Plan B is a series of special-production “experimental craft beers” beers released once a year in large-format 750 ml bottles by Lima’s Cervecería Barbarian. In this post I review Barbarian’s 2020 release, Plan B 004. Plan B 004, released on 21 December 2020, is a Belgian-style tripel made by innoculating a batch of Barbarian’s Belga…
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Jingle Brüe, by Brüeprint Brewing Co. (Apex, NC)
Jingle Brüe is Brüeprint’s holiday seasonal offering. It is a spiced winter amber ale that checks in at 5.1% abv and 31 IBU. In the glass, Jingle Brüe is a dark gold to light amber color with a nice rocky head that hangs around for a while. It is a really clean beer, with great…
Because October …
It’s October, and along with the appearance of pumpkin spice-flavored beers –which some would consider a curse– the month also brings with it what most would agree is a boon: the release of festbiers. That being the case, today we have a run down on a trio of California festbiers, which we are certain you…
Cusqueña Doble Malta
Earlier this year, Cusqueña launched the latest addition to its line of beers: Cusqueña Doble Malta (Double Malt). The launch was accompanied by the adpeople’s best hype. The announcements implied that Cusqueña’s brewers had accomplished something never done before: the “impossible mixture of two premium malts.” That, of course, is absolute bunk, but nonetheless, I…