color commentator for the Washington Capitals, started a foundation a few years ago to raise money to fight rare cancers. There is any number of ways to raise money…
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The Neverending Haze IPA is the weakest of the Stone beers I’ve tried so far, and I realized that it only has 4% alcohol content, which seems very low compared to most IPAs. Despite that, there’s no stand-out taste to…
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I’d be lying if I said I tasted ‘whole tangerine & pineapple’ in Stone’s Tangerine Express Hazy IPA – a description they put on their website – but I didn’t. That said, this being my second of three Stone’s in…
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I’m not a hippy but dammit if Stone doesn’t make me feel like one for a minute. Having just tried Heavy Seas Hazy IPA, I then tasted Stone’s Hazy IPA. Now, this is my first Stone beer, so I can’t…
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Continuing my quest to drink and rate every Heavy Seas beer – I almost missed Hazy Cannon IPA – which shouldn’t be confused with Ameri Cannon, Topi Cannon, Loose Cannon, Double Cannon (which I somehow haven’t rated despite loving it),…
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The moment you crack open S’More porter, the chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallow aroma permeates, and it’s apparent that this isn’t a gimmick that Saranac phoned in. It’s as thick as any ordinary porter, with minimal fiz and 6.2 alc….
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