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5.5% ABV, Can Appearance: Inky black, thin tan head Aroma: Strong aromas of coffee, caramel and brown sugar Taste: Unapologetic porter, with a rich maltiness and a slight bitterness Mouthfeel: Full body, with a creamy feel over the tongue The scent and feel are robust, and while the taste starts fairly mild it quickly expands to its full ...

Remember that great, quenching White IPA that Uinta made for ALS research last year? If you don't then you really missed out. No fear! It's back - great cause and all.  Participant breweries from around the country received a special blend of experimental hops donated by B.T. Loftus Ranches and Hopunion. Last year using these hops, U ...

The two main themes from Round Two of the IPA Challenge tonight (Tuesday) at Roosevelt Brewing in Portales were 1) there was a great turnout (83 voters) and 2) those voters were all over the place in their selections. The voting totals from Round Two in Portales. The number on the left was the beer’s designation for the blind taste test. ...

DAVID VS GOLIATH: HOW A SMALL SYDNEY CRAFT BREWER TOOK ON A GLOBAL GIANT AND WON Wayward Brewing has been victorious in its battle with multinational giant brewer SABMiller India to register its trade mark WAYWARD for beer in Australia.The small Sydney craft brewery has been locked in a two-year battle to register its trade mark which was op ...

Beer festivals are popping up everywhere. While many of them have a variety of breweries bringing a variety of styles, there are not that many that focus on one individual style. Enter Captain Lawrence Brewing. They will be hosting the east coast’s first SOUR beer festival on Saturday, September 13. It’s a great opportunity to expl ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is The Bruery Sucre 2014 Anniversary Ale - 100% Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels. Commercial description: “Sucré is our sixth anniversary ale, loosely brewed in the English-style Old Ale tradition using our house B ...

“Austin ain’t Texas.” If I had a quid for every sod who has said this to me… But it’s true. Texas gets a bad rep from, well, nearly everyone who isn’t from Texas. Stereotypes abound, but none (or at least … Continue reading →

The Craft Beer Revolution Steve Hindy Palgrave Macmillan, 250 pages $25 Steve Hindy's new book is a serious and important work.  It contains some incredibly revealing details about the long history of brewing--particularly the history from 1988 onward, after Hindy co-founded Brooklyn Brewery and entered the history books.  I ...

Well folks the day is here.  It’s time. Last week I announced that I would be donating the domain to the Virginia Brewer’s Guild as my family and I begin our new adventure in North Carolina.  I’ve had some time to reflect on this decision and it’s the right decision.  Today also marks the beginning ...

Every year new breweries come in from out of the state to start distributing their beers in New Mexico. Not many of them have a brewer who hails from Albuquerque. Paul Mallory took over as head brewer at Black Diamond Brewing Company last year and now he will be coming home with his beers in tow for two tasting events. Paul will be in Albuquerq ...