Category Archives: Beer Reviews
Coaster Critique: Black Bear Long Pumpkin Stout
Name: Long Pumpkin Stout Brewed By: Black Bear Brewery Style: Pumpkin Stout ABV: 7% Long Pumpkin Stout is deep black in color, no light breaks through, carbonation appears to be light, head is thin and khaki colored. Picking up some chocolate, maybe caramel notes in the nose, cinnamon and nutmeg are noticeable but not […]
Coaster Critique: Uinta Brewing Company Tinder
Name: Tinder Brewed by: Uinta Brewing Company Style: Rauchbier (Smoked Lager) ABV: 6.5% ABV Tinder pours a bright gold-copper color with a frothy, bone white head that holds on for the entire glass. The beer is crystal clear, a steady carbonation is visible rising through the beer to keep the head alive. The nose is […]
Coaster Critique: Lively Brewing Magic Mike
Name: Magic Mike Brewed By: Lively Brewing Company Style: Super Saison ABV: 11% Magic Mike pours a hazy, golden-copper color with a pure white head that fell quickly to a thin ring around the glass. Picking up some light, fruity aromas backed by toasted grains, wheat and saison yeast spice with a hint of alcohol. […]
Coaster Critique: Allagash Fluxus 2014
Coaster Critique: NDH/Banded Horn Oktoberfest von Nacht
Name: Oktoberfest von Nacht Brewed By: Nocturnem Draft Haus in collaboration with Banded Horn Brewing Company Style: Marzen ABV: 5.2% Oktoberfest von Nacht showed up at the table in a mug, deep copper in color with gold highlights and a short, bone white head. Nose is malt forward, smells like grainy, fresh baked bread, a […]
Coaster Critique: Samuel Adams Harvest Saison
Name: Samuel Adams Harvest Saison Brewed By: The Boston Beer Company Style: Saison ABV: 6% Harvest Saison pours cloudy, light amber in color with yellow-gold highlights and an off white head. Nose is malty, wheat and toasted grains followed by a spicy belgian yeast aroma, maybe a touch of rye in there as well. Interesting […]
Coaster Critique: Austin Street/Bier Cellar – Bier 2 Cellar
Name: Bier 2 Cellar Brewed by: Austin Street Brewery in Collaboration with the Bier Cellar Style: India Pale Ale conditioned with Brettanomyces ABV: 6.5% Bier 2 Cellar is a shadowy copper color that shimmers with red and gold highlights when held to the light, cloudy in the glass with a thick, bone white head. Hops […]
Coaster Critique: Sierra Nevada – Allagash Brewing Myron’s Walk
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company released a limited edition Beer Camp 12 pack this year, it contained 12 different beers brewed in collaboration with breweries from across the country. One of the collaborations included was brewed with Maine’s own Allagash Brewing Company. Name: Myron’s Walk Brewed by: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in collaboration with Allagash Brewing […]