Snifter Beer Reviews
Sometimes beer just needs to be swirled. The snifter, famous as the glass for cognac and brandy, is all about focusing the power of stronger ales. The tapered lip concentrates aroma, and makes it easy to agitate the liquid without spilling.
by Team | Founders Brewing Company, Michigan, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, Spirit-Aged Beers, United States |
Michael: “Is good for everything a stout ought to be good for.” With that lofty acclaimed scrawled across the label of my KBS, I undoubtedly had high expectations. Also, the fact that after I had poured this motor-oil-black brew into my glass, I saw it selling on eBay...
by Team | Dark Horse Brewing Company, Michigan, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States |
John: Beer riddle – what pours like motor oil, smells like chocolate, chews like thin taffy and tingles like alka seltzer? Plead the Fifth Imperial Stout is the answer. This is a nice stout. I took a double take when I poured this brew. It was thick and rich...
by Team | Pennsylvania, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, United States, Victory Brewing Company |
Michael: As Easter nears its close and the beautiful sunshine starts to disappear behind luminous clouds, I felt the Victory Storm King Stout an ironically fitting choice. As I’ve noted before, this brewery has impressed me and I have actually found myself...
by Tom Smillie | American Strong Ale, California, Mug, Pint Glass, Snifter, Stone Brewing Company, United States |
While April 1st is a day of fools the release of Stone Brewing Co. beers for sale in Illinois was no joke. A week long event was made of it and coupled with the Craft Brewers Conference here in Chicago this city as got quite a buzz. For those of us in the Midwest,...
by Taylor Birkey | Brasserie Dieu du Ciel, Canada, Coffee Beers, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter |
There is nothing quite like a beer with a really long French name. But wait! you say, Dieu du Ciel is in St. Jérôme! I found this particular beer as I was browsing the aisles, reading the labels of beers that have won different awards. The Péché Mortel, or...
by Tom Smillie | California, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Snifter, United States |
Congratulations Sierra Nevada on 30 years of brewing excellence!!! Over the course of this year Ken Grossman is joining together with some of the key pioneers is the craft brewing industry to create some special brews for Sierra’s thirty year celebration. If you have...