Posts Tagged ‘ American Beer Review ’

US Beer Review: Samuel Adams’ Whitewater IPA

18/06/2012
US Beer Review: Samuel Adams’ Whitewater IPA

Follow @TheGuestAle This is my last American craft ale review for a month as in a few days I’ll be swapping the US beer scene for a short hiatus to Cornwall and Kent for a brief return to the UK world of ale. No doubt I’ll also be swapping the heat of the Pennsylvanian summer for the milder Cornish climate, but it’s a chance to crack open some awesome English beer. Cornish beer video review to come next month! My last offering for a short while then is from a brewery for which I have reviewed before: the famous (Stateside at least) Samuel Adams Boston Beer Company. It’ll be July 4th soon, the US Independence Day celebration  where folks...

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US Beer Review: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

29/04/2012
US Beer Review: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

Follow @TheGuestAle I don’t think I’ve ever opened a beer, taken the first sup and literally not been able to stop drinking because it’s THAT good. Introducing and welcoming the Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale with open arms. OK, time to calm down and mention a few fun facts about Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. It opened a brew-pub in Delaware in 1995, and was so creative and popular that one year later they were bottling and distributing its brews to other cities far and wide. Now it boasts a 100,000 square foot converted cannery as its brew HQ.  In other words, they are good at what they do. If you want to learn more about the brewery I recommend...

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US beer review: Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale

21/02/2012
US beer review: Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale

Follow @TheGuestAle Hearing the word Farmville I immediately I think of the social farming simulation game by Zynga, which is hugely popular on Facebook. But, it’s also the name of a little-known town of some 4,600 folks in North Carolina and it boasts a small microbrewery still in its infancy, which specializes in flavoursome, dark beers. Farmville is my kind of town. The brewers at Farmville’s The Duck -Rabbit Craft Brewery claim to be so happy that they dance and sing to the yeast as it ferments (!). Yes, really. They also only brew in small batches. The Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale pours with a gorgeous, cloudy dark amber hue. There’s very little head and no lacing. The hoppy aroma hits you...

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Beer Review: Arrogant Bastard

10/12/2011
Beer Review: Arrogant Bastard

Follow @TheGuestAle Anything that goes by the name of “Arrogant Bastard Ale” just begs to be sampled. I was also spurred on by reading multiple reviews on this one that said things like  “best beer I know” and “pure liquid arrogance”. California’s Stone Brewing Co. has a whole family of “Bastards” including Lucky Bastard Ale and Double Bastard Ale. I’m drawn to an ale with  strong character and taste so I was hoping the Arrogant Bastard Ale lived up to its name and challenged my taste buds. It pours with a subtle dark, heavy caramel hue. There’s a beige head that lingers and plenty of lacing on the glass. The hops and grapefruit smack you in the nose at...

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Video: American Beer Special from New York

27/11/2011
Video: American Beer Special from New York

Follow @TheGuestAle The American craft beer scene is on fire right now, with great beer coming out of many a state. I recently spent the weekend visiting my US-based sister and The Guest Ale contributor, Suzanna Lee-Kendall to check out some of New York’s famous craft beer venues and beers available on Main Street stores. This video features the wonderful craft ale houses Blind Tiger of Greenwich Village and Midtown’s Pony Bar. We also check out great craft ales from Smuttynose, Six Point and Brooklyn Brewery. Unfortunately, a lot of footage was wasted due to the noisy and dark of the New York bars. Here are the best bits and don’t forget to check out our American Craft Ales...

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Stateside View: Nosferatu by Great Lakes Brewing

15/10/2011
Stateside View: Nosferatu by Great Lakes Brewing

Follow @TheGuestAle The American brewing scene is in rude health. So The Guest Ale has drafted in an English expat to cast her expert eye on the latest trends. In the fourth of her posts, all the way from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Suzanna Lee-Kendall reviews Nosferatu by Great Lakes Brewing. Anyone familiar with the 1922 German Expressionist horror film “Nosferatu” will have lost some sleep trying to get the chilling image of the vampire Count shakily emerging from that trap door out of their heads. There is such an intense glare in his eyes coupled with those nasty pointed teeth that is utterly haunting. And so, as Halloween season is in full swing here in the States, imagine my curiosity when...

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