Shallow Grave Porter, Mosquito Brewing, Millville, NJ
Shallow Grave is a clone kit from MoreBeer. The recipe comes from Heretic Brewing Company, Pittsburg, CA. This is a beer that lies on the upper end of the Robust … Continue reading
Grapefruit Sculpin, Ballast Point, San Diego, CA
The sculpin is great, but the grapefruit flavor in this version is amazing! It tastes like they just squeezed a grapefruit into my glass.
Exit 3, Blueberry Braggot, Flying Fish Brewing Company, Somerville, NJ
Braggot is defined as a mead brewed with fruit. In this case, Flying Fish’s brewers combined New Jersey honey with blueberries grown in Hammonton, NJ. This combination was fermented with … Continue reading
Anchor Summer Beer, Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, California
This beer is clean, crisp and refreshing. The malt profile brings a subtly sweet flavor that is contrasted by a very light hop presence. This is another example of a … Continue reading
Sensual, Moonlight Meadery, Londonderry, NH
This is a quintessential sweet mead. There is no question you are drinking a honey wine. Unlike many meads, this one does not include adjunct additions of fruit, herbs or … Continue reading
Maurice River Bourbon Brown, Glasstown Brewing Company, Millville, NJ
This beer definitely falls on the malty side of the flavor spectrum. Carmel and toasted bread abound. There is just enough hop bitterness to temper the malt character. A hint … Continue reading
Ciliata, Mosquito Brewing, Millville, NJ
Today’s session started Thursday night with the preparation of the yeast starter for the English style Barleywine I made today. This is the starter spinning on my stirplate. After bringing … Continue reading
Seaside Summer Wit, Glasstown Brewing Company, Millville NJ
This refreshing wheat beer is perfect for a warm afternoon on the deck. The clean fermentation leaves a blank canvas for the dry hopping that provides the citrus accent that … Continue reading