Category Archives: Ales

Anchor Brewing Summer Ale (Wheat) Beer Geek Review 237

Anchor Brewing’s Summer Ale, A Wheat Beer from Chico California, 4.5% ABV, 12oz bottle. http://www.anchorbrewing.com

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Swamp Head Brewing, Darkwater, Black IPA, Beer Geek Review 236

Original Gravity: 15 Plato IBUs: 55 Alcohol by Volume: 6.5% Blackwater Floridian Dark Ale is an American-style Black Ale at the low end of the IPA alcohol range (6.4% ABV), with an abundance of hop flavor and aroma. It represents … Continue reading

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Swamp Head Brewing, Gainesville Green, Beer Geek Review 235

Homepage Recently, some fresh picked, skunky, funky smelling green hops showed up at the brewery. It was HARVEST TIME. Each year, right around the time that the weather starts to cool, fresh sticky hops are picked off of the vine … Continue reading

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Stone Brewing, Suede Imperial Porter, Collaboration with 10 Barrel & Blue Jacket, Beer Geek Review 234

9.6% ABV http://www.stonebrew.com/collab/suede/ When Parisi and Stone brewmaster Mitch Steele decided to collaborate, it was essential that they tap a special individual to complete their triad of fermentation domination, and they found just that in Tonya Cornett, the brewmaster at … Continue reading

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Florida Beer Co., Gaspars Porter, Beer Geek Review 233

6.1% ABV Brewery Notes: Another brewery Favorite is our newly redesigned Robust Porter, Gaspar’s Porter. This dark and roasted dream of a porter weighs in at 6.1%ABV and contain 8 malts, including 6 specialty chocolate malts. This porter is our … Continue reading

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New Belgium Brewing Accumulation White IPA, Beer Geek Video Review 231

This winter, IBUs start accumulating like snow in Colorado with our new Accumulation White IPA. Brewing a white IPA was not only a way to salute the white beauty falling from the sky, but a direct revolt to the longstanding … Continue reading

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New Belgium Brewing, Paardebloem Belgian Strong Ale, Video Review 230

Using dandelion greens to bitter a Belgian-style ale blossomed from our brewers collaborating with Red Rock Brewing. These being our sixth interpretation together since 2008, expect a wonderfully complex ale fermented with wild Belgian yeast and blended with just a … Continue reading

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New Belgium Brewing, Ranger IPA, Video Review 228

Ever met a New Belgium Beer Ranger? They are our beloved folks out in the field. Spanning all 29 of our states from the Pacific to the Atlantic, our Beer Rangers do their best to protect, to pour and to … Continue reading

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Stone Farking Wheaton WootStout, Wil Wheaton, Drew Curtis, Greg Koch, Imperial Stout Video Review 227

From the most unlikely yet intensely imaginative trio that is actor and uber-geek champion Wil Wheaton, alternative news website Fark.com creator Drew Curtis and Stone CEO/Co-founder Greg Koch, comes an imperial stout unlike any ever made. Brewed with rye, wheat … Continue reading

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Southern Tier, Plum Noir, Imperial Porter, Video Review 226

ABOUT THE BEER STYLE: Imperial Porter brewed with Italian Plums BREWED SINCE: 2013 ABV: 8.0% FERMENTATION: Ale yeast, two varieties of hops, five types of malts, Italian plums COLOR: Opaque, very dark EFFERVESCENCE: Moderately carbonated NOSE: Earthy, toasted grains, coffee, … Continue reading

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