Beer: Harpoon Ale
Brewer: Harpoon Brewery
Source: 12 oz. bottle
Rating: *** (7 of 10)
Comments: Susan picked up a mix-pack case of Harpoon Brewery beers so all I’ve been sampling a wide selection of beers from my favorite Boston brewery this week (sorry Sam Adams). This is their flagship brew. This beer has a good [...]
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25 Sep
Beer Review: Harpoon Ale
11 Sep
Beer Review: Simpler Times Lager
Beer: Simpler Times Lager
Brewer: Minhas Craft Brewery
Source: 16 oz. can
Rating: * (5.4 of 10)
Comments: Friends, I have a confession to make. Yours truly the beer snob picked up a six-pack of cheap lager <gasp> in cans <the horror> … and, and, and … I kind of like it. Granted I got it [...]
4 Sep
Beer Review: Post Road Pumpkin Ale
Beer: Post Road Pumpkin Ale
Brewer: Brooklyn Brewery
Source: 12 oz. bottles
Rating:*** (7.2 of 10)
Comments: Susan picked up this seasonal beer, even though it was late summer, and it seemed to bring in a cool, blustery Fall days with it. It’s an attractive copper ale with a good head and definitely gives off a [...]
28 Aug
Beer Review: Staropramen Lager
Beer: Staropramen Lager
Brewer: Pivovar Staropramen Pražské Pivovary
Source: Draft
Rating: ** (6.5 of 10)
Comments: I’m going to say something about this beer that sounds like an insult but it’s not: it’s like water. Travel writer Rick Steves says that when you visit Prague the waiter will put a beer on your table upon seating just [...]
28 Aug
Beer Review: Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
Beer: Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
Brewer: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Source: Draft
Rating: ** (6.6 of 10)
Comments: I’m not an IPA fan because this style of beer is typically very hoppy and thus very bitter. 60 Minute IPA is no exception to the rule but it is better than most IPA’s due to its [...]
28 Aug
Beer Review: Buzzards Bay Black Lager
Beer: Buzzards Bay Black Lager
Brewer: Buzzards Bay Brewing
Source: 12 oz Bottle
Rating: *** (7.1 of 10)
Comments: This dark beer looks like a stout but as the name should imply it doesn’t taste like one. The aroma and flavor is malty and smoky with some hints of chocolate. There’s also a nice tingle of [...]
7 Aug
Beer Review: Otter Creek Copper Ale
Beer: Copper Ale
Brewer: Otter Creek Brewing
Source: On-tap
Rating: *** (7.1 of 10)
Comments: Appropriately copper-colored, cloudy and bubbly this is an attractive beer. The taste is lovely – earthy with malty caramel and a nice bitter hop finish. A good well-balanced and drinkable beer.
7 Aug
Beer Review: Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter
Beer: Stovepipe Porter
Brewer: Otter Creek Brewing
Source: Draft
Rating: *** (7.8 of 10)
Comments: This is a deep dark stout with a creamy foam head. It carries a smokey aroma and flavor that sets it apart and one that I really like. This is a robust and well-balanced beer.
7 Aug
Beer Review: Drifter Pale Ale
Beer: Drifter Pale Ale
Brewer: Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Source: Draft
Rating: * (5.3 of 10)
Comments: This a cloudy amber beer with a whiff of hops and citrus. The flavor is bitter – a bit more bitter than I like – and that kind of overwhelms everything else. It’s a decent beer I suppose, but I wasn’t too [...]
24 Jul
Beer Review: Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
Beer: Summer Shandy
Brewer: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Source: On-tap
Rating: ** (6.8 of 10)
Comments: I’ve reviewed a couple of Leinenkugel beers before and found them a bit too sweet for my tastes. Yet on a sunny summer Sunday afternoon I was drawn to the Summer Shandy. Shandy is basically lemonade mixed with beer so I expected it [...]
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