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 partake. And explore many a beer from many a brewery, they do.

Bring out the hops! This clear amber beauty bursts at the starting gate with an abundance of hops: Cascade (citrus), Chinook (floral/citrus), and Simcoe (fruity) lead off the beer, with Cascade added again for an intense dry hop flavor. Brewed with pale and dark caramel malts that harmonize the hop flavor from start to finish, Ranger is a sessionable splendor for all you hopinistas. Thank your Beer Ranger!

ABV
6.5%
IBU
70
YEAST
Ale Yeast
CALORIES
187
HOPS
Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade
MALTS
Pale, C-120
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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 malt and pecans and partially aged in Bourbon whiskey barrels, this viscous yet silken brew erupts with an oaky, nutty bouquet and rich flavors of vanilla, toast and bitter chocolate. Enjoy now or cellar this celebration of nth degree passion and geekery applied most gracefully to the craft of brewing and collaboration-Drew Curtis/Wil Wheaton/Greg Koch Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout!

  • ALC/VOL: 13%
  • IBUS: 65
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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, subtle sweetness
FLAVOR: Mild coffee bitterness, a delicate malty sweetness with hints of carmel and a dry finish
BITTERNESS: Mild
BODY: Medium
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 48°F
GLASS: Tulip glass, snifter, oversized wine glass
AVAILABILITY: Spring-Summer / 22oz / draught
CELLARING: 48°F or cooler

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Sixpoint Brewing 3 Beans Imperial Porter, Review 225

The beans of bygone brewers, united with cacao and coffee, to create a trinity of roasted, rich, and savory flavors.

ABV 10%
IBU 85
SRM 31
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Green Flash Brewing, Imperial IPA, Video Review

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San Diego IPA, as it has come to be known by many, is pale in color, super-hoppy, high-gravity, yet a highly quaffable ale. Our Imperial IPA is created in this new tradition with intense hop flavors and aromas from a unique blend of Summit and Nugget hops.

ALC. BY VOL. 9.4% | IBUS: 101

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Sixpoint Brewing, Resin, Double IPA, Beer Geek Review 223

Resin Double IPA
ABV

9.1%

IBU

103

SRM

9.5

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Sixpoint Brewing Bengali Tiger, Craft Beer Geek 222

Sixpoint Brewing’s, Bengali Tiger, A Pale Ale from Brooklyn, New York. 16oz Can

6.4% ABV

62 IBU’s

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Sixpoint Brewing, Crisp, Video Review 221

My review of Sixpoint Brewing’s, The Crisp, A hoppy Lager from Brooklyn, New York.

16oz Can

5.4% ABV

42 IBU’s

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Thomas Creek Brewing, Chocolate Orange IPA, Review 220

Crisp and citrusy, this India Pale Ale derives its atypical dark copper brown color from malted chocolate wheat.  Heavily hopped, the Chocolate Orange IPA’s bitterness blends with the dark chocolate flavors of the cocoa nibs added during fermentation.  Those subtle chocolate notes rest behind a floral bouquet, enhanced by additions of bitter orange peel and dry hopping with Citra.

Style: Hybrid
Color: Dark Amber
Malts: Chocolate Wheat, Honey Malt, 2Row, Black Patent
Hops: Citra, Magnum, Chinook, Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo, Orange Peel
ABV: 7.5% IBU: 100 Original Gravity: 16.48° Plato

Availability: 12 oz Bottles, 5 Gallon Kegs, 15.5 Gallon Kegs

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Terrapin Brewing, Wake-N-Bake Coffee Oatmeal Stout, Beer Geek Review 219

Black as night, this coffee stout is thick, rich and full of real coffee flavor. Brewed with a special blend of beans from all over the world developed and roasted specifically for Terrapin by our friends at Jittery Joe’s Coffee right here in Athens, Ga. This unique blend of coffee produces a robust and flavorful beer that will leave you asking why not beer for breakfast!

The Jitery Joe’s Wake-n-Bake coffee blend is available for sale in our gift shop online and at the brewery!

Coffee: Premium blend of Costa Rican, Guatemalan, & Zimbabwe : Premium blend of Costa Rican, Guatemalan, & Zimbabwe

Availablity: Winter

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