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Beer reviews are intended to help beer enthusiasts easily determine if they would want to try a particular beer. Most beer consumers are looking for three main types of information: how bitter is the taste, what is the alcohol content, and are there any interesting or distinguishing characteristics. Instead of a traditional numbered rating system, I chose to focus on those three areas
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2y ago
Heady Topper | ABV 8%
BJCP Style: Double IPA
CraftBeer.com Style: Imperial IPA
CraftBeer.com Sensory Style: Hoppy & Bitter
Hops: Proprietary blend of six hops
Malts: Proprietary
Brewery: The Alchemist
City: Stowe, VT
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Appearance: Clear, light amber (unfiltered) with fluffy white head, good retention
Aroma: Pine, citrus & tropical fruit and woody/musty.
Flavor & Aftertaste: Alcohol noticeable. Citrus & resinous pine prominent with spicy notes mixed in. Aggressive bitterness on a low to moderate sweet malt backbone.
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2y ago
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For many beer lovers, this time of year is our favorite time of year. August unofficially starts the Oktoberfest beer season, even though the actual festival doesn’t happen until September, as these seasonal favorites start reaching retail shelves. I live in North Georgia, and we have the distinction of having one of the longest running Oktoberfest celebrations in the U.S. in nearby Helen, GA. Helen was a sleepy little mountain town until 1969 when some of the local businessmen and a local artist decided to turn it into a replica of a Bavarian village. A ..read more
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2y ago
Creature Comforts & Burial Beer Co. Culture Keepers Maibock Photo: Let Us Drink Beer Blog
Are you a season drinker? Many beer enthusiasts who enjoy a variety of styles tend to make their selections based on particular times of year or events. Summer is great for lighter, refreshing styles like Koslch, Pilsner or Saison. Fall is time for Oktoberfest beers. The Holiday Season begs for spiced Christmas beers. Winter calls for hearty Stouts or Baltic Porter. What about Spring? I dare say most beer drinkers do not associate a particular beer with Spring, but I submit to you Maibock. It’s not ap ..read more
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3y ago
Lloyd’s Light Lager | ABV 3.8%
BJCP Style: American Light Lager
CraftBeer.com Style: American Lager
CraftBeer.com Sensory Style: Crisp & Clean
Hops: Magnum, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Callista
Malts: Pilsner, Two Row Pale, Flake Corn
Brewery: Arches Brewing Co.
City: Hapeville, GA
Arches Brewing Lloyd’s Light Photo: Let Us Drink Beer Blog
(A quick note on Sensory Style: A recent, very thought provoking article from CraftBeer.com (It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk About Craft Beer Basics) by Mirella Amato introduced the idea that separating beers into Ale or Lager categories really doesn’t ..read more
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3y ago
Eventide Kölsch | ABV 5.3%
BJCP Style: Kölsch
CraftBeer.com Style: German Style Kölsch
CraftBeer.com Sensory Style: Crisp & Clean
Hops: Typically German Noble
Malts: Pilsner, Vienna
Brewery: Eventide Brewing
City: Atlanta, GA
Eventide Kölsch Photo: Let Us Drink Beer Blog
(A quick note on Sensory Style: A recent, very thought provoking article from CraftBeer.com (It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk About Craft Beer Basics) by Mirella Amato introduced the idea that separating beers into Ale or Lager categories really doesn’t help newer craft beer consumers determine what beers they may or m ..read more
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3y ago
The digital age has arrived at craft breweries or at least one Georgia craft brewery. StillFire Brewery, located in Suwanee, GA (northeast of downtown Atlanta) just announced they will start accepting Bitcoin crypto-currency as a form of payment in their taproom. Patrons have been able to purchase any of StillFire’s beers, seltzers and taproom merchandise using Bitcoin starting April 6th.
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Why did StillFire make the move? According to the recent press release from marketing director Lizzy James:
“Bitcoin allows our customers a cheaper, faster, and more secure way to enjoy our ..read more
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3y ago
Akademia BBA Shiver | ABV 5.6%
BJCP Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
CraftBeer.com Style: Barrel Aged Beer
CraftBeer.com Sensory Style: Crisp & Clean
Hops: German Hops
Malts: Pilsner
Brewery: Akademia Brewing Company
City: Athens, GA
Akademia BBA Shiver Pilsner Photo: Let Us Drink Beer Blog
(A quick note on Sensory Style: A recent, very thought provoking article from CraftBeer.com (It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk About Craft Beer Basics) by Mirella Amato introduced the idea that separating beers into Ale or Lager categories really doesn’t help newer craft beer consumers determine what ..read more
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3y ago
The Non-Alcoholic (NA) beer space has really taken a turn for the better in the last few years. The choices have become broader and better quality. Every January brings an added focus on this group with Dry January; a time of year when many alcoholic beverage drinkers dedicate themselves to a month long stint of no alcohol. Personally I don’t participate in this simply because I drink NA beers throughout the year. I’ve made them a part of my lifestyle. I’ve pretty much given up soft drinks and sweet tea (a near heresy for a Southerner like me) and I don’t drink diet drinks. I’ve happily discov ..read more
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3y ago
Everyday Yellow | ABV 5%
BJCP Style: German Pilsner
CraftBeer.com Style: German Pilsner
CraftBeer.com Sensory Style: Crisp & Clean
Hops: Hersbrucker, Merkur
Malts: German Pilsner, German Wheat
Brewery: Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Co.
City: Carrolton, GA
Printer’s Ale Yellow Pilsner Photo: Let Us Drink Beer Blog
(A quick note on Sensory Style: A recent, very thought provoking article from CraftBeer.com (It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk About Craft Beer Basics) by Mirella Amato introduced the idea that separating beers into Ale or Lager categories really doesn’t help newer craft beer con ..read more
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3y ago
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Everyone has some places they have an emotional or nostalgic connection to. Places for one reason or another you always remember them fondly and enjoy visiting them every time you go. Akademia Brewing Company in Athens, GA is one of those places for me. Back in August 2019, after my daughter turned twenty-one, we had our first beers together there. It was the perfect place because we could grab dinner and it had a variety of styles available to satisfy just about any palate. She had Hidden Hazards Hefeweizen and I had Tell’em All To Go To ..read more