Alaskan Double Black IPA Alcohol by Volume: 8.5% Look for this beer and more and Full Throttle Bottles! Intro: Next up in the Alaskan Pilot Series is their Double Black IPA. If you aren’t familiar with the black IPA style, it is exactly what it sounds like: a beer that has the hop profile of [...]
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Grab A Beer: Alaskan Double Black IPA
September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Beer Releases, Beer Reviews
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Grab A Beer: Ninkasi Maiden the Shade
August 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Beer Reviews
Ninkasi Maiden the Shade Alcohol by Volume: 6.8% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown! Intro: This summer seasonal from the quickly-growing brewery in Eugene, Oregon has some music connections to go along with 72 IBUs pulled from 7 different varieties of hops. The beer is a tribute to Iron Maiden, [...]
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Grab A Beer: Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
July 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Beer Reviews, California Beer
Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA Alcohol by Volume: 7.5% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown! Intro: It’s amazing the buzz that surrounds Russian River Pliny the Elder, while Firestone Walker Union Jack sits back in the shadows a little bit. Both IPAs are new to the Seattle market in the [...]
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Grab A Beer: Shiner Smokehaus
June 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Beer Reviews
Shiner Smokehaus Alcohol by Volume: 4.89% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown! Intro: From the makers of the well-known Shiner Bock, the Shiner Smokehaus is made with malt smoked over mesquite chips at the TX brewery. The label claims that you should “Serve Ice Cold”, which made me a bit [...]
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In Love With Fremont Solstice Pale Ale
June 28th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries
It’s rare these days that I have more than a couple of the same beer in a given week. I like to continually try as many different offerings as I can, and my fridge is full of a variety of individual bottles. But, right now I am completely and utterly in love with the Fremont [...]
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Grab A Beer: Deschutes Hop in the Dark
June 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Beer Reviews, Oregon Breweries
Deschutes Hop in the Dark Alcohol by Volume: 6.5% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown! Intro: You can call the style Cascadian Dark Ale (C.D.A.) as Deschutes does, or call it a Black IPA like many other breweries. I’ll leave that argument to others. Whatever you call it, the style has [...]
Grab A Beer: Leinenkugel’s Classic Amber
May 6th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Beer Reviews
Leinenkugel’s Classic Amber Alcohol by Volume: 4.9% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown! Intro: This one is for all of you Midwesterners. Leinenkugel’s is a Wisconsin tradition and is widely available across the Midwest (90% of production is sold in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan). But, it has been [...]
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Grab A Beer: Hale’s Seattle Beer Week 2010 Double IPA
April 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries
Hale’s Seattle Beer Week 2010 Double IPA Alcohol by Volume: 8.3% Intro: Following Pike’s inaugural 2009 Seattle Beer Week Double IPA, Hale’s is next up with this year’s 2010 Double IPA. Hale’s is well-known around town for their traditional English-style ales, but in recent years they have become more adventurous, releasing beers such as their [...]
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Grab A Beer: Deschutes Twilight Summer Ale
April 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Beer Reviews
Deschutes Twilight Summer Ale Alcohol by Volume: 5.0% Find this beer (starting in May) and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown! Intro: Summer beers are here. These are often marketed with the intention of bringing a six-pack to a BBQ or finishing up a hike with a few beers with friends. Twilight is the type [...]
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Chicago’s Beer Scene Brimming With Choices
April 15th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Beer & Food, Beer Reviews, Beer Travels, Events
As a beer drinker and native Chicagoan, last week’s trip to the Craft Brewers Conference was also a great excuse to see family and old friends, visit some of my favorite drinking and eating establishments, and explore several new places that are a part of Chicago’s growing image as a world-class craft beer destination. It [...]
