Month: November 2016
Berkshire Brewing Co. Drayman’s Porter
Drayman’s Porter: 7.0 – While I can truly enjoy a very complex, or heavy, or even a truly coffee porter, it’s great when someone just makes a good porter. In truth this overall is closer to a 5, but the aftertaste is very enjoyable, and at the Berkshire cost it’s always the beer that makes even me have to truly decide over something new, and something good at a better price point.
Price Average: Drayman’s Porter $6
Atlantic Brewing Co. MacFootchie’s Scottish Ale
Scotch Wee Heavy Ale: 6.0 – It’s got a lot of flavor and it’s definitely ‘heavy’ instead of just a scotch ale. However it’s not particularly stellar though which is unfortunate.
Price Average: Scotch Wee Heavy Ale $10 for mixed 6-pack
Website: http://www.atlanticbrewing.com/
Stock 84 Brandy 750mL
Expanding our repertoire of brandies we come to something that by the numbers is not a complete failure, yet it’s not something you would likely want to buy and drink. I couldn’t find an online presence to these guys, and I’m not sure if that’s because the ‘130 years of tradition’ means they’ve not found the internet, or if like many other backdoor low-tier spirits it’s been made for profit not to be a product.
Atlantic Brewing Co. Bar Harbor Real Ale
Bar Harbor Real Ale: 3.5 – It is a first an otherwise unremarkable brown ale. The only thing that sets it apart is what they call ‘hints of caramel’ which is code for – we burn some sugar when we make this, but keep going. It’s kind of like a sauce that has burned to the pan – as long as you don’t eat the burnt part it’s still ‘fine’, but not at the same time.
Price Average: Bar Harbor Real Ale $10 for mixed 6-pack
Website: http://www.atlanticbrewing.com/
Medusa Brewing Co. Dubbel Entendre
Dubbel Entendre: 7.0 – There is some meatyness but also a bit of tart and fruit to this. Its a nice complex dubbel that I really hope I can get in stores as despite being local to Mass, I’ve not seen it before. As for you if you can do seek it out, the complexity it adds with the band of flavors and no true faults in terms of being too ‘anything’ make this a nice find.
Price Average: Dubbel Entendre $7 draft
Website: http://www.medusabrewing.com/