March 20, 2012 | Staff Reviews
A thin head is immediately noticeable from a pour of this thick beer, whose consistency is likely due to the Golden Naked Oats used in the mash. The stout begins with slightly burnt toffee and a significant amount of carbonation....
March 12, 2012 | Staff Reviews
The name stems from the 2008 Whetstone Bella Vigna Pinot Noir barrels that housed this sweet Belgian-style Tripel for nine months. The beer pours a gorgeous, almost translucent gold with the “densest head that I’ve ever seen,” comments one staff ...
January 31, 2012 | What's Brewing
Danny Williams, the cooler manager for the Great American Beer Festival, Craft Brewers Conference, and World Beer Cup for more than a decade, died on January 23 after an eight-month battle with pancreatic and stomach cancer. He was 52....
January 3, 2012 | Staff Reviews
Friek: the name combines the words “kriek” (lambic fermented with cherries) with “framboise” (French for raspberry), reflecting the unusual elements Odell has combined in this award-winning beer....
December 30, 2011 | Staff Reviews
Boardwalk Black Rye pours black with a thick mauve head. Very nice lacing....
December 29, 2011 | Staff Reviews
Saboteur – described as a Brett Barrel Brown Ale by Odell Brewing Co. – pours burgundy with a thick brown head....
December 22, 2011 | Staff Reviews
Wake ‘n’ Bake, coyly called “W ‘n’ B” on the label. The name is a tribute to a blend of coffee created by Terrapin Beer Co. and Atlanta’s Jittery Joe’s that is used in this coffee stout. And, boy, is ...
March 21, 2011 | What's Brewing
I was floored when I found out that I had won the Brew Your Cask Off essay competition that All About Beer Magazine sponsored....
February 28, 2011 | Staff Reviews
The label is adorned with a tiny Scottish thistle, a reminder of Mac MacTarnahan, one of the original investors in Portland Brewing Co., who was still regularly donning a kilt and competing in various senior games before his death in ...
December 6, 2010 | Staff Reviews
Served this beer from Karl Strauss Brewing Company at room temperature to the staff and asked for comments. This Baltic Porter pours a deep brown with burgundy highlights. Some said it had the color of Coca Cola, even smelled like ...