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Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Knee Deep Brewing Company Lupulin River Imperial IPA. From the Knee Deep Brewing Company website: “This Double IPA includes Mosaic and Simcoe hops, South American specialty malt, and tons of tastiness. Looks like ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Golden Road Brewing Back Home Gingerbread Stout.  I picked this can up at The Wine Club in San Jose (here). They have a small craft beer section, but they have an incredible selection.  If you're anywhere near The ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is The Rare Barrel Cosmic Dust - Golden Sour Beer Aged In Oak Barrels With Hibiscus. From the The Rare Barrel website: “Cosmic Dust is our golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with hibiscus. This sour is fermented with B ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Cigar City Brewing Patio Pils - Pre-Prohibition Pilsner. From the Cigar City Brewing website: “This special summer seasonal release is a Pre-Prohibition Pilsner with a modern twist. We improve on the traditional recip ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Clown Shoes Beer Luchador En Fuego Mexican-style Chocolate Stout - Stout brewed with spices, vanilla added, and aged in bourbon barrels. Commercial description: “Our third anniversary beer up sizes Chocolate Sombrero, ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is The Bruery - Lawson's Finest Liquids Collaboration Acer Quercus - Ale Brewed With Maple Syrup And Oak Cubes. From the The Bruery website: “If you aren’t familiar with Lawson’s Finest Liquids yet, you shoul ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Prairie Artisan Ales - Brewfist Spaghetti Western Coffee Stout - Stout Brewed With Coffee, Cacao Nibs, And Spaghetti.Let’s get started!Appearance: Pours very dark brown with a tan head and lots of lacing.Aroma: Coffee, ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Wicked Weed Brewing Black Angel - Black Sour Ale Aged on Tart Cherries in Bourbon Barrels.  I picked this bottle up at Stella Brew (here) in Winston-Salem, NC. They have an excellent selection and we’re very helpf ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Evil Twin Brewing Ron And The Beast Ryan - Saison-Style Ale. Commercial description: “In Denmark we have a lovely tradition for funky beer, and what you have here is certainly no exception. This is a never before seen ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Anchor Brewing Company Winter Wheat. From the Anchor Brewing Company website: “We've been making wheat beers since the summer of 1984. They've all been golden summer refreshers instead of dark winter warmers—unt ...