I’ve reviewed a bunch of Amory’s Tomb beers already, it is pretty obvious that I am excited that such a stellar brewery is open so close to my house. I have made multiple visits for draft beers and for beers-to-go, and plan to make many more. From the day they opened Amory’s Tomb has been […]
Category: Beer Review
Mast Landing Back Flips NEIPA
If you want an idea of how far behind I am in my beer reviews, the next couple articles I post will feature beers I purchased and sampled on my birthday night out and trip to Maine, which was over a month ago. Fortunately, I drank and took notes on these beers when they were […]
Bissell Brothers Something of Ourselves
This has been a big year for change in the craft beer, especially with the revelations of endemic problems around harassment, misogyny, and racism in the industry. Many breweries have been called out, and high level people have resigned or stepped back from positions after facing accusations of improper behavior. This has led to many […]
Orono Brewing Tubular IPA
This summer featured a small piece of return to normalcy, namely multiple trips up to Maine to visit my family. My parents house is right on a lake in mid-coast Maine, and the trip is a favorite for the whole family. While summer days in a serene setting is cause enough for excitement, I also […]
Maine Beer Co. Wolfe’s Neck IPA
We are a year and a half into this pandemic and in some was it feels like we’re stuck in the same place we were last summer. I know it’s gotten better in many ways, especially with the development of multiple safe and effective vaccines, but I was really hoping we’d be back to “normal” […]
Exhibit A Market Gap
With the meteoric rise in popularity of NEIPAs, and with many brewers eschewing other formerly popular styles in favor of the hazies, there has been some inevitable backlash against the style. In ranges from people who like NEIPA but want more variety to haze-haters who have every complaint in the book when it comes to […]
Sam Adams Wicked Hazy
Sam Adams was famously late to the IPA game. When IPAs were first taking off as the dominant style in American craft beer Sam Adams owner Jim Koch expressed a disdain for the style and refused to make them an integral part of the brewery. Eventually Sam Adams gave in and started making IPAs, but […]
Tree House Doubleganger
I think it is crucial for every brewery to have a “calling card” style, a beer style or set of styles that they consistently excel at. If your brewery make awesome pale lagers, saisons, or sours than fans of that style will become regular customers, and will eventually try the other beers you create. While […]
Idle Hands Bluma
Want to know how far I’ve fallen behind in my beer reviews? It is almost the end of June and I am finally getting around to reviewing a maibock, the balanced pale lager style literally named for the month of May. What can you do, my life is especially crazy right now and Hoppy Boston […]
Bent Water Premium Lager
We survived our first heat wave and the longest day on the year is coming up soon, it now feels like summer is in full swing. My beer fridge definitely reflects this, fewer dark and heavy beers, much more focus on easy drinking and refreshing beers that will help to beat the heat. While I […]