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No, that's not a typo. This is a "Bière de Garde" from Flying Dog Brewery. Guard dog. Garde dog. Get it? OK. Moving on ...
The French Bière de Garde ("beer for keeping") style is sometimes referred to as the sister to the Belgian Saison, as both are Farmhouse Ales that are traditionally brewed in early spring (prime brewing conditions) using local ingredients, matured in cool storage and consumed throughout the summer months.
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If you've never heard of Green Flash Brewing Co. out of Vista, Calif., let this be an introduction. And once you try their brews, you'll never forget them. Even their motto backs this up: "Taste it once, remember it forever."
Sounds a bit cheesy, but we'll cut 'em some slack as Green Flash is brewing one of the best IPAs of not only the west coast, but arguably the country. Their West Coast IPA is basically the quintessential example of American over-the-top hopping found in many modern-day India Pale Ales.
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Otter San is part of Otter Creek Brewing's World Tour series in which their Middlebury, Vt.,-based otter mascot travels the world, a project where brewmaster Steve Parkes explores unique beer styles often met with experimental twists.
This 11th stop took them to Japan and resulted in a Japanese-style beer brewed with Pilsner malt, Hallertauer hops, rice, authentic Koji and sake yeast. Despite some snobbery about using rice as a brewing adjunct, it's quite traditional and common in Japan as the soul of its famous sake.
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Anyone remember Heavyweight Brewing out of Ocean Township, New Jersey? Man, we miss that brewery, especially their famous Perkuno's Hammer; that Imperial Porter inspired by the strong Baltic Porters of the 18th century had its fair share of fans. In fact, after Heavyweight closed its doors, Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski of Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Penn., decided that they missed the beer so damn much they invited former Heavyweight owner and brewer Tom Baker to brew a Baltic Porter inspired by his original recipe and the experiences that they had enjoying Perkuno's Hammer. Thus came Victory Baltic Thunder.
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Hailing out of Oxfordshire, England, the Hook Norton Brewery has been brewing beer since 1849 and is one of a handful of family-run independent breweries left in the UK. The brewery itself is housed in a Victorian tower which is still powered by steam—apparently the last in operation of its kind and first built in 1899. The brewery also supplies beer to several pubs throughout the region including Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. Good to know if you're ever in the UK.
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Or so says the website for the new line of light "craft beers" from Miller Brewing Co., the Miller Lite Brewers Collection (MLBC), in the most recent attempt by a large brewer to capture some of the success of small American craft brewers. Aside from poking fun at some blonde female stereotypes, the website focuses primarily on comparing the new lineup of brews to other popular "light" offerings—Fat Tire, Blue Moon, Michelob Amber Bock, Sam Adams Light—with a Joe Six-pack attitude.
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Some of you may have read about this beer online at BeerAdvocate, in BA magazine or Newsweek, or have physically run into it at one of Boston's fine beer bars. But for those of you who have yet to, here's the 411:
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In beer geek circles, the term "BudMillerCoors" might as well be "Satan." Many nerds of the barley nectar think of these "big three" American brewers as the bane of the beer world. They're the masters of brewing pale yellow, fizzy swill lagers that are cut with corn or rice adjuncts and shoved down throats with advertising, and we can blame them for contributing to the dumbing down of the American palate. They're the enemy to anyone who appreciates craft beer.
So why are we reviewing Coors "Banquet" this week?
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Brewed at the Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, Calif. (the old Stone Brewing Co. facility), The Lost Abbey lineup of beers is a project started by Vince and Gina Marsaglia, the owners of Pizza Port—a chain of pizza-focused brewpubs—with the former head brewer at their Solana Beach location, Tomme Arthur, and Jim Comstock, who formed the partnership. Their beers are inspired by Belgian brewing with a unique American twist to them.
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Scandinavian beers are all the rage right now. The craft beer scene throughout Denmark, Norway and Sweden is storming the US with its unique style twists and extreme beers that mirror the American craft-brewing scene in many respects. To boot, Scando brewers are welcoming more and more American brewers to pick up the mash fork and brew guest beers, or even work for a period of time.
