Pale Ale

Prost! DogBerry’s Maiden Flight

I first fell in love with Maiden Flight from Dogberry back when they were situated in their tiny little taproom, with their tiny little brewhouse. I was happy knowing that there wasn’t much chance that I’d ever see it in packaging, I was ok with it. This only means that once they moved into their […]

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Dunkin’ and Harpoon Reunite For New Harpoon Dunkin’ Summer Coffee Pale Ale

Let those thoughts of summer sun, fun, pool parties, barbeques and beach days begin, because Dunkin’ and Harpoon Brewery have collaborated to create the ultimate summer sipper. Following their first partnership last fall, the two beverage brands are back together, now introducing a new, limited edition coffee-inspired beer – Harpoon Dunkin’ Summer Coffee Pale Ale – just in

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Samuel Adams Releases New England Pale Ale Nationwide

Based on the overwhelmingly positive response from drinkers, New England’s leading independent craft brewer, Samuel Adams, is giving fans another reason to join the “haze craze”: a juicy, hazy beer called New England Pale Ale. Like Sam Adams’ original New England IPA, the new beer is rich in flavor, and even more sessionable and balanced for easy drinking

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MadTree Pilgrim

Brewery – MadTree Beer – Pilgrim Style – Pale Ale ABV – 4.7% IBUs – 14 This lightly hopped fall pale ale combines a canucopia of holiday flavors. Cranberry and vanilla complement the pleasant lemon and berry flavor of Pilgrim hops. Give thanks for a bountiful harvest, good friends, and great beer. This has always

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Rhinegeist Mosaic

Brewery – RhinegeistBeer – MosaicStyle – Single Hop Pale AleABV – 5.6%IBUs – 45 This single hopped Pale Ale detonates upon the palate with a brilliant array of dank, tropical fruit, grapefruit blossom, mandarin orange and blueberries. Golden Promise malt provides a clean base — a kaleidoscope of flavor delivered with the simplest of recipes.

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Christian Moerlein Pacer

Brewery – Christian Moerlein Beer – Pacer Style – Pale Ale ABV – 5% IBUs – 40 Pacer packs an explosive punch of citrus aromatics and tropical fruit flavors backed by an easy-drinking pale body. Slight herbal notes are complemented by a burst of grapefruit and melon from an abundant dry-hopping of Citra hops, creating

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Urban Artifact Finn

Brewery – Urban Artifact Beer – Finn Style – Berliner Style Pale Ale ABV – 5.3% PH – 3.8 A meticulous blend of our house lactobacillus and the fruit-forward aromatics of Mosaic & Triskel hops provide aromas of citrus & apricot, balanced by a delicate malt character and a clean tart finish. Radbod was the

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Cellar Dweller Corporal Khaos

Brewery – Cellar Dweller Beer – Corporal Khaos Style – Pale Ale ABV – 6% IBUs – 45 Corporal Khaos Pale Ale honors the memory of my life-long best friend USMC Corporal Steven L. Kohus. Steve’s life was cut short by a tragic accident on March 2, 2014, at the age of 26. Steve attended

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Rhinegeist Crash

Brewery- Rhinegeist Beer- Crash Style- Pale Ale ABV- 5.4% IBU- 44 An explosively hoppy pale ale, Crash combines potent aromatics of Azacca, Equinox and Cascade hops to combust with tropicality, citrus, peach, tangelo & papaya – a kinetic and delicious hop explosion. It drive me absolutely crazy when people rag on Rhinegeist for making “so

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Rhinegeist Streaker

Brewery- Rhinegeist Beer- Streaker Style – Rye IPA ABV- 6% IBUs – 60 A crowdsourced Rye IPA dry hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops that race across your palate in a lively, yet intimate and wildly exposed jaunt — flaunting tropical fruit, dank, pineapple, and mango aromatic acrobatics. My Thoughts on Rhinegeist Streaker This beer hits

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Braxton Trophy

Brewery- Braxton Beer- Trophy ABV- 5% IBU- 40 It was just a trophy. A bit of gold colored plastic set atop a small wooden base. You probably got yours as a Cub Scout or maybe in Knothole baseball. And you gave it a place of honor on a shelf, where it would be joined by others as

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MadTree PSA – Beer Tasting Notes

Brewery- MadTreeBeer- PSA – Proper Session AleStyle – Session IPAABV- 4.5%IBU- 30 PSA was designed to be just that, a Public Service Announcement that craft beer can be both thoughtful and approachable. You may choose to dissect the abundance of citrus, dank, and tropical fruit flavors or to simply enjoy the proper balance between malt sweetness and

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Madtree Sprye

MadTree Sprye

Brewery- Madtree Beer- Sprye ABV- 5% IBU- 40 Citrus and piney notes burst forth on top of an earthy and spicy rye flavor. As the ice melts away from your cans, meet life head on this spring with a Sprye in hand. Spring is not usually a time of year that we get excited about seasonal

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Rhinegeist – Truth

Truth, By Rhinegeist Brewing, Cincinnati Ohio

Brewery- Rhinegeist Beer- Truth ABV- 7.2% IBU- 75 Rare are moments of truth, when you’ve struck the last match, belting out tunes with your friends, staring deep into the campfire – times when you feel infinite. Our Truth is found in the scintillating brilliance of hops. Brewed with a nod to the Pacific, hops sizzle with tropical fruit

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Christian Moerlein Zeppelin

Zeppelin By Christian Moerlein Brewing

Brewery- Christian Moerlein Beer- Zeppelin Bavarian Pale Ale ABV- 5.2% IBU- 30 You’ve made a discovery, a German-Inspired pale ale lifted by creativity and crafted for the lofty flight of a zeppelin. Christian Moerlein Zeppelin Bavarian Style Pale Ale showcases the characteristics of traditional pales, enhanced by the distinctive flavors and aromas of German noble

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Rhinegeist Zen

Zen, By Rhinegeist Brewing, Cincinnati Ohio

Brewery- Rhinegeist Beer- Zen ABV- 4.8% IBU- 45 Zen is balance, the clear morning air, feeling the flow. Zen is purpose and determination and detachment. Not bitter, but hoppy and bright. This Session Pale emanates hints of orange zest and lemongrass. Zen is doing the right thing right. Such a huge fan of this beer…it isn’t even funny.  Zen is

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Zen Pale Ale Cans

The title pretty much says it all!  The new cans of Zen Pale Ale from Rhinegeist ship out to stores tomorrow.  Keep your eyes peeled!  I was surprised to taste how much better Truth was in a can, and am just as excited to see how Zen turns out.

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Christian Moerlein OTR

Brewery- Christian Moerlein Beer- OTR ABV- 5.8% IBU- 40 This Amber Ale takes you back to 1800’s Over-The-Rhine, the German neighborhood where brewing was born in Cincinnati.  It is reminiscent of early settlers’ ales brewed by OTR’s first residents, but now sets the standard for today’s craft Amber Ale.  The medium malt body is met

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