Short’s says: “One of our biggest beers offered, the Black Cherry Porter is a full flavored strong porter brewed with sweet black cherries. The formula consists of several different malts, lending deep opaque color with purple lace from the fresh fruit it’s fermented with. Nearly 4 lbs. of fresh sweet black cherries go into each [...]
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Short’s says: “Anniversary 2009 is a wheat wine with multicolor peppercorns, corriander, orange peel, blood orange zest and 225 lbs of blood oranges.” Short’s Anniversary Ale 2009 Wheatwine, 11.7% ABV Sayeth the Guys: FRESH Karl: I have a pretty firm grasp on the different distinctions between beer styles thus far, but I still confuse the [...]
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New Glarus says: “A complex and intriguing original. The mystery began with wild yeast spontaneously fermenting a rich treasure of malted barley and cherries. Unlined Oak casks breathe deep vanilla hues and chords of smoke into this sour brown ale. Our Master Brewer has forged a smooth garnet tapestry that defies description. Wander off the [...]
~ read more ~Short’s says: Imperial Oatmeal Stout with cocoa and molasses. It possesses rare flavor combination’s which can overload even the most experienced beer connoisseur. Short’s Mystery Stout Imperial Stout, 10.8% ABV Sayeth the Guys: (EDITORS NOTE: This beer was puchased in January of 2010 and first reviewed in April of 2010. Two bottles were set aside [...]
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Central Waters’ “Brewers Reserve” Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout Imperial Stout, ABV 10% Sayeth the Guys: KARL: …or “CWBBACS” for short.
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Goose Island says: Brewed in honor of the 1000th batch at our original Clybourn brewpub. A liquid as dark and dense as a black hole with thick foam the color of a bourbon barrel. The nose is an intense mix of charred oak, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and smoke. One sip has more flavor than your [...]
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Bell’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cherry Stout Imperial Stout, 8.5% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Ryan: It was the summer of 2008 and I had just wrapped up a meeting in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I had only been at my new job for a few weeks and was hopping around the state to meet with some clients. As I [...]
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