533. Flying Fish Brewing Co – Farmhouse Summer Ale
Feb03

533. Flying Fish Brewing Co – Farmhouse Summer Ale

It’s somewhat of a lazy Sunday, and I’m finally getting a start on taxes, which is obviously driving me to drink.  This beer was another given to me this past summer when I helped my friend Joe.  He gave me several beers so he wouldn’t have to move them.  The bottle had a label on it with a July date on it with the price.  I don’t know if that label was from the brewery or the place where he bought it.  Either...

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532. Gordon Biersch Brewing – Braumeister Selekt IPB Imperial Hopped Robust Pilsner
Feb02

532. Gordon Biersch Brewing – Braumeister Selekt IPB Imperial Hopped Robust Pilsner

This beer arrived in the mail about a month after the Gordon Biersch Wiezeneisbock I received.  I really appreciate it when breweries send me beers – especially limited edition beers I can’t usually get here in central Illinois – to try. The bottle says, “This is an intensely hopped, robust Pilsner that emphasizes the noble hops from Central Europe including Hallertau, Tettnang, Spalt, and Saaz. It has been...

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531. Capital Brewery – Autumnal Fire Doppelbock 2010
Feb01

531. Capital Brewery – Autumnal Fire Doppelbock 2010

If you’re a regular reader, you know I found a streak of older beers in a corner of my beer fridge. I think I left this beer sitting there for a while because I knew it could stand up to a little bit of age. This beer was actually sent to me by Kirby Nelson, the (now former) brewmaster at Capital Brewing, after I reviewed their Fest Seasonal Beer as part of my Oktoberfest Challenge. I really appreciated him taking the time to...

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