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Smuttynose Scotch Ale

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Smuttynose Scotch Ale: 8.5 – Now eagle eyed, (and holy crap long time) readers of our reviews would know of our previous review of Smutty’s scotch ale – which is now vintage sadly. This is just like that, but sadly is just not as good (damn close) This is a bit cheaper, and there is truly no better beer you can get for 7 dollars or less. Nyx is the only one that even comes close. Even ignoring the price, this is hands down one of my favorite beers, and is often kept as a celebration beer in our lounge.

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Google Shop Average: Smuttynose Scotch Ale $7

Website: http://smuttynose.com/

White Birch Deviant Monk Ale

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White Birch Deviant Monk: 6.5 – This is another part of their apprenticeship series and is classified as an Oak Aged Belgian Style Dark Ale. And much like yesterday’s Nyx – why are their apprentices so much better than their masters? It’s so weird that these experimental beers are just so good, and while this is not as good as Nyx, hey it’s still a good Oak Aged Belgian Style Dark Ale

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Google Shop Average: White Birch Deviant Monk $10

Website: http://www.whitebirchbrewing.com/

White Birch Nyx Ale

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White Birch Nyx: 8.5 – This is one of White Birch’s Apprenticeship series with an American Black Ale, and my god this apprentice is more (you’re out of the job) and less (messes everything up with brooms) kind of apprenticeship. To describe why this beer is a problem let me explain that not only does it taste good, but it makes buying beer a real problem. See we often want to to try more and new things, and then there’s Nyx sitting real pretty at 7 bucks and sometimes we cave. And if that’s not the best praise I can give a beer, I don’t know what is.

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Google Shop Average: White Birch Nyx $7

Website: http://www.whitebirchbrewing.com/

Spencer Trappist Ale

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Spencer Trappist Ale: 3.5 – There was a lot of buzz about this in our area – we only bought it during one of our wine tastings because it was flying off the shelf – within the span of 10 minutes 3 packs sold, and intrigued we went to the back and grabbed on for ourselves before they were all gone. I fear that the misplaced hype has colored our review, but even then this is a far-less-superior Allagash White, and is very overpriced.

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Google Shop Average: Spencer Trappist Ale $22 for a 4-Pack

Website: http://www.spencerbrewery.com/

Allagash White

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Allagash White: 7.0 – As far as a white ale goes, this is the standard we should all shoot for. Allagash’s white and black simply put are what all beer company’s should strive to have. A mainstay beer that is so good, but so drinkable and available that it spoils you. You think of the beer as par, and only when you venture out do you find out how misguided you’ve been.

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Google Shop Average: Allagash White $10 for 4-Pack

Website: www.allagash.com/

Ommegang Fire and Blood

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Ommegang Fire and Blood: 6.5 – Finally a Game of Thrones beer that actually has substance. The chili and spice her really give this beer a unique taste, but it doesn’t make it too powerful like say a Dogfish Head beer might. You still get a nice beer with your spice, and while it pains me as a fan to prefer the Targaryen beer – I do.

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Editor’s Note – Stock image as I tasted this while at Boston’s Tavern at The End of the World

Google Shop Average: Ommegang Fire and Blood $20

Website: http://www.ommegang.com/

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale

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Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale: 7.5 – Now the trouble here is that Shipyard already makes Pumpkinhead which in my mind is about as good as you can reasonably get for a goto pumpkin beer. The smashed pumpkin though goes for a larger taste and spice flavor, and it doesn’t disappoint, it sadly loses a bit of that easy-drinking that Pumpkinhead excels at.

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Google Shop Average: Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Ale $8

Website: http://www.shipyard.com/