Local Craft Brewery and Craft Beer Reviews

Rogue Hazel Nut Brown Nectar

Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by Daniel Espinoza.

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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 [...]

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DRAFT Magazines BIG POUR In Scottsdale AZ

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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DRAFT Magazine is having their international beer tasting event this Thursday (Nov-12th) – Saturday (Nov-14th) at the Scottsdale Waterfront and SouthBridge! We went to this event (and several others) last year and it is a blast! There will be thousands of beer fans ranging from connoisseur to college bing drinker. The one thing everyone has in [...]

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Most Expensive Beer Bottle Recovered From Hindenburg Ashes

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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A bottle of beer was recovered in New Jersey by a firefighter in 1937 at the site of the Hindenburg fire. The beer bottle is expected to bring in up to $8,000 this weekend at auction. The beer is Lowenbrau, over 62 years old and the beer inside is undrinkable. “It is the most valuable bottle of [...]

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Kona Pipeline Porter From Kona Brewing

Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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Not a lot of head but it poured a very dark brown almost black with a light creamy head. The lacing was very mild. The Kona Pipeline Porter is very smooth with a sweet dark toasted malt flavor. It reminds me of Guiness only sweeter with a much more flavorful experience. There is a very [...]

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Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale From Kona Brewing

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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I wanted to try my hands at pairing a beer to a very casual dinner. We made some toasted sandwiches with ham, turkey, salami and pepperoni with a delicious mild cheddar cheese for the main course and cheeseburger macaroni for our side. People don’t usually think of what beers would go good with regular food but I [...]

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Nimbus Pale Ale From Nimbus Brewing

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Ricky.

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I decided to try a hometown beer tonight and went with Nimbus Pale Ale. Nimbus is located in Tucson AZ and has a very large selection of beers to choose from. Tonight I had some fiery wings and thought I would get something that steps up the burn a bit. In the southwest we like [...]

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Left Coast Black Magic Stout From Left Coast Brewery

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Daniel Espinoza.

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American Style Stout. 6 .7% ABV Today I tried the Black Magic Stout brewed by Left Coast Brewing Co. out of San Clemente, CA. The Beer is described as stronger version of a traditional Dry Irish Stout. Being a fan out the stout and seeing this one around a few times now I decided to [...]