John John Juniper Brewed By: Rogue Brewed In: Newport, OR Type: Juniper Pale Ale aged in spruce gin barrels Brewed With: Malts: Harrington, Crystal, Triumph, C-15 & Rogue Micro Barley Farm Dare™ malts. Hops: Syrian, Golding, Amarillo & Rogue Hopyard Willamette hops. Juniper Berries. Pacman yeast. ABV: ~5.2% What they say: “In their second collaboration [...]

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 [...]

Chocolate Oak-Aged Yeti Brewed By: Great Divide Brewing Brewed In: Denver, CO Type: Imperial Stout aged on Oak Chips with Cocoa Nibs and Spice Added ABV: 9.5% What they say: “Welcome to the newest incarnation of our revered imperial stout. We toned down the hops a bit to allow cocoa nibs to contribute some pleasing [...]

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 [...]

Harpoon Brewery has announced the release of their 31st brew in the 100 Barrel Series: Single Hop ESB (Guest brewer: Harpoon’s own Charlie Cummings).  This Extra Special Bitter is brewed with only one hop varietal–the Delta Hop.  The hop–a cross between the Cascade and Fuggle–is American-grown and developed by Hopsteiner.  The Single Hop ESB also [...]

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 [...]