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It’s been ages since I reviewed a beer here, and I recently picked up a brew I couldn’t go without mentioning. In other words, I had to mention it!
Continue Reading “Reviews of Brews: Maui Brewing Co.’s Coconut Porter”
Last year during the Great Pumpkin Beer Hunt of 2008, Southampton Pumpkin Ale was one of the most recommended brews I came across in my research. I looked high and low for this beer, but even a trip to a particular New York gas station which was rumored to have had a few cases turned out to be fruitless.
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I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Damn, Jim. You were going on and on about a whole bunch of pumpkin beer reviews… It’s October 5 and we ain’t seen jack!” Well, there are three six-packs in my fridge at half strength that’ll testify that I’ve been doing my research, but yeah, it’s time to get to the reviews already. So, without further ado, I’ll kick this series of pumpkin beer reviews off with an old favorite of mine: Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale.
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While many may see the coming of fall in the foliage, the kick off of football season, the conclusion of the year’s baseball games or the beginning of new TV, the autumnal season always begins for me when the liquor stores begin stocking pumpkin beer.
Continue Reading “Pumpkin Beer Season has begun!”
Last week, I wrote up a bunch of notes on four beers I had grabbed for review. Then I wrote up some short, rough recaps on the drinking experiences. Put simply, it’s been an extremely busy week and I haven’t had a chance to take a look at these, but I’ve whipped them into what I think is a palatable reading experience that’ll hopefully be helpful to fellow beer-drinkers. So, read on, whet your appetite, then head home and have a beer.
Continue Reading “Reviews of Brews: A random sampling”
Sun splaying out from between tree branches and splashing across a patio in the late afternoon as a pitcher of cool wheat beer, adorned with several lemon slices, sweats on the table.
If the above fits your description of an ideal night of drinking, than you’re my kind of beer lover.
The weather here in Northern New Jersey has turned toward summer and my taste buds have been calling for a pint of chilled wheat to fight off the heat, so I’m kicking off my Reviews of Brews with three summer beers that hopefully will be the perfect filler for that soon-to-be sweating pitcher: Victory’s Whirlwind Witbier, Long Trail’s Belgian White and High Point’s Ramstein Blonde Hefe-Weizen.
Continue Reading “Reviews of Brews: Spring and Summertime wheat beers”