Flavorful Stouts – Part I
In past years, I’ve drawn attention to winter and how hearty stouts are so enjoyable is this timeframe. Is it that we are drawn to bolder flavor in colder months? Are we not worried about…
Category: Wicked Brew Review
603 Knuckle Puck
When winter’s cold finally takes control of New Hampshire’s lakes, ice is bound to happen. When water is able to support the weight of man and his machinery, winter occupations and sports take place. In…
Resilience Undercut DIPA
Most folks have a deep appreciation for bees. Obviously, we respect distance as a bee sting hurts and reminds us to be alert and careful. Although there are many types of bees, it is the…
Godmother Imperial Stout
Well, as we begin the close of 2020, we will probably want to just forget about it entirely. Most of us will say that this was unlike anything any of us has ever experienced. Yes,…
DuClaw’s Sweet Baby Jesus!
Recently, I asked some folks ‘What makes you return to a favorite restaurant, listen to the same song over and over or order the same beer at your favorite watering hole?’ We all thought about…
Two Guinness Imperial Stouts
Tis the season for enjoying darker brews during cooler months. Winter lends itself to heartier liquids. It just feels right and works within so many applications of food pairing or just enjoying a rich and…
Wormtown Blizzard of 78
Having experienced first-hand the snowfall that was nicknamed Blizzard of ’78 (as in 1978), this week’s focus beer had a haunting attraction. At that time, I was a superintendent for a rather large brick apartment…
Stormalong Happy Holidays
With Thanksgiving upon us, we turn our attention to family, food and tradition, even though this year has been anything but traditional. It is a time to pair food and drink, set the table festively…
Victory’s Merry Monkey
Variations. It’s a word that describes different versions of something (a product, issue or style) and tends to possibly excite the interested viewer. It may come as a surprise or as an anticipated event. It…
Bell’s Old Fashioned Holiday
The early 1960’s had so many nuances. First, it was a time when America was in a resurgence of style, change in musical ways, invention and celebration of being an American. Cars were becoming an…
Ten Bends’ Green Fountains IPA
Now that election season is behind us and we are beyond the phone calls, TV ads and endless mailings for the candidates, we can get back to life in Covid country. In the coming weeks,…
Twin Barns Burlwood Porter
As we slide back into dark beer season, folks often categorize porters and stouts as the same type of beer. Although looking like close neighbors to each other, they are most definitely different which confuses…
Maduro & Espresso Brown Ales
As the colors of autumn begin to fade into the memories of this past summer and fall, we pack up our lawn chairs and canoes, put away our golf clubs and tennis rackets, get out…
Hitachino Nest Beers
Each week, this column tries to offer you a consideration for something you may or may not know about. Often, it has been yet another double IPA or, in the past, an imperial stout. Week…
Is Beer Still Big?
The craft beer revolution has certainly put a dent into ‘Big Beer’ sales over the past two decades and increasingly affects how the big beer companies market their product against the craft frontier. It has…