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Review: New Holland Red Citra

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New Holland says:

“This is a hoppy, sweet red ale. Hazy red glow with a creamy, dense head. Aroma is bursting with sweet pineapple and tangerine zest . Caramel, raisin and prune lie under a dominant citrus flavor profile…. Tropical fruit, tangerine, pineapple and a touch of pine are left on the palate. Hoppy [...]

Drinking In Da UP – Keweenaw Brewing Company

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“It’s pronounced Kee-wah-naw,” the woman seated next to me said for the third time.  I couldn’t quite wrap my mind around the name of the brewery or how a gem of a brewpub could be hidden away in a quaint town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

from the outside, looking in

For you geography buffs, [...]

Drinking In Da UP – Marquette Harbor Brewery

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Before visiting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula recently I knew four things about it.

It was easier to get there, from Chicago, by driving up through Wisconsin than through central Michigan. Locals are called “Yoopers.” The local cuisine is a pasty. My wife spent the first 29 years of her life in Michigan and has [...]

FACEOFF: Bell's Hopslam vs. Troegs Nugget Nectar

Two beers enter.  One beer leaves.  (Both beers drank.)

From time to time, the staff of Guys Drinking Beer feel it necessary to answer the burning questions of the day.  In this spirit we introduce the Faceoff – in a battle between two similar brews, which beer will win?  What’s the favorite?  What are the differences?

Today, we let two highly-hopped ales battle it [...]

Review: Half Acre Ginger Twin India Red Ale

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Half Acre says:

A nod to the hop cone, we amped up this beer with our favorites while backing it up with some malty heft.

Half Acre Ginger Twin India Red Ale American Ale/Red Ale, 6.5% ABV

Andrew: And some malty heft there was! But before I get ahead of myself – the Ginger [...]