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Pale 31 from Firestone Walker Brewing
Posted on13. Jan, 2010 by Daniel Espinoza.
The Firestone Pale 31 is a 4.8% pale ale coming out of sunny California and is brewed by Firestone Walker in Paso Robles. The Pale 31 pours a light color with no head and is reminiscent of apple cider in appearance. The beer gives a crisp hoppy aroma. The smell is nice and simple, nothing [...]
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Stone Brewery’s 13th Anniversary Ale
Posted on12. Jan, 2010 by Daniel Espinoza.
With Special guest Greg Silvius we tried the Stone 13th Anniversary ale which was released June 28th 2009, as an American Strong Ale weighing in at 9.5% ABV and an IBU of 90+. Stone used more hops on this beer than any other they have ever made! As with all stone beers, this is brewed [...]
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American Amber Ale by Rogue
Posted on11. Jan, 2010 by Daniel Espinoza.
From the Rouge Brewery in Oregon we have the American Amber Ale. The beer has a light color to it and about 2 inches of head. The foam sticks to the glass nicely but overall the appearance is just average. The American Ale gives off a floral-hoppy aroma with some hints of citrus. The beer [...]
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Stone Brewery Cali Belgie (a.k.a Cali Belgique)
Posted on20. Dec, 2009 by Daniel Espinoza.
Stone Brewery’s Cali Belgie (a.k.a Cali Belgique) Another beer we tried while In CA was the Cali Belgie from Stone which is a specialty IPA with a Belgian influence, the yeast is special Belgian strain that offers a unique taste. We picked this beer up at Stone while out at the brewery for a special [...]
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Rogue’s Somer Orange Honey Ale
Posted on18. Nov, 2009 by Daniel Espinoza.
I picked up this and a few other brews from Rogue the other day… I’ve noticed this one for some time now, probably due to the bright graphics on the bottle or maybe cause it sounded like a nice refreshing brew nonetheless I decided that I Would finally give it a shot. The Honey ale [...]
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2nd Annual Phoenix Brew Party
Posted on14. Nov, 2009 by Daniel Espinoza.
The PHX Brew Party is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 7PM at a Historic Bungalow in Down Town Phoenix. The Brew Party was created to promote and create a community around the art of Home brewing where Local brewers are welcome to bring out there best Home Brews for a chance [...]
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Rogue Hazel Nut Brown Nectar
Posted on14. Nov, 2009 by Daniel Espinoza.
The Hazelnut Brown Nectar from Rogue brewery out of Oregon is a 6.2% ABV brown ale. but this is Rogue so this isn’t your normal Brown Ale… As the title suggest this Beer is brewed with hazelnuts which was inspired by home brewer Chris Studach. This is a truly amazing brown Ale, So amazing in [...]



















