Being a huge fan of Belgian strong dark ales I chose to pick up a bottle of Brouwerij Het Anker’s Gouden Carolus Classic. Although I’d heard and read good things about this beer, I opened the bottle ready to be surprised. Upon first whiff I knew it would be sweet, but I took a second [...]
June 22, 2010
Categories: Belgian Strong Dark Ale . Tags: Belgian beer, Craft beer, gouden carolus, gouden carolus classic . Author: barrybrew . Comments: Leave a Comment
As season 4 of Barry’s Beer Reviews comes to a close I chose to finally review a Dogfish Head beer. While Beer Advocate categorizes this beer as an American strong ale and Rate Beer categorizes it as a barleywine, I feel it possesses many characteristics of a Belgian strong dark ale. Meaning, it had complex [...]
June 22, 2010
Categories: American Strong Ale, Barleywine, Belgian Strong Dark Ale . Tags: Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Craft beer, Dogfish Head Brewing, immort ale, peat smoked malt, sam calagione . Author: barrybrew . Comments: Leave a Comment
Background on this beer: Salvation. The name of two intricate Belgian-style ales, created by us, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing and Adam Avery of Avery Brewing. After becoming friends a few years ago, we realized we both had a Salvation in our lineups. Was it going to be a problem? Should one of us [...]
May 26, 2010
Categories: Belgian Strong Dark Ale . Tags: Beer Review, Craft beer, hops, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, beer blog, Avery Brewing, Collaboration Not Litigation Ale . Author: barrybrew . Comments: Leave a Comment
In this review my friend Roman and I pop open the 2nd of two bottles of Allagash Odyssey that were sent to me from Allagash Brewery. This specific bottle was bottled in January of 2008 i.e. it was aged for 2.25 years. Compared to the first bottle (July 09) the 10.4% ABV was a bit more [...]
April 23, 2010
Categories: Belgian Strong Dark Ale . Tags: Allagash Brewing, Allagash Odyssey, barrel aged beer, Beer Review, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Craft beer, hops, malts, Wheat beer . Author: barrybrew . Comments: Leave a Comment
In this review my friend Roman and I enjoy and discuss the first of two bottles of Allagash Odyssey that were sent to me from Allagash Brewery. This specific bottle was bottled in July of 2009, so it already had some age on it. As such, the 10.4% ABV was almost undetectable in the taste [...]
April 22, 2010
Categories: Belgian Strong Dark Ale . Tags: Allagash Brewing, Allagash Odyssey, Barrel Aged, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, candi sugar, Craft beer, wheat . Author: barrybrew . Comments: Leave a Comment
Dank Tank: A series of rarely released randomness from the hombres of headiness! These occasional treats from the dark side of our soul emerge from Sweetwater’s experimental one hitter…The Dank Tank. Brewed only when the itch gets so bad, we just have to scratch it. BSP Quad: Belgian, Strong, Pause…for a moment and let’s consider [...]
April 11, 2010
Categories: Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Quadrupel . Tags: Belgian beer, BSP Quad, Craft beer, Dank Tank, Quadrupel, Sweet Water Brewing . Author: barrybrew . Comments: Leave a Comment
One of the most unique Belgian Strong Dark Ales that I’ve had. The combination of both dark fruit and funkiness from the oak barrels gives a unique spin to this style of beer. After trying this and another barrel aged version of the style (Captain Lawrence Nor’Easter), I can say that I do prefer Belgian [...]
January 18, 2010
Categories: Belgian Strong Dark Ale . Tags: Beer Review, Craft beer, Jolly Pumpkin, Noel de Calabaza . Author: barrybrew . Comments: Leave a Comment
Season 3 Review 1 Here we go! Season 3 has officially started. I have already recorded reviews of some great craft beers and am looking forward to your feedback. This is the 2nd of 3 special release from Stone Brewing, the next will be Ken Schmidt Maui Stone Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter. Cheers! Serving [...]
November 1, 2009
Categories: American Imperial Stout, Belgian Strong Dark Ale . Tags: Belgian Stout, Craft beer, Stone Brewing, Vertical Epic 09.09.09 . Author: barrybrew . Comments: 1 Comment
