815. Matt Brewing – Saranac Black Forest
Aug26

815. Matt Brewing – Saranac Black Forest

I was up in Chicago for work today and stopped at Imperial Oak Brewing on my way home. Thanks to my friend Nate for the suggestion. So, when I got home for dinner, I thought I’d crack open another beer. I can’t remember exactly where or when I picked up this beer, but a quick bit of online research showed me it had been discontinued almost a year ago. Location: Poured into a tall pint glass at my home in Bloomington, IL...

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752. Krombacher Gruppe – Krombacher Dark
Dec11

752. Krombacher Gruppe – Krombacher Dark

I’m still at the Beer House Chicago since I’m staying a across the street while I’m up in the Chicago suburbs for work. As I mentioned in my last post, there was a sales girl here giving away glasses if you have both Keombacher Pils and this Dark. It’s kind of a cool glass and it’s somewhat cheap, so I figured why not. Location: On tap and served in a Krombacher Pilsner glass at Beer House Chicago in...

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281. Spoetzl Brewery – Shiner 97 Bohemian Black Lager
Mar05

281. Spoetzl Brewery – Shiner 97 Bohemian Black Lager

I just arrived in Austin, Texas for a couple of conferences – iMedia Brand Summit and SXSW Interactive.  However, the first thing I had to do when I arrived in the Austin airport was find a sports bar.  My Mizzou Tigers were playing my dad’s Kansas Jayhawks in the Big XII tournament.  I found one past security and settled in with this Texas beer to watch the game. Numbers: 4.9% ABV Appearance & Aroma: The black/deep...

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105. Full Sail Bewing – Session Black Lager
Jul20

105. Full Sail Bewing – Session Black Lager

It’s my last night in Hood River, and very, very early tomorrow morning I head to Portland to brew at Full Sail’s Riverplace location.  So, before I left Hood River, I thought I’d step right behind my hotel and enjoy a Full Sail Session Black Lager while the sun set over the Columbia River Gorge.  This is a beautiful place that I’ll always remember and I couldn’t think of a better place to do this review....

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89. Avery – Avery Anniversary Lager, Seventeen Dry-Hopped Black Lager
Jul08

89. Avery – Avery Anniversary Lager, Seventeen Dry-Hopped Black Lager

As I mentioned in my last post, things are pretty crazy around here lately. That has had me going to the beer fridge quite a bit, and tonight, I really wanted another really good beer So, I grabbed the Avery Anniversary Black Lager, Seventeen Dry Hopped Black Lager. The bottle says that it is “a dark study in German hops” and that it was bottled in May 2010, had an original gravity of 1.078 and alcohol by volume of 8.69%....

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