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Troegs Java Head Stout – Snobby Beer Reviews

June 19, 2012 By SnobbyBeer Leave a Comment

This is the Snobby Beer review of Java Head Stout from Tröegs Brewing Co in Hershey, PA. This year-round beer features coffee that is added via the hopback vessel, where the hot wort passes through what is essentially a giant French Press on its way to fermentation. This is also one of the first stouts that got me into craft beer!

From the Troegs website:

“Alcohol by Volume: 7.5%
Hop Bitterness (IBUs): 60
Color (SRM): Black
Availability: Year Round
Malts: Pilsner, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast
JuJu: Oats, Blend of Coffee Beans
Hops: Cluster, Chinook, Cascade
Yeast: Unfiltered Ale

JavaHead Stout contains a blend of locally roasted espresso and Kenyan coffee beans by St. Thomas Roasters in Linglestown, PA.

JavaHead’s recipe is based off of our original oatmeal stout. After the boil, the hot wort passes through our hopback vessel on it’s way to fermentation. Packed full of whole leaf hops and a bed of ground coffee beans, the hopback vessel is similar to using a huge French press, intensifying the coffee nose and releasing subtle hints of coffee flavor. The result is a lush oatmeal mouthfeel balanced with cocoa, roasted barley and subtle coffee flavors.

FOOD COMPLIMENTS
Cheese (earthy; Camembert, Fontina) General (Chocolate, Dessert) Meat (Shellfish, Smoked Meat)

Serving Suggestions:
Temp: 50-55°F Glassware: Pint or Mug”

Questions? Suggestions? Let me know what you think! Grab a beer and leave a comment.

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Snobby Beer Written Reviews – Stone / Tröegs / Jason Fields & Kevin Sheppard – Cherry Chocolate Stout

December 14, 2011 By SnobbyBeer Leave a Comment

Jason Fields & Kevin Sheppard / Tröegs / Stone Cherry Chocolate Stout

This beer, a Cherry Chocolate Stout, is a collaboration between Stone Brewing Co., Tröegs Brewing Co., and home brewers Jason Fields & Kevin Sheppard. The recipe for this beer, created by Fields and Sheppard, was selected in a contest held by Stone. This milk stout comes in at 7.3% ABV. From the Stone Website:

The rich, smooth stout was brewed in late April, with a blend of dark-roasted specialty malts, Callebaut chocolate liquor, vanilla beans, and 9000 pounds of dark and tart cherries.

Here is my review for this beer.

APPEARANCE

This beer pours thick and very dark. It looks pretty viscus, almost like syrup. The beer has almost no light coming through in the glass, and has a small khaki head with moderate lacing. This is a very lovely beer, and I was expecting a lot more of a reddish hue.  [Read more...]

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Snobby Beer is now on Dayton Most Metro!

November 29, 2011 By SnobbyBeer 4 Comments


Dayton Most Metro

Just wanted to post a quick update to let everyone know that I’ll be periodically writing articles and reviews Dayton Most Metro! The first review was posted last night, which was for the excellent Troegs Mad Elf.

Dayton Most Metro (DMM) is focused on the Dayton area. One of the things I wanted to accomplish with Snobby Beer was to help promote the craft beer scene in Dayton, so it’s an honor to be writing for them. Thanks to Lisa Grigsby and Bill Pote for bringing me in.

Cheers!

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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 – Tröegs Perpetual IPA

September 13, 2011 By SnobbyBeer Leave a Comment

This is the Snobby Beer Review of the NEW Perpetual IPA brewed by Troegs Brewing in Harrisburg, PA. This “Imperial” India Pale Ale was brewed as sort of an ode to their new brewery in Hershey, PA. It is a seasonal release, and comes in 22 oz. bombers.

From the Troegs Webstie:

“In our constant evolution as a brewery, we’ve developed on undying drive to meld the organic and the mechanical. Perpetual IPA utilizes our hopback and dry-hopping to engineer a bold Imperial Pale Ale. Perpetual IPA is 7.5% ABV and 85 IBUs. It features Bravo, Chinook and Mt. Hood hops in the boil, Mt. Hood and Nugget hops in the hopback and Citra, Cascade and Nugget hops in dry-hopping.

TASTING NOTES
“Straw in color and bittered with an abundance of citrus and spicy hops, Perpetual IPA is a tribute to building our new brewery and our desire to continue exploring,” says John Trogner.”

Questions? Suggestions? Let me know what you think! Grab a beer and leave a comment.

http://www.troegs.com

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