In this post I am sharing my impressions of Chimay’s Grande Réserve Ale, Barrel Fermented (2018 Whisky Edition). To make Grande Réserve Ale, Barrel Fermented (2018 Whisky Edition), Chimay’s brewers took the regular Grande Réserve Ale and put it through a secondary fermentation in a combination of French oak, American oak, and used whisky barrels….
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Barrel-Aged 2017 Christmas Ale from Anchor Brewing (2018 Release)
At the end of November, courtesy of the brewery, I attended the release of Anchor Brewing’s Barrel-Aged 2017 Christmas Ale at an event held in the Brewery’s tap room and brewhouse on Potrero Hill in San Francisco. The event included small bites, and a vertical flight of four years’ of Anchor Christmas Ale – 2015,…
Blue Oak Brewing Co. (San Carlos, CA)
I found Blue Oak Brewing more or less by happenstance. Liz and I were at the south end of the SF Peninsula, and having finished an errand, we decided to treat me to a beer before making the long trip back home. We turned to the AHA‘s Brew Guru app and it led us to…
Pacha Cerveza Artesanal’s “Piel Roja”
Today I am offering my impressions of Piel Roja from Pacha Cerveza Artesanal. This bottle was given to me by Pacha’s owner and brewer, Adrián Calle, during my visit to the Red Cervecera Perú’s brewpub in August, and I’ve been saving it cold until now. Piel Roja is an 40 IBU, 6.5% abv, India Red…