Archive for Beer Review
Brew Review: Allagash Curieux
Allagash Curieux Abbey Tripel 11% ABV From Allagash: “In October of 2004, we released the first beer in our series of Barrel Aged beers, Allagash Curieux. To make the Curieux (French for “curious”), we age our Tripel Ale in Jim Beam barrels for 8 weeks in our cellar. During the aging process in bourbon barrels, [...]
Beer Release: Gritty’s Halloween Ale – Is it too early to get your spook on?
GRITTY MCDUFF’S BREWING COMPANY’S HALLOWEEN ALE TO HIT SHELVES IN AUGUST Portland, ME — Maine craft brewer Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company (www.grittys.com) announced today that its very popular Halloween Ale will hit stores in August. One of the most anticipated annual beer releases, this seasonal favorite will be available through October 31st. An Extra Special [...]
Harpoon Chocolate Stout – Limited Release
Chocolate Stout – Limited Edition ABOUT THE STYLE A chocolate stout is a beer with a noticeable dark chocolate flavor. This flavor is created from the use of darker, more aromatic malt that has been roasted or kilned until it acquires a chocolate color. BEER CHARACTER Harpoon Chocolate Stout is brewed with an abundance of [...]
Great Divide Releases Hibernation Ale
We reviewed this last year and it was very good. Here’s what we said: Review – Great Divide Brewing Co.’s Hibernation Ale Commercial Description: “Hibernation Ale is Colorado’s original strong ale — it has been Great Divide’s winter seasonal each year since 1995. Hibernation’s massive flavors are so intense that it requires over three months [...]
Recent review: Lagunitas Brown Shugga
“An aborted batch of their Old Gnarleywine ended up tasting nearly as good as that they were hoping for, so they bottled it. God bless capitalism.” — Lagunitas Brewing Company Pours a light caramel to medium amber in color producing a very healthy sized tan colored head with a frothy consistency and excellent retention. Despite [...]
Buyer beware!
Last night, we had a review of four beers of different styles to work on cleaning out the queue. Sean picked up a bunch of new beers from Kappys, including one which is the subject of our buyer beware. The Wild Blue, brewed by “Blue Dawg Brewing”, is actually a product of Anheuser-Busch. This also [...]
REVIEWS 05-08-09: Berkshire Cabin Fever Ale, Coffee House Porter and PaperCity Wee Heavy
Official 2beerguys Review: Don’t fret, don’t frown. The beer queue has not dried up. Actually, we have about 30+ beers ready to be poped open and enjoyed. We hope to post at least 2-5 new beer reviews a week. Stay tuned for more to come. Also, don’t forget to sign up for the next Craft [...]
Balance, but not in the OM sense of the word
So I’m sitting here drinking a Smuttynose IPA, watching the Celtics, and it got me thinking about balance. The C’s are down 32-13 right now, mostly because they’re not playing balanced basketball. But balance play an equally important part in a successful beer. According to our friend Ignace, the measure of a quality beer lies [...]
Latest Reviews: Yulesmith & Holy Sheets
Our latest 2Beerguy tasting adventure took us on a trip visiting an old friend and a new friend. We started with the YuleSmith – Strong Ale – 9.5% (from AleSmith Brewing Company) and Holy Sheets Uber Abbey Ale – Abby Dubble – 9% (from Clipper City Brewing). Upon inspection of the bottle, we determined that [...]
Reviews 04-16-08: Smutty Baltic Porter & Lagunitas Shut-Down Ale
It has been way too long since our last review. Last Wednesday, Ian and I decided to get back into action with a quick 2 beer review. We decided on the Smuttynose Baltic Porter and the Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale. Both were enjoyed from 22 oz bottles. Smuttynose Baltic Porter “Native to northern Europe, [...]
