Every year Russian River Brewing stages what is arguably one of the most anticipated events in the Beer Geek Calendar: the release of one of world’s most famous beers, Pliny the Younger. It probably hardly needs mention by now, but Pliny the Younger is a triple IPA -the world’s first, in fact- which means that…
A visit to Russian River Brewing’s new Windsor campus
Wrapping up my Winter Break vacation and taking advantage of a sunny day in between bouts of rain, I hopped in the car and made the 1+ hour drive north check out Russian River Brewing’s new digs in Windsor. Maybe “digs” doesn’t quite convey the feel of it. The place is huge. Sitting on a…
Barrel-Fermented Chimay Grande Réserve Ale (2018 Whisky Edition)
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….
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,…