The Brew Basement

Name: Celebration Ale
Brewer: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Style: IPA/Holiday Brew
Vintage: 2007
Cellared On: November 17th, 2007
Original Tasting: December 6th, 2007
I already wrote all about this beer last week when it won the head-to-head Christmas beer tasting.  If you haven’t read that article yet, this brew narrowly beat out my vintage 2004 Celebration Ale in a taste test cage match. Just to [...]

Name: Our Special Ale (Christmas Ale)
Brewer: Anchor Brewing
Style: Not sure - a porter perhaps?
Vintage: 2007
Cellared On: November 3rd, 2007
Original Tasting: November 10th, 2007
Beer geeks everywhere know the holiday season is upon us when Anchor’s Our Special Ale starts showing up on the shelves. The recipe for this brew remains a closely guarded secret, and [...]

It’s the first Friday of the month! For all of us beer bloggers, that means it’s time for The Session - a day where the beer blogging community gathers together and writes around a common topic. This months Session, hosted by Barley Vine, is all about winter seasonal beers.

As some of you know, [...]

Name: Sunrise Weissbier
Brewer: Victory
Style: Hefeweizen
Vintage: 2007
Cellared On: October 12, 2007
Original Tasting: November 9, 2007
You may ask why I’m doing a tasting of a summer seasonal release in the fall. Well why the hell wouldn’t I? I was enjoying stouts and porters during summer heat waves, so why not enjoy a light summer brew in the [...]

Name: Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Brewer: Weyerbacher
Style: Pumpkin Ale
Vintage: 2007
Cellared On: September 29th, 2007
Original Tasting: October 19th, 2007
I have to admit I haven’t much cared for any of the pumpkin beers I’ve tried in the past. They all have came off tasting like one of those nasty flavored malt beverages instead of an actual brew. But hey, [...]

Name: 120 Minute IPA
Brewer: Dogfish Head
Style: Double IPA
Cellared On: October 12th, 2007
Original Tasting: October 22nd, 2007
If there’s a defining beer of the big beer movement in America, this is probably it. Everything about this brew is huge! BIG hops. BIG malt flavor. Big alcohol (20%). Big price tag too (Don’t anyone tell my wife Lisa [...]

Name: 14th Anniversary Ale
Brewer: Avery Brewing Company
Style: The brewers aren’t even sure what to call this. Belgian Strong Dark Ale maybe?
Cellared On: September 28th, 2007
Original Tasting: October 13th, 2007
If you are looking for a unique beer tasting experience, go no further then Avery Brewing’s 14th Anniversary Ale. This brew combines some zesty Belgian yeast within [...]

 
All hail the hop! It’s both a useful and tasty ingredient to your beer. It lends a wonderfully bitter taste to your favorite brew, while at the same time providing a wide range of fragrant aromas. It’s most important effect, however, may be as a preservative agent.
Hops have a unique ability to discourage the growth of bacteria that [...]

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 [...]

Name: Aprihop
Brewer: Dogfish Head
Style: IPA
Vintage: 2007
Cellared On: July 13th, 2007
Original Tasting: July 13th, 2007
There’s no surprise when you pop open one of these beauties. The smell hits you right away - apricots and hops are in this brew, no doubt about it. Definitely one of the most fragrant IPA’s I can remember having.
This beer pours [...]