The Brew Basement

Name: Hennepin
Brewer: Ommegang
Style: Saison
Vintage: 2008

Cellared On: July 18th, 2008
Original Tasting: August 19th, 2008
Hennepin was one of the first brews I reviewed for the Brew Basement. I liked it so much that this summer I decided to bring it back for another try. Going back and examining my previous review, I saw that it really [...]

Name: Burton Baton
Brewer: Dogfish Head
Style: Blend of a English Strong Ale and a Double IPA
Vintage: 2008

Cellared On: August 28th, 2008
Original Tasting: August 28th, 2008
Big surprise, Jason’s cellaring another Dogfish Head brew. As you can see from my cellaring/tasting dates, I waited about an hour or so after I bought this beer before I did [...]

I’m so far behind on my tasting updates I had to break this into two parts to get through ‘em all!
As always, my results were a bit of a mixed bag….
Smuttynose Scotch Ale (Six Month) - The sweet malt flavors have started to pull back letting the peat smoke really come to the forefront. It’s [...]

Name: Vertical Epic 08.08.08
Brewer: Stone Brewing
Style: Belgian Golden Ale/West Coast IPA
Vintage: 2008
Cellared On: August 7th, 2008
Original Tasting: August 12th, 2008
Wow. I can’t believe it’s almost taken me a month to write this review. What kind of cellaring site am I running here? Jeeezz….
Anywho, the 08 Vertical Epic pours just as you would expect, with a [...]

Name: Creme Brulee Stout
Brewer: Southern Tier Brewing
Style: Imperial Milk Stout
Vintage: 2008

Cellared On: August 1st, 2008
Original Tasting: August 4th, 2008
Upstate New York can be a great place to live in during the summer. The Saratoga Track is in full swing, and the Adirondack mountains are just a hop away. It’s an even greater place to [...]

Name: Cuvee de Castleton
Brewer: Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Style: American Sour Ale
Vintage: 2008

Cellared On: July 26th, 2008
Original Tasting: July 29th, 2008
After my big trip downstate to pick up some of this brew I knew it wasn’t going to be very long before I had to try it. I lasted three whole days before I caved.
While [...]

Hello everyone! Here are a total of ten cellar updates - and I’m still not through July’s brews yet. As always seems to be the case, the results were a bit of a mixed bag.
Ommegang Hennepin - (One Year) This brew is holding up fantastically. The bright flavors of the fresh beer have muted somewhat, [...]

Name: Russian Imperial Stout
Brewer: Stone Brewing
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Vintage: 2008
Cellared On: May 9th, 2008
Original Tasting: June 11th, 2008
It took two months, but I finally found it.
I knew this brew was being released Mid-March, so you can imagine my confusion when I had one beverage center telling me this wouldn’t be available until the fall (what?). [...]

Name: Abbot 12
Brewer: Southampton
Style: Belgian Quadruple
Vintage: 2008
Cellared On: June 6th, 2008
Original Tasting: July 6th, 2008
Hello everybody! I’m back from a few technical difficulties and extremely happy to be leading off with a brew from one of my favorite breweries - Southampton!
The Abbot 12 is a dark brown amber beer, reminding me much of the [...]

Name: Dragonslayer Imperial Stout
Brewer: Middle Ages Brewing
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Vintage: 2008
Cellared On: April 21st, 2008
Original Tasting: June 30th, 2008
There’s no doubt I’m a beer geek. At least if I wasn’t one before, I definitely am one now. I think anybody who can enjoy a powerful stout on a sticky summer night has managed to cross [...]