American Strong Ale Beer Reviews
Close to a Barleywine, these brews are amped up in the malt, hop, and ABV departments.
North Coast Grand Cru
A Grand Cru to end all. This beer is huge across the board. The ABV is pushing 13%, Agave Nectar is incorporated into the brew, and it is aged in Bourbon barrels to maturation. Or should I say perfection? I sincerely thought I was in for a dark maroon colored ale...
Stone Lukcy Basartd Ale
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...
Bell’s Batch 10,000
If I was to name this beer I’d call it “Deceptive”. I was surprised by this beer. Tricked! Deceived! I’ve never had a “hoppy porter” or a porterish IPA. I picked up two bottles of Batch 10,000 thinking one for “now” and...
Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Grand Cru
A blend of three beers and aggressively dry hopped. 22% barrel aged : 78% ale Oak aged Bigfoot Barleywine Celebration Ale Pale Ale (fresh) The last of the 30th Anniversary ales had to be huge and the team at Sierra Nevada chose to showcase three well-loved brews the...