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Westvleteren 12 – Snobby Beer Reviews (Best beer in the world?)

October 31, 2012 By SnobbyBeer 3 Comments

This is the Snobby Beer review of the legendary Westvleteren 12 from the abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren, Belgium. This authentic Trappist Quad is regarded as one of the greatest beers in the world, sometimes even considered to be the greatest. This bottle comes from the only American release of this beer, the Westvleteren “brick”. Can a beer with this much hype actually live up to it?

From the Westvleteren website:

“With the exception of our Blond beer, Trappist beer will keep for years: give the beer time and it will continue to ripen. The minimum sell-by date is stamped on the capsule. Store the bottles vertically in a dark place between 12° and 16° C. It is better not to refrigerate Trappist 8 and Trappist 12; Trappist Blond, on the other hand, may also be served cooled.”

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Russian River Salvation – Snobby Beer Reviews

March 29, 2012 By SnobbyBeer Leave a Comment

This is the Snobby Beer review of Salvation from Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California. Salvation is a Belgian-style strong dark ale, and is refermented in the bottle. Like most Russian River Belgian-inspired beers, they tried to make Salvation as traditional as possible. This beer gets a lot of hype – is it worth it?

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Dogfish Head Immort Ale – Snobby Beer Reviews

February 2, 2012 By SnobbyBeer 1 Comment


This is the Snobby Beer review of Immort Ale from Dogfish Head Craft Brewing in Milton, Delaware. This beer, like many other Dogfish Head beers, doesn’t fit into any specific category. Clocking in at 11% alcohol by volume, this beer contains maple syrup, peat-smoked barley, juniper berries, and vanilla. It is fermented with Belgian and English yeast strains, and is aged in oak vats. Needless to say, this beer has got a lot going on!

 

Dogfish Head Immort Ale Immortale

From the Dogfish Head website:

“Pour this over pancakes. Vast in character, luscious and complex, Immort Ale was born at our brewpub in 1995 and made its way into bottles in 1997.

For this beer, we use maple syrup from Red Brook Farm — Sam’s family farm in Western Massachusetts, peat-smoked barley, juniper berries and vanilla.

Immort is fermented with a blend of English and Belgian yeasts, then aged in the big oak tanks at the brewery.

The sweet and earthy flavors meld magnificently in the Immort Ale. But be warned, the ABV is 11%, so after one or two you may start feeling immortal (even though we promise you won’t be).”

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The Bruery 4 Calling Birds – Snobby Beer Written Reviews

January 2, 2012 By SnobbyBeer 1 Comment

The Bruery 4 Calling Birds

I know, the holidays are over. But it is still the Winter season, and there’s still plenty of beer to be enjoyed! This one was consumed on Christmas Eve 2011.

4 Calling Birds from The Bruery is a Belgian Strong Dark Ale, and is 11% ABV. This is part of the 12 Days of Christmas series. The Bruery will release a beer every year, and started with A Partridge in a Pear Tree. This is the fourth in the series. Each beer is made to be aged until the 12th year of the series (12 Drummers Drumming).

From The Bruery’s website:

Spiced Strong Dark Ale. The Twelve Days of Christmas series continues! We took inspiration from the traditional winter warmer for our fourth verse, integrating gingerbread spices into a robust dark ale. Notes of licorice & banana bread mingle with dark fruit, molasses and bitter chocolate for a perfect cold weather sipper!

APPEARANCE

The beer pours a deep, dark reddish brown – almost black. It had a mocha head with large bubbles, and disappeared quickly. As I drank, there was no head and no visible carbonation. Large alcohol legs grab the edge of the glass. Not a bad looking brew. [Read more...]

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Snobby Beer Written Reviews – Tröegs Mad Elf

November 29, 2011 By SnobbyBeer Leave a Comment

Troegs Mad Elf
This beer is from Tröegs Brewing Co. in Harrisburg, PA.

From the Tröegs Website:

The Mad Elf, a cheerful creation to warm your heart and enlighten your tongue. The combination of Cherries, Honey, and Chocolate Malts delivers gentle fruits and subtle spices. Fermented and aged with a unique yeast, this ruby red beer has significant warming strength that underlies the pleasant character of this intriguing yet delicious Ale. The Mad Elf, a jolly and delicious beer for the Holidays.

11% Alcohol By Volume, and 15 IBUs (International Bittering Units).
Served in a Christmas tulip!

APPEARANCE

This Elf is a lovely deep copper-red color and is more translucent than expected. The head was about a one finger khaki color, and dissipated in a hurry – none of it remained. It looks like a lovely brew! I feel like the cherries were added to give it a good amount of color, but not so much on the flavor (more on that later). [Read more...]

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Snobby Beer Reviews – Russian River Damnation

July 27, 2011 By SnobbyBeer 6 Comments

This is the Snobby Beer Review of Damnation made by Russian River Brewing Co. in La Rosa, California. This is a Belgian Golden Ale, or a Belgian Strong Pale Ale according to Beer Advocate. The description of the beer is a slightly tongue-in-cheek look at the names of some other Belgian beers (written in Comic Sans), so they decided to go with an epic name like Damnation as a nod to them. How’s it taste? Smell? Feel? Look? Find out in this review.

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