Malt & Barley Chronicles

Black Butte Porter -- Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)

2009-06-16T01:18:05Z

Super dense. Super chocolatey (of the bittersweet / baker's variety). Super beer. Sometimes the review just doesn't need to say much more. Characteristics: Dark brown, almost opaque color; low to...

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Green's Quest Tripel Blonde Ale -- DeProef Brouwerij (Lochristi, Gent, Belgium)

2009-06-13T13:44:08Z

Answer: Millet, rice, buckwheat, sorghum. Question: How do you brew a gluten-free beer? My wife was diagnosed with celiac disease at the end of last year. Celiac is an auto-immune condition that...

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Fine Raisin Beer - Robert Cain Brewery (Liverpool, England)

2009-02-22T17:56:47Z

Cain's is an old time local brewery resurrected in more recent times by the Dusanj family. And while I am sure the original style was not made with California raisins, this beer is still a tasty...

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Saranac Black & Tan -- Matt Brewing Company (Utica, NY)

2009-02-06T05:08:12Z

A classic black and tan, of course, is Guinness poured over Bass. Attempting to bottle and store such a concoction is basically impossible. So the few bottled variations really should have a...

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Hennepin Ale -- Brewery Ommegang (Cooperstown, NY)

2009-01-23T03:29:37Z

Ommegang brews a variety of bottle-conditioned Belgian-style ales and is even labeled as part of the Duvel family of ales. Hennepin is its saison, strong farmhouse ale -- a sneaky 7.7%...

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Kilkenny Ale -- Guinness Brewery (Dublin, Ireland)

2009-01-11T20:24:31Z

This creamy, nitrogenated cousin of Smithwick's is available only in Europe and only on tap, which is a total shame. I first tasted (and loved) it in Ireland about 3 years ago but was pleasantly...

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Winter Ale -- Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue, NY)

2009-01-04T19:30:08Z

I'm always intrigued and frightened by winter ales. Intrigued by the idea of cinnamon and nutmeg and ginger and cloves, like a mulled wine or cider, but frightened by the attendant malt sugars that...

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Negra Modelo -- Cerveceria Modelo (Mexico City, Mexico)

2008-10-04T01:52:00Z

Yes, this is among the most mainstream beers I've ever reviewed and among the most mainstream beers I consume on a semi-regular basis (with Guinness and Newcastle being the others). But given...

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McSorley's Ale -- McSorley's Brewery (New York, NY / Wilkes-Barre, PA)

2008-09-20T21:02:57Z

McSorley's Ale House is one of the contenders for the oldest bar in New York City, and a place of some repute for many reasons. One of the more positive reasons is that they serve exactly two beers...

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Original Sin Hard Cider -- Original Sin Corp. (New York, NY / Middlebury, VT)

2008-08-27T00:29:12Z

My wife first heard about this beverage earlier in the year and led us on a tangled search through bars and package stores to chase it down when we lived in Washington. Now that we're in New York,...

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