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Coney Island’s Freaktoberfest

Posted on21. Dec, 2009 by Ricky.

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Coney Island’s Freaktoberfest Coney Island’s brewery is out of New York (Shmaltz Brewing Company) and is one of the few east coast craft breweries that makes it all the way to Arizona. The bottle has excellent artwork and really stands out on the shelf when you walk by. The Coney Island brewery donates a portion [...]

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Sam Adams Utopias

Posted on05. Dec, 2009 by Ricky.

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Sam Adams Utopias found it’s way to Arizona! This beer is so special we decided to hold a party just to celebrate it before our video review! The brew bosts a 27% ABV, which makes this the strongest commercial beer currently available. This is also the strongest offering of the Utopias which was first released [...]

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Great Divide Brewings Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti

Posted on30. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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Happy Thanksgiving! We just got done enjoying a delicious Turkey dinner and it’s time to enjoy something special! The smell is strong, kind of fruity, woody slightly chocolaty. It poured a very nice dark black with a dark brown burnt head. The head retention is spectacular and it looks like it will be amazing. The [...]

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Sonoran Brewings Cordillera Blanca White Chocolate Ale

Posted on18. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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I have never heard of a chocolate ale so I knew this was going to be an interesting experience. The smell is yeasty and malty. You can smell the sweetness of the white chocolate and it’s not like any ale I’ve ever smelled before. The head faded very quickly and it pours a very light [...]

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Sierra Nevada Dogfish Head Collaboration Called Life and Limb

Posted on18. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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This is the type of collaboration beer your mouth has dreamed about! Dogfish Head has always been stepping up as an extreme brewery. They have done collaboration beers with many many breweries and every one has turned out superb. Dogfish Head mostly produces their beers on a reasonably small scale, very complex beers compared to [...]

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Redhook Double Black Stout With Coffee

Posted on15. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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The Redhook Double Black Stout is a very dark almost burnt malty flavor. It’s very mellow and easy to drink. It pours with a dark tan head and is the color of espresso. The head fades quickly but has pretty good lacing. You can’t taste any hops and the coffee is the only thing that [...]

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The Big Pour in Scottsdale AZ

Posted on14. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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Last night we went to the Big Pour in Scottsdale at the waterfront. We came in from the side near the mall and thought the event was smaller than it really is. Make sure you walk down by the bands, the field, etc. There are hundreds of beers and I got to try several that [...]