This was a beer I had to taste because it was fall. When I bought it, the great Pumpkin was about to make an appearance. It was one of the beers that I was tasting because, well, it’s fall and the leaves are changing color. But on to the review, my first in some time [...]

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We have talked about beer pairing before on Beer Utopia but I came across a handy chart at beertown.org, the Brewers Association site, and I thought it was worth sharing. You can download or order a hard copy of the chart and I would encourage you to do so.
In addition to pairing suggestions for many [...]

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Beer pairing dinners seem to be all the rage lately. More and more people are beginning to realize that the complex flavors of beer can compliment more than backyard barbecue fare. If you’ve ever been to a beer pairing event, you know that the chef likes to describe how the thus-and-such flavor of the beer [...]

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It was a late night and I needed to relax, sit back for a minute and soak in the madness of the last few days. It was a cool September Saturday night and the sky was partly cloudy. It was really quiet and one of the last nights I would be having in what used [...]

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On Sunday, a beautiful beer drinking Sunday at dusk, I had Flying Dog Brewery’s In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen in the as-yet-unnamed glass from Samuel Adams Brewery. I have given the glass two names “my precious” and/or “The Nirvana Lager Glass,” while other names used for the glass are “The Perfect Pint Glass” and “The Boston Beauty.”
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Following about ten days of malicious and extraordinary insanity, my wife and I were finally able get a hold a moment where we could relax. My beautiful bride had the joyous and uncanny idea of visiting my favorite pub, Gaslight Brewery. The Gaslight, as we call it, is located a block northeast of the South [...]

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It seems that some people have only recently discovered that drinking beer with a meal can actually enhance the dining experience. I came across an article titled Move over wine: Pairing beer with dinner the new trend and it struck me as odd that a drink that has been a mealtime staple for thousands of [...]

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A German Hefeweizen brewed by Brooklyn Brewery, New York
Commercial Description:
Brooklyner Weisse is a Bavarian-style wheat beer, unfiltered and chock full of spicy esters that evoke hints of cloves and fruit, some say even bananas. The beer is made with a traditional weizen yeast strain. The malt mix is half malted wheat and half barley malt. [...]

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J.W.Dundee is a different kind of beer, it’s a Lager Flavored with Honey. It’s not the only Honey Lager in existence but it’s rare, for me, and it’s different from the normal beers out there. It’s made by Dundee Brewing Company, formally known as J.W. Dundee, of Highfalls Brewing Company in Rochester New York.
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