Daily Archives: February 28, 2011

March Beer Tasting at Dorn’s in Gainesville Florida TOMORROW March 1, 2011

Finally, Dorn’s is back to their monthly beer tastings! This is a great event and I can’t recommend it enough.  This months theme is bottom fermented beers. $15 gets you in the door, a full size beer glass, samples of … Continue reading

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Video Beer Review #55 Samuel Adams, Black Lager

Style: Black Lager ABV: 4.9% IBU’s: Original Gravity: 14° Plato Grains: Two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Copeland pale malts, Munich 10, Weyermann dehusked Carafa® Hops: Spalt Spalter and Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops Distribution: Wide Availability: Year Round Origin: Boston, Massachutsetts, USA Website: … Continue reading

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Video Beer Review #54 Cigar City Brewing, Jai Alai IPA

Style: IPA (India Pale Ale) ABV: 7.5% IBU’s: Original Gravity: Grains: Hops: Distribution: Limited Availability: Year Round Origin: Tampa, Florida, USA Website: http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com  

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Video Review #53 Fish Brewing, Posideons Imperial Stout

Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 10% IBU’s: Original Gravity: Grains: Hops: Distribution: Availability: Origin: Olympia, Washington, USA Website: http://www.fishbrewing.com  

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Video Review #52 Bison Brewing Gingerbread Ale (Porter)

Style: Porter, Christmas Ale ABV: 6% IBU’s: Original Gravity: Grains: 2-row, caramel, chocolate, roast barley, black malts Hops: Distribution: Availability: Holiday Seasonal Origin: Berkeley, California, USA Website: http://www.bisonbrew.com  

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Video Review #51 Abita Brewing, Christmas Ale

Style: Christmas Ale ABV: 5.5% IBU’s: Original Gravity: Grains: Hops: Distribution: Availability: November-December Origin: Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA Website: http://www.abita.com  

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Video Review #50 Okocim Palone Black Lager

Style: Black Lager ABV: 5.5% IBU’s: Original Gravity: Grains: Hops: Distribution: Availability: Origin: Poland Website: http://www.okocim.pl/  

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Video Review #49 Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale

Style: Brown Ale ABV: 5.5% IBU’s: Original Gravity: Grains: Hops: Distribution: Limited Availability: Year Round Origin: Tampa, Florida, USA Website: http://www.cigarcitybrewing.com  

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Video Review #48 New Belgium 1554 Black Ale

Style: Black Lager (The beers name is a misnomer, this is actually a lager) ABV: 5.6% IBU’s: 21 Original Gravity: 15.3 Grains: Pale, Carapils, Black, Munich, Chocolate Hops: Target Distribution: West Coast, Midwest, South East US (See website For Map) … Continue reading

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Video Review #47 Fruli Strawberry Beer

  Style: Fruit Beer (70% White Beer 30% Fruit Juice) ABV: 4.1% IBU’s: Original Gravity: Grains: Hops: Distribution: Availability: 250ml bottles (~8.5 ounces) Origin: Belgium Website:http://fruli.be/

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