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 Tom Smillie | American Strong Ale, California, Mug, Pint Glass, Snifter, Stone Brewing Company, United States, Wood-Aged Beers |
They, Stone, calls this the Cuvee de Bastards and rightly so. It combines and blends the 3 notable variations: Arrogant Bastard, Oaked Aged Bastard, and Double Bastard in this one-off brew that was released in November of 2010. Its release celebrated 13 years since...
by Tom Smillie | Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Belgium, Cascadian Dark Ale / Black IPA, De Struise Brouwers, Goblet, Mug, Oatmeal Stout, Pint Glass, Snifter, Tulip, Wine Glass |
I must say, information on this beer is limited … just like the beer. With that said allow me to summarize what I have found in my research for this beer. For starters it is a collaboration between De Struise in Belgium and Stillwater Artisanal Ale out of the...
by Michael Larson | California, Imperial / Double IPA, Snifter, Stone Brewing Company, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass |
Contradictions. Green Tea and Beer. An American beer described in Japanese. Stone and Being Nice. And yet, this most recent Stone collaboration has all three. The most shocking of the trio, Stone being nice, comes in the form of profits from this particular beer being...
by Noel | Avery Brewing Company, Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Colorado, Goblet, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass |
Stick a fork in me. I’m throwing down my weapons. Waving the white flag. Laying down under the bus. Alright already; I’m done. I surrender. This beer owned me. From first pour to last sip, it was utterly dominant … The Empire Strikes Back dominant. It beat me into...
by Tom Smillie | Colorado, Oskar Blues Brewery, Pint Glass, Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy, Snifter, Tulip, United States |
I’m not sure why this was the last beer I chose to review from Oskar Blues line up? Maybe it was the name or maybe I was resisting my heritage, in the end the time has come to partake of this strong Scottish ale. Brewed with beech wood smoked malt (think...
by Noel | Imperial / Double IPA, O'so Brewing Company, Snifter, Tulip, United States, Wine Glass, Wisconsin |
Imperial beers are as much about creativity as they are extremity. So maybe I shouldn’t have been quite as surprised as I was to spy O’so’s Lupulin Maximus on a shelf in a Milwaukee liquor store and think, “Does that label really say what I think it says?” Upon closer...