It looks like a wine bottle. It’s corked like a wine bottle. It tastes like…beer! Chimay’s authentic Trappist beers are some of the finest crafted beers in Belgium. The Cistercian Trappist monks of Chimay have been brewing and refining their gourmet beer since 1862. Its distinct coppery color and rich creamy …
Whitbread Pale Ale is a classic English pale ale: smooth, malty and delicious. Whitbread is still made in one of England’s oldest breweries. While pale ales of late have been the subject of a lot of experimentation, Whitbread got the recipe right a few centuries ago and just kept on making …
Roxy Rolles isn’t your typical six pack. Magic Hat is always up to tricks with its beer, and Roxy really threw me for a loop. Its dark, mahogany color and sweet, malty aroma had me prepared for a classic porter or dark amber flavor: mild, slightly sweet and laced with caramel …
The rule with wines and cheeses is that they generally get better with age. Trader Joe’s doesn’t stop there, though. Each year TJ’s releases a limited amount of an aged beer they call Vintage Ale. The flavor, color, aroma and mouthfeel of these vintage varieties are rich, complex and delicious. The …
Imagine a brewing company that only makes a handful of beers so intense, so delicious and so sought after that they have to have secret release dates of their brews to avoid overcrowding and you will have imagined Hair of the Dog Brewery in Portland, Oregon. Famous for their Adambier, HoD …
3 Horses Lager, the delicious Dutch concoction that has been brewed since the 1500s, is just the beer to pony up to this fall. Crafted using the same centuries-old recipe that made it famous in the Middle Ages, this hearty lager has been warming people to their bones since the days …
Hanging on to the last little bit of summer? Grab a Jumping Cow Amber Ale. Just like the golden sunsets of early autumn, this ale is sweet and smooth as a summer day, tawny and crisp as a fall morning. Jumping Cow is the perfect September beer—a blend of sweet malt …
The summertime beer is season can be a time for fresh, experimental beers. Fruit beers, wheat beers, super-hoppy beers. I’ve tried them all, and you have, too. But sometimes, sometimes on a summer day, when all the ads for summer ales and berry-flavored brews have faded into the background, you just …
I’m not sure a beer has ever been more appropriately named than Dogfish Head’s Lawnmower. It is exactly what you would expect: a light, crisp, refreshing beer that goes down smooth and is perfect, and I mean perfect, for gulping after mowing the lawn on a hot summer afternoon. The Lawnmower …
Open windows, warm breeze, blooming flowers—and Otter Creek’s Spring Ale, Kölsch style from Trader Joe’s. As clear, crisp and refreshing as a mild spring day, this tasty beer will quickly disappear from your refrigerator. Like any classic Kölsch, Otter Creek’s spring ale is a simple, light beer with a balanced effervescence …
