Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
About the beer:
As we’ve discussed before, Berliner Weisse is a tart wheat beer that was popular in Germany up through the 19th century. Today this style is actually pretty rare, but Southern California’s The Bruery gives us a great example in the Hottenroth. This unusual breed is known for its tart flavor and is commonly served with a fruit syrup to add some sweet to the the sourness caused by fermentation processes or (as in most cases today) the addition of natural bacteria into the brew. Coming in at around 3.1%, this brew is pretty typical to its style – light, mild, tart, and refreshing.
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Tags: 5, berlinerweisse, german beer, germany, sour beer, the bruery, wild ale
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Recently my Beeriety cohort, Alicia, and I took a trot over to Boston’s beautiful Back Bay to check out the Belgian Beer Fest at the Cyclorama. In an all-too-short three hour session, we were able to sample a wide variety of fantastic beers from some excellent American craft breweries as well as several beers fresh from Europe and Canada.
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Tags: beer advocate, belgian beer, belgian beer fest, beligum, Events
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
About the beer:
The first Barleywine I’ll be reviewing is an unusual one, coming all the way from Denmark by Mikkeller. This young company was founded in 2006 and has already received world-wide acclaim for their bold and innovative beers like the Big Worst barleywine. The Big Worst comes in a small 12.7 oz. bottle with a cork and a cage, making it look like a miniature bottle of champagne. While less than 13 ounces might not seem like much, what the beer lacks in volume it more than makes up for in strength, thanks to it’s 17.6% ABV. Needless to say Big Worst packs quite a wallop – I even had trouble finishing the half of the bottle I shared with fellow Beeriety writer Sarah.
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Tags: 5, barleywine, Big Worse, Mikkeller
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Last Wednesday marked the first official meet-up of the Boston chapter of Girls’ Pint Out. To show our support and see what GPO is all about, the ladies of Beeriety (me, Erin, Alicia) headed to Deep Ellum for some chatting, some drinking, and some killer duck confit mac n’ cheese.
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Tags: beer, girls pint out, women, women and beer
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
The brewery is Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California. The brewery is solar powered. The brews are made from all natural ingredients. The canned six pack uses an eco-friendly holder. The brewery itself was first housed in the basement of the The Buckhorn Saloon. The beer is Summer Solstice, and it is quite the surprise.
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Tags: 3, anderson valley, beer, beer review, crafted can
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Recently Miller Lite has been running a series of “Man Up” Beer commercials. All of them seem to suggest if you’re not drinking Miller Lite you’re not a “Real Man” and need to “man up” and order a Miller Lite. Clearly Miller is trying to imply that drinking other kinds of beers is for sissies. Order something else and you risk having your masculinity questioned by a pretty lady, and who wants that? Sure it’s funny to see these guys prance around with a lower back tattoo, but how many men who care how their beer tastes drink Miller Lite?
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Tags: ads, commercials, miller, miller lite, women and beer, women in beer
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
The Beeriety team is all about discovering new types of beer. That’s why we’re telling you all what we’re drinking and what we’re thinking in our new weekly segment: Beer of the Week! We’ll cover a wide variety of styles, the first of which we’re talking about today: the Duvel Belgian golden ale.
About the beer:
Brewed for the first time just after the World War I, Duvel was known at first as ‘Victory Ale’. Following its devilish nature as a Belgian strong ale (8.5% ABV), it soon became ‘Duvel’ (Dutch for devil) and has been known under that name ever since.
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Tags: beer of the week, belgian ale, belgian beer, drinkers choice, duvel, golden ale
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