Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Oskar Blues Brewery Ten Fidy Imperial Stout. From the Oskar Blues Brewery website: “This titanic, immensely viscous stout is loaded with inimitable flavors of chocolate-covered caramel and coffee and hides a hefty 98 ...
Read More »Allagash Brewing Company Midnight Brett Ale
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Allagash Brewing Company Midnight Brett Ale. I purchased this bottle at Royal Liquors (here) in San Jose. From the Allagash Brewing Company website: “Midnight brett is chocolate brown in color, brewed with 2-Row, midn ...
Read More »The Local Option and Central Waters Brewing Company La Petite Mort
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Central Waters Brewing Company La Petite Mort - Malt Beverage Aged In Bourbon Barrels. I picked this bottle up at Jane’s Beer Store in Mountain View, CA (here). They have a fantastic selection and I highly recommend vi ...
Read More »Happy Halloween!!!!
Greetings from the NorCal Beer Blog! Halloween is my favorite time of year. Best wishes to you and yours tonight. Be safe and lift a pint to the Great Pumpkin. I know I will! Cheers! Mark Harvey check out my "other" blog here for Halloween fun
Read More »Cigar City Brewing Oktoberfest
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Cigar City Brewing Oktoberfest - German-Style Festbier. From the Cigar City Brewing website: “Orange in color with a rocky white head, this festive lager is our tribute to Duke Wilhelm IV’s marriage hundreds of ...
Read More »Shipyard Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel Aged Smashed Pumpkin
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Shipyard Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel Aged Smashed Pumpkin - Bottle No. 00449. I can’t recall if I purchased this bottle at Santa Clara Liquors (here) or The Wine Club (here), but you can’t go wrong with eithe ...
Read More »Central City Red Betty Spiced Pumpkin Ale
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Today’s featured beer is Central City Red Betty Spiced Pumpkin Ale. I picked this bottle up at Cask & Flask in San Jose (here). They have a fantastic selection. Tell them that Mark Harvey from NorCal Beer Blog sent you!Let’s get ...
Read More »Terrapin Beer Company Pumpkinfest
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Terrapin Beer Company Pumpkinfest - Malt Beverage Brewed With Pumpkins And Spices. From the Terrapin Beer Company website: “It’s not fall at Terrapin until we can fill our steins with Pumpkinfest. This seasonal ...
Read More »Brouwerij Van Steenberge Vampire Pale Ale
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Brouwerij Van Steenberge Vampire Pale Ale. Commercial description: “With its 7.0% alcohol by volume, Vampire Pale Ale is somewhat higher in alcohol content than regular ales, but it’s not overpowering like t ...
Read More »Halloween Party Beverages of choice
Greetings, Here's a list of all of the excellent beers I've reviewed that would be appropriate for a Fall/Halloween party. Halloween is my favorite holiday! I've got links below to my Halloween tunes as well so crack open a cold one and click "play" and enjoy this wonderful holiday! Be safe - have fun - drink responsibly! Here ...
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