Alaskan Raspberry Wheat Alcohol by Volume: 6.5% Find this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: Summer seasonals vary greatly in style, but many focus on various types of fruit. Alaska has more than its share of local berries, and Alaskan Brewing incorporated more than 3,000 pounds of raspberries into this limited [...]
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Grab A Beer: Fremont Seattle Beer Week Organic Pale Ale
May 8th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries
Fremont Seattle Beer Week Organic Pale Ale Alcohol by Volume: 4.5% Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: One of the highlights of Seattle Beer Week (SBW) is that each year a different brewery is chosen to craft an official beer for the event. In previous years the SBW [...]
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The Winners of Brouwer’s Hard Liver Barleywine Festival Announced
March 27th, 2013 · No Comments · + Russ, Beer Reviews, Events
So another Hard Liver barleywine festival is in the books. This last Saturday, crowds lined up in the sun for the 11am opening of Brouwer’s Cafe in order to take a stab at the 57 or so barleywines on tap. The first people in line reportedly arrived at 7:45am! Wow, that’s some dedication. After the [...]
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Grab A Beer: Alaskan Imperial Red
December 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Beer Reviews
Alaskan Imperial Red Alcohol by Volume: 8.5% Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: Since Alaskan Brewing Company’s Pilot Series has included such gems as their Baltic Porter and Perseverance Russian Imperial Stout, I’m always excited to try new releases in the series. “Red Ale” can carry a variety [...]
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Grab A Beer: Redhook Double Black Stout
November 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Beer Reviews, Washington Breweries
Redhook Double Black Stout Alcohol by Volume: 7.0% Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: Remember when the whole Four Loko thing was in the news a while back and there was a very brief, albeit misguided, worry among beer drinkers that craft brewers might no longer be able [...]
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Grab A Beer: Airways Final Departure Imperial Stout
October 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Beer Reviews
Airways Final Departure Imperial Stout Alcohol by Volume: 9.9% Intro: This is the first bottled beer ever released from Airways Brewing, located in Kent, WA. While there are some breweries in Washington that occasionally release an imperial stout, they are few and far between. It’s always good to see another local brewery give the style [...]
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Grab A Beer: Deschutes Chasin’ Freshies & Hop Trip
October 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Beer Reviews
Deschutes Chasin’ Freshies Deschutes Hop Trip Alcohol by Volume: 7.4% Alcohol by Volume: 5.7% Look for these beers and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: It’s been a while since I’ve done a beer review, and with two fresh [...]
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Session IPAs: I Like This Trend
August 16th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Beer Reviews
I love a good IPA. But, while I can appreciate a 9% Imperial IPA as much as the next hophead, what I really seek out these days are low alcohol IPAs that give you plenty of hop flavor without overwhelming you with alcohol and bitterness. Many of these lower alcohol IPAs fall in at just [...]
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Grab A Beer: Gigantic IPA
July 23rd, 2012 · 4 Comments · Beer Reviews, Oregon Breweries
Gigantic IPA Alcohol by Volume: 7.3% Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: Rarely does a new brewery opening in Portland, OR generate as much of a buzz as that of Gigantic Brewing, which opened their doors to the public in May. But, when two well-established brewers join together [...]
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Grab A Beer: Widmer Kill Devil Brown Ale
June 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Beer Reviews, Oregon Breweries
Widmer Kill Devil Brown Ale Alcohol by Volume: 9.5% ABV Look for this beer and more at Full Throttle Bottles in Georgetown. Intro: Beer #6 in Widmer’s Brothers Reserve series is the Kill Devil Brown Ale. These Reserve beers are limited runs that are intended to be one-time releases; if you like it you had [...]
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