29
Jan
Posted by thehopry in Brasserie Dupont, Farmhouse Ale, Saison. 5 Comments
The Saison is slowly becoming one of my favorite lighter styles of beer. One of the reasons is because they are easy drinking, but another is that they have a slightly heightened amount of flavor and booze. There’s really no other way to say it – and the Saison Dupont is no exception. It’s pretty [...]
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27
Jan
Posted by thehopry in Ayinger, Doppelbock, Germany. 14 Comments
One style that I have not spent as much time on as I’d like is the German Doppelbock. People who know me well know that I really favor American craft beer at the moment. I just think we have a lot to offer in this country and we are doing things that others are simply [...]
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25
Jan
Posted by thehopry in 21st Amendment, Abt/Quadrupel, Belgium. 7 Comments
There has certainly been a trend around The Hopry lately – and that is the fact that I’ve been drinking a lot of great canned craft beers. For the most part, they have all been IPAs…until now. On this night we moved to Abt/Quadrupel territory. I have to admit that the first time I heard [...]
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22
Jan
Posted by thehopry in Bells, Imperial IPA, India Pale Ale, United States. 23 Comments
This is it guys — the holy grail of beer for me. I don’t know how else to put it except to tell you that Bell’s Hopslam is the single best beer on the market. Released only once a year, people stand in line, leave their name on waiting lists, or just outright stalk liquor [...]
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20
Jan
Posted by thehopry in Barleywine, Lagunitas, United States. Leave a Comment
Lagunitas, from Petaluma, California, is known mostly for their amazing (and value-driven) Imperial IPA called Hop Stoopid. Luckily, we have finally been given the okay to get Lagunitas in Kansas and Missouri — so I have not been deprived by any stretch of the imagination. The first day I saw Hop Stoopid available here in [...]
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