US Beer Review: The Doppelrock by Great Lakes Brewing Co.
For those about to rock, we salute you! If you can manage get past the strange cover shot of the two guitarists on the bottle of this brew, you are in for a treat. The Doppelrock by Great Lakes...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Cherry Wheat Beer by Samuel Adams
Last of the Summer Ales, alas. It’s my first time popping open a cherry flavoured beer and I’m nervous. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to opening my mind to fruit-flavoured ales and I had always...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Samuel Adams’ Belgian Session
I spent some in Belgium back in 1986 but I wasn’t old enough to sample the beer. That’s something I regret as Belgium produces more than 1,100 varieties of beer including some of worlds finest, such as...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Iron City Amber Classic Lager by Pittsburgh Brewing Company
Hear ye! Hear ye! There’s a new lager in town! It’s called Iron City Amber Classic lager by Pittsburgh Brewing Company. I’ve been dying to get my hands on this little new-comer! I’ve asked for it at a...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Saranac Pumpkin Ale by Matt Brewing Company
October: Seasons of mist and mellow fruitfulness…and pumpkin ale! This month my search for contenders for title of the best pumpkin ale continued leading me to sample Saranac Pumpkin Ale. It was my...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Samuel Adams’ East West Kolsch
If you love to discover different beers but are at a loss as to where to begin, may I point you in the direction of this little gem? Introducing East West Kolsch by Boston Brewing Company (Samuel...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Snake Dog IPA by Flying Dog Brewery
It’s Thanksgiving Bank Holiday over here in the US. Most of the country are powering up on turkey and pumpkin pie in readiness for the shopping extravaganza of Black Friday, while ex-pats like me are...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale by Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
During the Summer Solstice this year I was conveniently positioned at that Mecca of mystical sun-worship, Stonehenge. It was fantastic despite the bus loads of cagouled camera-toting overseas tourists...
View ArticleUS Beer Review: Three Philosophers Quadrupel Ale by Ommegang Brewery
Sunday nights in January find many of us expats over this side of the pond sitting down to enjoy another thrilling episode of Downton Abbey. Such a rich and decadent evening of entertainment deserves a...
View ArticleAmerican Beer Review: Groundhog Brew by Straub
It’s been frigid this February in Pennsylvannia. Temperatures have barely crept above minus six degrees Celsius all month long and anything above freezing feels like an absolute heat-wave. Last week...
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