Name: Manila Vanilla Brewer: Banayad Craft Brew (Philippines) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Sweet Stout) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2020 Our first review for the Manila-based Banayad Craft Brew centers on Manila Vanilla, a stout brewed with lactose, coffee, tablea, and, as the name suggests, vanilla. Banayad Craft Brew is headed by […]
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Name: Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel Bier 11° (2019) Brewer: Brouwerij De Halve Maan (Belgium) Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale ABV: 11% Review Year: 2020 Straffe Hendrik is a traditional “Belgian Quadrupel” launched by Brouwerij De Halve Maan in 2010. This 2019 vintage Belgian Dark Strong Ale showcases very salient impressions of sweet malt, dark fruits,
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Name: Caucasus Brewer: Madbul Cerveza Artesana (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2020 The latest beer from Eric de Jesus of Madbul Cerveza Artesana is Caucasus, a “Specialty Ale” brewed with Eureka, Lemondrop, and Kazbek hops. By naming this beer as such, Eric takes a page from the history of
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Disclaimer: We will come clean. This article was, unfortunately, written at a time when we were not aware that mats of bubbles are symptoms of a dirty glass. Just because we are Drink Me Dirty, it does not mean it is acceptable to drink from a dirty glass. Clean and rinse your glasswares properly. As
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The Manila-based Half Baked Brewing Collective is one of the 1,000+ craft breweries in 19 countries that participated in the global collaborative initiative #BlackIsBeautifulBeer. This initiative by Weathered Souls aims to raise awareness for the injustices people of color face daily and raise funds for local foundations that support police brutality reform; equality and inclusion;
Name: Life of Pablo Brewer: Amigos de la Playa Craft Brewery (Philippines) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2020 Amigos de la Playa continues to pursue the best version of their flagship New England IPA, Life of Pablo. Double dry-hopped with Citra and Galaxy hops, this latest outturn is not only
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Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits continues to expand its line-up of relatively light beers with its latest pale ale offerings. For this outturn, head brewer Raoul Masangcay releases simultaneously both American and English Pale Ale variants. It is through these interpretations that we revisit two of the most popular beer styles in the world. The
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Disclaimer: We will come clean. This article was, unfortunately, written at a time when we were not aware that mats of bubbles are symptoms of a dirty glass. Just because we are Drink Me Dirty, it does not mean it is acceptable to drink from a dirty glass. Clean and rinse your glasswares properly. As
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The Northern Powerhouse is an annual collaboration among English craft breweries to celebrate ingenuity, unity, and the Northern pride. Wylam handed over the reins to the Leeds-based Northern Monk to lead the class of 2019. For the 2019 collaboration, Northern Monk teamed up with each of the seven participating breweries to reinterpret seven different classic
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Disclaimer: We will come clean. This article was, unfortunately, written at a time when we were not aware that mats of bubbles are symptoms of a dirty glass. Just because we are Drink Me Dirty, it does not mean it is acceptable to drink from a dirty glass. Clean and rinse your glasswares properly. As
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