Christmas is the most wonderful time for a beer. We return with another list of Philippine craft beers we think will make the Holidays worthwhile. Two of the three beers in this installment are from Palm Tree Abbey, a brewing trio specializing in sour beers. These guys are back with two unique brews just in […]
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Christmas is the most wonderful time for a beer. We are back with another list of beers by our friendly neighborhood brewers we think would help get us and our friends in the Christmas mood. In this second volume, we take a quick look at three Sweet Stouts released recently by Banayad Craft Brewery, Amigos
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Name: Seven Layer Magic Bar Stout Brewer: WeldWerks Brewing Co. (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Sweet Stout) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2020 The Seven Layer Magic Bar Stout is an enchanting concoction by the award-winning craft brewery from Colorado, WeldWerks Brewing Co. This “milk stout” features milk chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, toasted coconut, macadamia nuts,
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Name: Starry Night Brewer: WeldWerks Brewing Co. (United States) Style: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Sweet Stout) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2020 We revisit Starry Night, a “milk stout” we encountered earlier this year. Brewed by the award-winning Colorado craft brewery, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Starry Night is a “milk stout” that features hazelnut, toasted coconut, milk
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Name: Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Cedar Kogen Brewers: Tamamura Honten Co./ Shiga Kogen (Japan), Jester King Brewery, Oxbow Brewing Company (United States) Style: Wild Specialty Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2020 The Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Cedar Kogen is a special three-way collaboration among Tamamura Honten (Nagano), Jester King (Texas), and Oxbow Brewing Company (Maine). This “farmhouse
Name: Yuzu Ragā Brewer: Lervig (Norway), Shiga Kogen/ Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: International Pale Lager) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2020 We revisit our encounter earlier this year with Yuzu Ragā, a collaboration beer between Lervig of Norway and Tamamura Honten Co. of Japan. Inspired by dry Japanese “pilsners,” this beer builds
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Name: Cranberry Imperial Stout Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Fruit and Spice Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2020 The Cranberry Imperial Stout is one of two coffee-infused beers made by Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. in collaboration with Candid Coffee. Aside from the
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Name: Coffee IPA Brewer: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable (SHV) Beer (Base Style: American IPA) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2020 The Coffee IPA is one of two coffee-infused beers made by the Antipolo-based The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. in collaboration with Candid Coffee. As the name suggests, this
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Name: Mario Alarcon-Gesha Origin: Acatenango, Guatemala Variety: Gesha Processing: Natural Roaster: Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters (Colorado, United States) Roast: Medium Brewing Method: v60 THE GROWERS Mario Alarcon is a coffee grower from Guatemala and is an advocate against “pity marketing” in the coffee industry. “Pity marketing” painted coffee farmers as sad, poor, and powerless people unable
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Name: Berliner Weisse with Cherries Brewers: The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. (Philippines) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Berliner Weisse) ABV: 4% Review Year: 2020 Tony Sindayen of The Marc’s & Tony Brewing Co. released two fruited Berliner Weisse as he doubles down on his mantra of crafting fun, flavorful, and fresh beers. Released simultaneously with the heavily-fruited
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