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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 »
I picked Ryediculous IPA up in Wisconsin not noticing the rye on the label, like a chameleon it blended in. I split it with Bro and gave one to my Dad. As soon as I tasted it I regretted not getting a sixer for myself, I noticed the rye... read more »
The name Drie Fonteinen should say enough. Oh, you wanted more info? Sorry about that. Drie Fonteinen was a blender of lambic beers, then a brewery, and then went back to blending. It is hard to know which beers we will never see from... read more »
World Wide Stout is “a very dark beer brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley”, and made it into my Open It! list because 1) everyone said how good it is and 2) it is in my 1001 beer list. This is a big bad beer, in a good way,... read more »
Open It! is an event originating out of the UK, and UK bloggers often bring up BrewDog. I never have had the pleasure to enjoy BrewDog and picked this one up to give it a go. I was surprised by the beer. I expected a lot of hops but it... read more »
Mark Dredge of Pencil and Spoon is once again promoting an Open It! weekend, April 29 to May 2, 2011 The goal of open it is to open and drink those bottles you have been saving for some time. I cannot tell you how often I look in on my babies... read more »
Kona’s Pipeline Porter is the last beer I drank as part of the Open It! online event. This beer is my brother’s favorite beer, and when I went to Vegas I brought him back a six pack as an early Christmas gift. He was pretty blown... read more »