Long Trail IPA: The Whole Foods near us (Washington, DC) recently began featuring Long Trail brews. Hallelujah for that. Like Brooklyn Brewery and Bell’s Brewery, Inc., we tend to enjoy all the brews made by Long Trail. A six-pack ofContinue readingBeers We Have Enjoyed Recently
12/2009 VERMONT SPIRITS WHITE AND GOLD VODKAS A quick quiz: what do you think of when we say the word, “Vermont”? Green hills? The later version of the Bob Newhart Show? o.k.—let’s try again. What do you think of whenContinue readingVermont Spirits White and Gold Vodkas
1/2009 MAGIC HAT ROXY ROLLES HOPPY AMBER ALEwe enjoyed this Magic hat offering MUCH more than the dreadful CIRCUS BOY HEFEWEIZEN. This beer is, like nearly everything else produced by MAGIC HAT, really bitter. Nonetheless, the palate picks up maltyContinue reading1/2009 MAGIC HAT ROXY ROLLES HOPPY AMBER ALE
We will keep our comments brief and to the point — this beer (in bottle) is a big disappointment. It tastes nothing like any other wheat beers we have sampled. It is dull, malty in the mouth, and it lacksContinue readingMagic Hat Circus Boy Hefeweizen
How does this American-made wheat beer compare to the great wheat beers of the old world? Not badly. Unlike, say, Schneider Weisse, this hefeweizen lacks the wild clove and bubble gum notes. Nonetheless, at the end of a hot day,Continue readingHarpoon Brewery UFO Hefeweizen