Blue Point Pumpkin Ale Brewed By: Blue Point Brewed In: Patchogue, NY ABV: 6.0% Type: Ale What They Say: According to Linus there are 3 things never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin. Our Pumpkin Ale, on the other hand, has made quite a buzz from New Hampshire down to Florida. [...]

Smoke From The Oak Brewed By: Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Brewed In: Pleasantville, NY Type: Smoked Porter Aged In Apple Brandy Barrels ABV: 7% What they say: “I am a big fan of oak aged beers, as you can probably tell from yet another addition to the “Smoke from the Oak” series. And I have [...]

Welcome to Part II of my farewell address to my old drinking holes. Did you read Part I? No? Well go here and do it, so you’re not starting in the middle of the story! I think it’s fitting that this entry about beer bars falls on St. Patrick’s Day. So, where did I spend [...]

Paulaner Salvatore Brewed By: Paulaner Brewed In: Munchen ABV: 7.9% Type: Doppelbock What They SayThe Paulaner Salvator with its strong,typically malty taste is the original Paulaner. The bottom-fermented Doppelbock-Bier unites the finest hops and dark barley malt. The Paulaner monks served Salvator as a replacement for food at Lent. Their most famous brewer was Brother [...]

Green Flash Brewing — Grand Cru Brewed By: Green Flash Brewing Company Brewed In: San Diego, CA ABV: 9.1% Type: Belgian (style) Strong Dark Ale What They Say: Mysterious dark ale brewed with rich malts and fermented with Belgian and American yeasts. Website: I originally drafted this post a while back and my comment on [...]

Wagner Valley Brewing Oatmeal Stout Brewed By: Wagner Valley Brewing Brewed In: Lodi, NY ABV: 5.5 ABV Type: Stout What They Say: A classically brewed British style oatmeal stout. Dark, rich malt tones are highlighted with the subtle sweetnesss of fresh whole grain oats. Chocolate, coffee & caramel notes abound in this creamy, full-bodied flavor [...]

Olde School Barleywine Brewed By: Dogfish Head Brewed In: Milton, DE Type: Barleywine ABV: 15% What they say: Bottle: “What you have here is a bottle-conditioned barley wine style ale. DIRECTIONS: Open bottle. Pour contents into two snifters. Enjoy. OR: Walk hand-in-neck into the middle of the woods. Use a shovel to dig a 2′ [...]

XIV Fourteen Brewed By: Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Brewed In: Easton, PA Type: Wheat Wine ABV: 11.8% What they say: “To honor 14 years of making craft beer we decided to brew a wheat wine. This unfiltered brew is made with over 50% wheat to give it a distinctly spicy character. Enjoy it now, or if [...]

Blithering Idiot Brewed By: Weyerbacher Brewing Co. Brewed In: Easton, PA Type: Barleywine-Style Ale ABV: 11.1% What they say: “Our barleywine is made in the British tradition of balanced hearty ales. Blithering Idiot is a deep-copper ale with intense malty notes of dates and figs on the palate that follows a pleasurably malty aroma to [...]

XVI Anniversary Barleywine Brewed By: Uinta Brewing Company Brewed In: Salt Lake City, UT Type: Barleywine ABV: 10.4% Awards: 2010, Silver Medal, Australian International Beer Awards, Scotch and Barley Wines 2009, Silver Medal, World Beer Championships, Barley Wine Ale 2009, Silver Medal, North American Beer Awards, American Barley Wines 2007, Bronze Medal, Toronado, Barley Wine [...]