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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 Almanac Beer Company Brandy Barrel Pêche - Ale Brewed with Peaches and Aged in Used Brandy Barrels. From the Almanac Beer Company website: “Historically, fruit-infused sour beers were a way of preserving the sum ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is The Commons Brewery 2013 Seasonal Bourbon Barrel Aged Little Brother - Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels - Bourbon Barrel Aged Belgian Style Ale. I picked up this bottle at Star Grocery in Berkeley (here). From the Common Brewery ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is SanTan Brewing Company Mr. Pineapple Wheat Beer. I picked this beer up on a recent visit to Arizona. From the SanTan Brewing Company website: “Winner of a silver medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival competit ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Ale Industries Uncle Jesse West Coast Session Ale. From the Ale Industries website: “A hop forward Northern California Session IPA. Honey malts balance the massive Columbus/Centennial hop attack.”Let’s get ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Boulevard Brewing Company 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat Beer. I picked this one up at the brewery on a somewhat recent trip to Kansas City. From the Boulevard Brewing Company website: “With roots in two of today's most popular ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Ballast Point Brewing Company Calico Amber Ale. From the Ballast Point Brewing Company website: “A rich, copper ale with a case full of gold medals. Our Calico Amber Ale takes its inspiration from traditional English ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Bell's Brewery Two Hearted Ale. I was excited to find this beer while visiting Arizona.  Still not sure why we can’t get it in Northern California. From the Bell’s Brewery website: “Bell's Two Hearted ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Stone Brewing Company Matt's Burning Rosids Imperial Cherrywood-smoked Saison. Commercial description: “Life is extraordinarily precious, joyous...and fragile. At Stone, we recently were reminded of this when we lost ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Evil Twin Brewing Even More Jesus Imperial Stout.  I purchased this bottle at Royal Liquors (here) in San Jose. If you stop in there, please tell them that you heard about them from NorCal Beer Blog! From the Evil Twin ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Lagunitas Brewing Company Night Time Ale. Commercial description: “There are two kinds. There is the DayTime kind, which is bright and welcoming and then there is the NightTime kind, which should never be confused wit ...