New Holland Brewing – Dragon’s Milk Triple Mash (2020)
Dragon’s Milk Triple Mash is a 17% bourbon barrel aged stout from New Holland Brewing in Holland, Michigan and is the final release in their "Day of the Dragon" Dragon’s…
The Mitten Brewing Company – Peanuts and Crackerjack Porter
Peanuts and Crackerjack is a 6% ABV Porter from The Mitten Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan and it always reminds me that spring is here and baseball is right around the corner. This is the second year that Peanuts and Crackerjack has made it into production, but will this one be a strike out, or will it be the grand salami? The way this one is going, momma better make some more of that moist cake!
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Saugatuck Brewing – 2018 Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Pumpkin Chai
Pumpkin beers seem to be a binary choice in the craft beer world – love them or hate them, there are few people that fall in between. I personally don’t mind them, as long as they’re done well. I figured as it was getting closer to Halloween, I should probably try my first pumpkin beer of the season, and what better way to start than with Saugatuck Brewing’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Pumpkin Chai, which is brand new for 2018. This is officially listed as 2018 Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Pumpkin Chai, which is another release in Saugatuck’s Bourbon Barrel Aged series, which joins prestigious company like Beam Me Up Stouty and BBA Neapolitan Milk Stout (which I NEED to get my hands on). So which side of the fence am I on with this Pumpkin Beer? Watch and find out!
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Bell’s Side Yard Ale
When I think of Bell’s beer, I think of more traditional styles, like Expedition Stout, Winter White and Two Hearted Ale. What I don’t think of is a New England Style IPA, and that’s exactly what I have here today – Bell’s first EVER!!! New England Style IPA, Side Yard Ale. They decided to not go too crazy with different hop varieties and stuck with Chinook hops, which were freshly harvested from their very own hop yard. This is a wet-hopped NE IPA, and those chinook hops went from harvest to boil in just 4 hours! Holy Logistics, Batman! So how did Bell’s do with their first NE IPA? Watch and find out!
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Barrel and Beam – Frugivore Kettle Sour – A Summer Beer with Mangoes!
Today I’m checking out a Kettle Sour from the UP – specifically, Marquette, Michigan. This is Frugivore from Barrel + Beam, which they say on their website “a brewery solely focused on crafting world-class farmhouse and barrel-aged real ale. Our name reflects the intersection of Old-World process with New-World taste and premium ingredients.” Frugivore is a Kettle Sour that’s brewed with mangoes, and they like to categorize it as a summer beer. Since it’s still technically warm enough to be summer, I thought this would be a good time to take a look at it, so stay tuned!