The Brew Basement

Name: 10th Anniversary Old Ale
Brewer: Southampton
Style: Old Ale
Vintage: 2006
Cellared On: November 30th, 2007
Original Tasting: January 13th, 2008
Since I was going over to my friend Darren’s (a beer fanatic) place to watch the NY Giants playoff game yesterday, I knew I just had to bring an interesting beer for us to try. Since the Giants are [...]

There’s a great article on the barley wine style of beer in this months All About Beer magazine. Author K. Florian Klemp covers just about everything you would want to know about this extreme style of beer, from it’s historical origins to the intracicies of it’s brewing. It also goes in-depth to discuss the differences between [...]

Name: Snow Goose Winter Ale
Brewer: Wild Goose (Flying Dog)
Style: English Strong Ale
Vintage: 2007
Cellared On: November 24th, 2007
Original Tasting: December 14, 2007
I hadn’t heard of this beer before I saw it a few weeks ago in my local beverage center. As I was deciding whether or not to purchase it, I noticed the magic words “ages well” printed [...]

Name: Double Bastard Ale
Brewer: Stone Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Vintage: 2007
Cellared On: November 17th, 2007
Original Tasting: December 2nd, 2007
Stone’s Double Bastard beer starts out innocently enough. It’s a beautiful ruby red in the glass, topped by an average-sized creamy head. Nothing in the aroma of this beer will give you any real indication of [...]

Name: Old Crustacean
Brewer: Rogue
Style: Barleywine
Vintage: 2006
Cellared On: September 21, 2007
Original Tasting: October 28, 2007
Trust me here - prepare yourself before you take your fist sip of this beer. Close your eyes, take a deep breath. Clear you mind, and try to be ready for the assault on your taste buds that Old Crustacean is [...]

Name: Samael’s Oak Aged Ale
Brewer: Avery Brewing Company
Style: English Strong Ale
Vintage: 2006
Bottled On: May 2006
Cellared On: Sept 7th, 2007
Original Tasting: October 11th, 2007
I have to admit I was a bit concerned when I noticed the bottling date of May 2006 on this beer (after I had already bought it, of course). With already nearly a [...]

As a follow up to my posts on great Stouts and Belgian beers to cellar, I have for you today of some Old Ales and Barleywines that have been known to cellar well. As always, this is in no way a complete list, just some recommended beers that you’ll know you can tuck away if [...]

Name: 2007 Old Stock Ale
Brewer: North Coast Brewery
Style: English Old Ale
Bottled On: Early Spring 2007
Cellared On: August 30th, 2007
Original Tasting: September 24th, 2007
Fall is coming here in Upstate NY. The wind has a certain crispness to it that wasn’t there a month ago. I can see leafs in the shades of yellow, brown, and red [...]

Name: Immort Ale
Brewer: Dogfish Head
Style: American Strong Ale
Cellared On: August 16th, 2007
Original Tasting: August 24th, 2007
Dogfish Head’s Immort Ale is a wild take on a American (or Scottish) Strong Ale. Brewing this ale with maple syrup and then aging it in Oak give it that traditional Dogfish twist.
This beer poured a deep brownish/red color with [...]

Name: Black and Blue
Brewer: Dogfish Head
Style: Fruit
Cellared On: July 13th, 2007
Original Tasting: July 20th, 2007
Yes, it’s another Dogfish Head beer review from Jason. I hope you’re not getting tired of reading them. I’m certainly not getting tired of drinking them!
Having already enjoyed the fruit and beer experience from Dogfish twice before (my Aprihop review, my [...]