tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32000395277446582042024-03-19T08:11:05.004-05:00Bostonbeerman BlogI've moved to http://bostonbeerman.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-42097523368302749482015-02-14T22:22:00.003-05:002015-02-14T22:22:48.929-05:00I have moved...Folks, I combined all of the content from this blog with my beer website. I am posting regularly and I have included my top 100 beers of all time. Come check it out http://bostonbeerman.com/
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-56166855277369077652014-11-29T22:14:00.001-05:002014-11-29T22:14:43.652-05:00This is not from the Congress Street of my childhood...
Trillium Brewing Company, Congress Street IPA, Boston, MA
7.2% abv. This beer is two weeks old. It pours a brilliant unfiltered yellow gold color with a huge head and fluffy Belgian lace. Pine, orange zest, mango, and fresh cut grass aromas. It has an amazing silky smooth mouthfeel with an aggressive hop finish. This beer has a light and pleasant carbonation and it is so fresh it almost Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-5146007367665640792014-06-20T22:03:00.000-05:002014-06-20T22:13:25.580-05:00I wish I lived in Bourbon County...Goose Island Brewing Company, Bourbon County Imperial Stout, Chicago, IL
This one weighs in at a whopping 14.9% abv. It was brewed in August of 2013 and I cellared it until today. I should have waited longer, but I have another one that I am going to let sit for a couple of years. I'll be sure to compare notes when I review it again. Thankfully it comes in a 12oz bottle, it is a force to be Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-82064087298484830032014-06-06T21:36:00.002-05:002014-06-06T21:44:25.022-05:00This is a revival that I can appreciate...
Revival Brewing Company Double Black IPA
Label on the bottle depicts Chinook vs. Sorachi Ace. 8% abv. Given to me by Trevor Smith (thank you sir), who recently met the brewer. Bottled by Cottrell Brewing Company for Revival Brewing Company. Pours a rich dark brown color with big whitish tan head. Tootsie roll, lemon, cilantro, and roasted hazelnuts on the nose. First sip is a burst of tangy Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-52500673716941199512014-01-25T21:28:00.000-05:002014-01-25T21:28:26.110-05:00And then there were eight...
For the longest time, there have been only 7 Trappist breweries, Westvleteren, Westmalle, Orval, La Trappe, Chimay, Rochefort, and Achel. La Trappe was the only Trappist brewery outside of Belgium and I never would have imagined that the next one would be in the United States...never mind in my home state of Massachusetts. Needless to say, this is an exciting development that enhances the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-61790858449385874632013-12-28T23:04:00.000-05:002013-12-28T23:06:45.326-05:00Mr. Kiwi Rising...Jack's Abby Brewing, Kiwi Rising Double India Pale Lager
8.5% abv and 105 IBUs.
The brewery used tons of New Zealand Kiwi hops in brewing this one. Hopped 6 or 7 times during the brewing process. Pours gold with a thick cauliflower head. Great Belgian lace. Flowery and herbal hop aromas with a touch of piney resin. First sip is a hop bomb. Alcohol is no wear to be found. Mostly Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-67940321468919422842013-03-09T21:44:00.003-05:002013-03-09T21:44:44.138-05:00Hop on this Hoponius...
Jack's Abby Hoponius Union
Jack's Abby Hoponius Union
6.7% abv. 65 IBUs. They call it an IPL. Uniquely hoppy lager. Pours to a thick white head with great lace. Some murkiness from the sediment, but it is a rich gold color. Unmistakeable pineapple aroma. Crisp and incredibly refreshing. Fresh fruity malt flavors combine with crisp biscuit or cracker dryness and tropical fruit hops to make it aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-9106104820825558942013-01-11T22:33:00.002-05:002013-01-11T22:33:48.397-05:00Might want to use google before naming your beer...
Ov-ral Imperial IPA, Mikkeller To Øl Collaboration
Not sure of the origins of the name of this beer, but before distributing it in the US the brewers should have google searched the name. It is the name of a morning after pill! Anyway, it is a great beer.
10.5% abv. Pours a brilliant orange color with a wispy white head. Somewhat original aroma has a nice combination of caramel malt, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-84503811900825012412012-11-03T21:06:00.001-05:002012-11-03T21:06:07.166-05:00Enjoy the fall harvest...
Founders Brewing Company 2012 Harvest Ale
6.5% abv. 70 IBU. Pours clear gold with a big white head. This beer is all grapefruit on the nose. First sip is grapefruit, pine, and tropical fruits. Not overly carbonated and a bit oily. Much lighter body than expected. Sharp hop bite that leaves you wanting another sip. Hops linger forever with a slight minty essence. Kind of one dimensional, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-5483531459902410652012-10-23T20:51:00.000-05:002012-10-23T20:51:15.066-05:00I love that Headwaters...
Victory Headwaters Pale Ale
Victory Headwaters Pale Ale
5.1% abv. Pours a dark gold, copperish color with a white head. I love the smell of this beer. Citrus and pine with orange zest hop aromas. Touches of sweet caramel and papaya as well. It really has kind of pineapple or apricot taste that is refreshing. Smooth and drinkable for a hot summer day, but plenty of flavor to keep it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-64888581451341553382012-08-25T20:49:00.002-05:002012-08-25T20:49:43.304-05:00I spy with my Big Eye...
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA
6.88% abv. Orange zest and pine resin on the nose. Huge fluffy head. Great lace. First sip brings a spicy hop bite to the tongue. Assertive hops continue with each sip. Columbus and Centennial hops used in making this one. Drank it at room temperature, so I am really getting all the flavors here. Slightest tinge of black pepper and lots of fruit, maybe dried Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-90832366431592752972012-07-27T21:40:00.002-05:002012-07-27T21:40:46.252-05:00This beer is hardly tiny...
Weyerbacher Brewing Company, Tiny Belgian Imperial Stout
11.8% abv. Pours a jet black color with a light tan head. Dark chocolate, red wine, and anise aromas make for a very interesting yet subtle aroma. Pepper, clove, citrus, bittersweet chocolate and cocoa flavors on the first sip. Dark fruit dominates, including plums, red grapes and figs. Gets boozy after a while with a slow subtle alcoholAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-45014548121721371402012-06-30T22:03:00.001-05:002012-06-30T22:11:02.738-05:00Red Betty, Red Racer, just call it good...
Red Betty IPA, Central City Brewing Company, Surrey, British Columbia
6.5% abv. Served from a can. Half inch head with a dark orange amber color. Piney and sweet grapefruit hop aromas. This is a smooth drinking and reasonably balanced IPA. The hops are certainly dominant, but it has a solid malt profile as well. Pineapple and other sweet tropical fruits. Grapefruit and floral hops flavors Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-17859622264237313052012-06-08T20:55:00.001-05:002012-06-08T20:55:17.618-05:00Chocolate and coffee = yum...
Blackwater series. 11% abv. Made with Jamaican roasted coffee and bittersweet Belgian chocolate. Cellared for about 6 months. Smells like a chocolate covered donut dipped in a cup of coffee. Certainly a dessert beer to be consumed on its own or paired with your favorite chocolate dessert. The chocolate flavors seem to dominate slightly more than the coffee. Sweet and flavorful, but it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-78158548899085663942012-03-31T22:30:00.000-05:002012-03-31T22:30:56.639-05:00
16.83% abv. Bottled December 2009. Crazy carbonation from live yeast coming up the center of my Chimay chalice. I believe it is saying El Diablo, El Diablo. Dark chocolate, molasses, anise, candy sugar and figs on the nose. Immediate warming in the belly, but the alcohol is surprisingly masked for this ridiculous almost 17% abv beer. Cellared this one for almost 2.5 years and I am sure Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-65698295041788223442012-02-14T21:52:00.001-05:002012-02-14T21:52:46.185-05:00Happy Valentine's Day to me...
Founders Brewing Co. Imperial Stout
Pairing up a Founder's Brewing Company Imperial Stout with some Taza Stone Ground 70% Cacao Chipotle Chili chocolate. Happy Valentine's Day to me. Do you have anything special on the beer menu tonight?
10.5 % abv. 90 IBU's Pours ridiculously dark black with one of the darkest heads I have ever seen on a beer. Smells like what I can best describe as Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-18360745320423382012-01-23T22:23:00.003-05:002012-01-23T22:23:56.927-05:00Bring better beer to Mississippi...Just got an email from some folks in Jackson, Mississippi that are looking to open up only the second production brewery in the state. They have some seriously strict laws that restrict beer production and distribution and they could use your help. I will let them speak for themselves, here is the email and be sure to click the link to learn more. Good luck down there!
First, I want to say thankAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-40433126639463068282012-01-13T21:39:00.000-05:002012-01-13T21:59:21.493-05:00Mystic descendant hits home...
7% abv. Brewed in my childhood hometown of Chelsea, MA. Pours dark brown almost black with a healhty four finger dark tan head. You can smell the molasses used in the brewing during the pour. After that it is all a beautiful Belgian yeast aroma with pepper, cloves, lemon -- maybe even a touch of dark chocolate. The beer is brewed with molasses, Belgian Renaud yeast, and American hops. Great Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-51878709534975198862012-01-06T23:01:00.002-05:002012-01-06T23:01:40.374-05:00Birch beer...
Colonial Ale Aged on Cedar
6.8% abv. Had this six months old. Pours to a crazy sudsy cauliflower head. Has a bit of a brettanomyces yeast funk. Interesting cedar notes give it a mild cask conditioned flavor. Insane Belgian lace. Just a touch of alcohol. Dark fruits, especially figs and a nice citrusy hop bite at finish. A decent beer, but probably not something I would go out of my way to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-65290187633285701322011-12-22T22:21:00.002-05:002011-12-22T22:42:08.142-05:00White Birch...RedStoneThanks to Jeff, one of the handful of people that frequent this blog's comments section, I have a new favorite beer store. Ironically it is about a mile from my house, but I had not been there in years. It is called Redstone Liquors and the new owner Kamal knows his stuff and is genuinely friendly. It is great to see such a small place dedicate itself to quality products and great service. I am Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-66274079720693123182011-12-15T20:50:00.004-05:002011-12-15T20:55:51.877-05:00It's the most wonderful time of the year... Beer number 2001 in my database. 5.5% abv. Pours a rich ruby brown color. Milk chocolate, citrus, and juniper on the nose. First sip is totally balanced. Rich malt flavors with a piney sprucey hop flavor that just spells Christmas. Perhaps a touch drier than usual at finish, but this is a great seasonal session beer. Hop flavors dominate slightly, but dark dried cherries, some milk chocolate, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-35125676961640963112011-11-25T22:05:00.001-05:002011-11-25T22:06:42.258-05:00And then there were five...9% abv. Batch 363 10/19/10. Cellared for over a year. This one exploded out of the bottle. I lost half of it on the countertop...and that is so disappointing. Pours dark brown with a white head. Cherry, clove, citrus and oak on the nose. First sip tells me Flemish sour ale meets Belgian dubbel on oak. Very interesting flavors. Medium bodied mouthfeel. Excessive carbonation but great drinkability.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-40814274390575038452011-10-01T21:03:00.002-05:002011-10-01T21:06:53.768-05:00A little early holiday cheer...Port Brewing Company, Santa's Little Helper 10% abv. I cellared this beer for almost 2 years. It pours pitch black with a dark tan head. Anise, chocolate, dark fruit , a touch coffee, and citrus on the nose. Nice carbonation, even after extended cellaring. Hop tingle all over the mouth, but hops are surely tamed a bit because of aging. Slight warming from abv, but alcohol esthers are well masked.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-14795870278674508502011-08-27T20:30:00.002-05:002011-08-27T20:33:49.230-05:00Two for two...Maine Beer Company - Lunch IPA
This is the second beer by the Maine Beer Company that I have tried in the last few days and they are knocking it out of the park. Here is a review:
7% abv. Had this on the eve of Hurricane Irene. Pours to a big head that dissipates quickly. Rich piney and sweet orange hops aromas right from the pour. Lots of delicious yeast and sediment all over the glass make it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-25734978610721267282011-08-25T20:39:00.003-05:002011-08-25T20:46:34.794-05:00I love garage beer...Here is a review of Maine Beer Company's Seeper Ale
5.5% abv. These guys started by making beer in their garage and wanted to share. I am glad they did. They still only brew in one barrel batches and that is what makes it so fantastic. This is a bottle conditioned small batch beer...a true nano brewery. It pours to a huge cauliflower head. Excellent piney fresh hop aroma. Wow, this has a truly Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.com0