Hot & Steamy: 7.5 – It’s a sort of mix between a lager and cream ale with a good spice to it. Its also super easy to throw back and kill.
Price Average: $6 draft
Website: https://www.norwaybrewing.com/
Category: Beer
Earth Eagle EXHiLARATiON Gruit
EXHiLARATiON Gruit: 5.0 – It’s very floral and the rosemary is heavy on the taste. The main issue is that having more than like half a pint of this is just too ‘out there’ for anyone besides a very narrow niche of people.
Price Average: $11 for 4-pack
Website: http://eartheaglebrewings.com/
Norway Brewing Co. Mild Joe Ale
Mild Joe: 6.0 – It’s a coffee style ale, but the black coffee like flavor is too much. And there’s no real cream or roasted elements as much with a more traditional coffee flavoring.
Price Average: $6 draft
Website: https://www.norwaybrewing.com/
Earth Eagle Indian Summer Gose
Indian Summer Gose: 7.0 – It’s certainly a sour gose, but that plum gives it a nice mellow aftertaste that is quite enjoyable. Overall its nice to drink without puckering your mouth too much.
Price Average: $11 for 4-pack
Website: http://eartheaglebrewings.com/
Dogfish Head Seaquench Session Sour Ale
Seaquench: 5.0 – For a Dogfish Head sour you expect this to be truly out of the box, but aside from the sea salt and lime that makes you think more of a Corona served in a marg glass this is just average
Price Average: $11 for 6-pack
Website: https://www.dogfish.com/
Crooked Stave Vieille Artisanal Saison
Crooked Stave Vieille Artisanal Saison: 6.0 – It’s a little on the tart side. The oak aging has done some good things here, and overall it’s a tasty saison.
Price Average: $4
Website: http://www.csartisans.com/
Stillwater Artisanal Oude Bae Sour Ale
Oude Bae: 6.5 – It really captures the fact that this isn’t a sour meant to remind you of grapes, but that really there’s just a bunch of grapes in here. Overall the beer is a nice sour, but it goes that rose/champagne route a little too much and there’s only the semblance of a beer/wine balance here. It is still tasty though.
Price Average: $12 for 4-pack cans
Website: http://www.stillwater-artisanal.com/
Chimay Bieres Trappistes ‘Cinq Cent’ Tripel
Cinq Cent: 6.0 – It has got a copper kind of taste. There’s a nice malt and overall the flavour is okay but now worth the traditional hype of Trappist ales. The other problem is the amount of head. This was one of the few times a cork given a mere second or two of negligence decided to pop off on its own.
Price Average: $12
Website: http://chimay.com/us/
Transmitter BDG1 Buckwheat Biere de Garde
BDG1: 7.5 – it’s mellow, and well spiced but does not have that super gravity feeling that many spiced/mellow beers have. It’s really really good. Overall this is a great entry into the revival of an old style.
Price Average: $14
Website: http://www.transmitterbrew.com/
Jester King Au Baron ‘Noblesse Oblige’ Biere-de-Garde
Noblesse Oblige: 4.5 – It’s very upfront and there’s a nice citrus to it. The hop elements are powerful but not overpowering. Compared to the beer later this week of the same type it’s simply not as good, but the style has shown a lot of promise that we wish more made them. (Also Schwarzbier please)
Price Average: $12
Website: https://jesterkingbrewery.com/