Rogue XS Imperial Red Ale Brewed By: Rogue Ales Brewed In: Newport, OR ABV: 9% Type: Red Ale, Imperial What They Say: 8 Ingredients: Crystal 40, Chocolate, Rogue Micro Barley Farm Dare(tm) and Risk(tm) Malts, Rogue Micro Hopyard Alluvial & Williamette Hops, Free Range Coastal Water, and Top Fermenting Pacman Yeast. According to this beer’s [...]

Rogue Mom Hefeweizen Brewed By: Rogue Ales Brewed In: Newport, OR ABV: 4.8% Type: Wheat Ale Awards Bronze: World Beer Championships – 1994, 1996-1999, 2005, 2008 Silver: World Beer Championships – 1995 Gold: World Beer Championships – 2003 Silver: Australian International Beer Awards – 2004 Bronze: Australian International Beer Awards – 2008 Pacific Northwest Champion: [...]

Kona Brewing’s Fire Rock Pale Ale Brewed By: Kona Brewing Company Brewed In: Kona, HI via Portsmouth, NH ABV: Bottle claims 6.0% — Website claims 5.9% Type: Pale Ale Awards 2009 Bronze Medal: American Pale Ale category, U.S. Open Beer Championships, Georgia 2008 Honorable Mention: American Style Pale Ale category, United States Beer Tasting Championships [...]

Brooklyn Dark Matter Brewed By: Brooklyn Brewery Brewed In: Brooklyn, NY ABV: 7.5% Type: American Brown Ale What They Say: I got this in a growler and, in fact, I’m not sure if it was bottled at all. I don’t see anything on their website proper, but they have a lengthy blog post with a [...]

Sixpoint Redd Brewed By: Sixpoint Craft Ales Brewed In: Brooklyn, NY ABV: 5.0% Type: Red Ale What They Say: Nothing. This beer was brewed specifically for the Whole Foods Beer Room, launched at the Bowery store and eventually included in the new Tribeca Beer Room. Which, hey, I get Sixpoint’s weird desire to be Whole [...]

Samuel Adams Noble Pils Brewed By: Boston Beer Company Brewed In: Boston, MA/Cincinnati, OH ABV: 5.2% Type: German Pilsner What they say Bottle: Samuel Adams Noble Pils is one of the only brews made with all 5 Noble hops from the world’s oldest growing regions. Its brightflavor and lively, citrus hop character reminds us that [...]

I really need to figure out a way to get Saranac to ship Those Beer Snobs an early release sampler. I mean, I’m within the state so it doesn’t break any laws and it would behoove them to get me one early so I can suggest people buy it while it’s still for sale. This [...]

This is the first year I’ve managed to finally get my thoughts on Sam’s winter pack down on, um, paper. It took quite some time this year but, due to the way Sam packages their winter samplers, it’ll be a relative quick process going forward as four of these six beers are likely to appear [...]

Brown’s Brewing Company’s E.S.B. Brewed By: Brown’s Brewing Company (nee Troy Pub & Brewery) Brewed In: Troy, NY ABV: 5.0% Type: E.S.B. What They Say: We craft our ESB – or Extra Special Bitter – to be a deliciously sturdy ale that’s dead-on true to its English heritage. Full-bodied, with a classic toasty malt palate [...]

Samuel Adams Boston Lager Brewed By: Boston Beer Company Brewed In: Boston, MA/Cincinnati, OH ABV: 4.75% Type: Lager What they say: Bottle: Award winning Samuel Adams has led a return to flavorful American beer. Samuel Adams uses only classic ingredients and traditional brewing methods. Website: Samuel Adams Boston Lager® is the best example of the [...]