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Alaskan Winter Ale is one of my favorite Winter beers. The 6.4% ABV does not push you over the edge as many winter beers do, and allows you to enjoy more than one in a sitting. Spruce tips have been historically added to beer recipes throughout... read more »
La Folie 2011 La Folie Sour Brown Ale started as an experiment at New Belgium with the first batch produced in 2000. Aged in French Oak barrels, La Folie is New Belgium’s first barrel-aged beer. Due to the barrel aging process,... read more »
Alaskan Amber is based on a replication of an early 1900’s beer sold in Juneau, Alaska, home to Alaskan Brewing Company. This Alt beer is fermented colder than most ales and for longer periods. I decided Alaskan Amber is the perfect... read more »
Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Michigan produces Best Brown Ale in bottles, draft and mini-keg. It is sold in the Fall and Winter and has a shelf life of six months. Shelf life? We all remember Anheuser-Busch’s born on dates... read more »
Shipyard Brewing produces two pumpkin beers, Pumpkinhead, and Smashed Pumpkin. While Pumpkinhead is their wildly popular pumpkin beer sold in 6-packs. Smashed Pumpkin is the fall beer in their Pugsley’s Signature Series. The 22 ounce... read more »
Harviestoun Brewing has been a craft brewery, a non-craft brewery and a craft brewery once again. From 2006 to 2008 Harviestoun was bought by Caledonian Brewery which is not considered an independent brewery. Then after the merger with... read more »
For the last beer of Open It! I decided once again on an Imperial Stout. I do not know why I ended up so Imperial Stout focused, but most of these beers were high ABV beers that I kept putting off for a special occasion. This Dark Horizon... read more »
Nøgne Ø is a brewery that also makes sake. That comes into play when making Red Horizon, a beer made with sake yeast No. 7. Apparently if you are into sake, No. 7 is something special. This created a beer that has both beer and sake characteristics.... read more »
Knot Stock is not exactly that special of a beer, but I felt like it was unique enough to get a mention during Open It!. This American Pale Ale has an addition of black pepper along with its Northern Brewer Hops. Furthermore Brewing describes... read more »
If anyone can tell me how to pronounce “Ø” that would be appreciated. The Highland Edition of the Imperial Stout is aged for three months in Scotch Whiskey barrels. I bought this beer for $10 about the same as the Dogfish Head... read more »