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★ Site News: Traveling
February 21, 2013
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I queued up a metric ton (okay, a daily blog post) of reviews for some beers I recently…
★ Review: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout – Cherry Rye Barrel
February 21, 2013
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4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL18/20 adamjackson (950) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 18, 2013 Shelf turds here in Vermont. Grabbed a…
★ Review: AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged) 2012
February 20, 2013
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4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 adamjackson (936) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 16, 2013 Late 2012 Release. Enjoyed in a wine…
★ Review: AleSmith Speedway Stout (Kopi Luwak)
February 19, 2013
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4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20 adamjackson (936) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 16, 2013 2013 Release, 750ML in a wine glass…
★ Review: Cigar City Imperial Sweet Stout – Cognac Barrel Aged
February 18, 2013
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3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 adamjackson (936) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 16, 2013 Thanks Chris for the bottle. Enjoyed in…
★ Review: Hill Farmstead Fear and Trembling (2013 – Non BA)
February 17, 2013
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4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20 adamjackson (936) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 6, 2013 On tap at the brewery & 750ML…
★ Linked: “Facebook can stick with its real name policy for now…”
February 15, 2013
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ITWorld: Facebook was ordered to end its real name policy and permit the use of pseudonyms on its…
★ Review: Jester King Boxer’s Revenge Barrel-Aged Wild Ale
February 12, 2013
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3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 adamjackson (925) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 9, 2013 Acquired in a trade, enjoyed at 55F…
★ Review: Cigar City Sea Bass
February 11, 2013
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2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 adamjackson (925) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 9, 2013 Picked this up for takewaway at Rattle…
★ Homebrewing: Full Pipeline
February 11, 2013
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I brewed once in January and 3 times so far in February with back to back brew days…
★ Review: Brewery Vivant Escoffier
February 10, 2013
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 adamjackson (925) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 8, 2013 Sour beer in a can? WHAT?!?! Buddy…
★ Homebrewing: The Brett Blueberry Saison Experiment
February 9, 2013
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Today, I brewed another Saison. The “experimental saison” category in my home brewing continues. Honestly, I’ve yet to…
★ Review: Bells This One Goes to 11 Ale
February 6, 2013
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Before I review this one, honestly this beer tastes exactly like my home-brewed Barleywine from May. It’s an…
★ Beer Haul: Don’t EVER challenge a beer geek in Michigan to send you “decent local beer”
February 6, 2013
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71 pounds of awesome arrived at my house today at random. I think it’s appropriate to return the…
★ Review: Crooked Stave Wild Wild Brett Indigo (WWBI)
February 6, 2013
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4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL17/20 adamjackson (912) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – DEC 21, 2012 UPDATED: FEB 5, 2013 On Tap at Hill…
★ Review: AleSmith My Bloody Valentine
February 6, 2013
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3.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 adamjackson (912) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 5, 2013 Acquired in a trade. Enjoyed at fridge…
★ Travel: Euro-Trip 2013
February 5, 2013
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Generally, I only go to Europe once each year. This may be the case in 2013 but there…
★ Homebrewing: Surly Furious Clone
February 3, 2013
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Today, I brewed a clone of Surly Furious. It’s actually an all-grain kit from Midwest Supplies. I like…
★ Homebrewing: Sampling my Bourbon Oaked Russian Imperial Stout
February 3, 2013
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My first attempt at a stout which received a coffee infusion came out great. It was so popular…