English IPA Beer Reviews
Floral and earthy hops with toffee and caramel malt notes. More balanced than American versions.
by Team | Brooklyn Brewery, English IPA, Mug, New York, Pint Glass, United States |
Michael: Garret Oliver has always been a bit of a beer god to me. Not because I respect him or know him or have even had a single one of his brews. I just feel like he is everywhere, gracing the cover of All About Beer or found in this week’s ‘Food’ section pairing...
by Team | California, Coffee Beers, English Barley Wine, English IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Mug, Oatmeal Stout, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Snifter, Spirit-Aged Beers, United States, Wine Glass |
Firestone Walker … a brewing company out of Paso Robles, CA that until recently hasn’t gotten much play here in Chicago or the Midwest in general. They’ve been around, though, and right now we’re reviewing/celebrating their 14th Anniversary...
by Noel | English IPA, Indiana, Mug, Pint Glass, Three Floyds Brewing Company, United States |
The more you drink craft beer, the more you realize that certain breweries do certain things really well: their “core competencies” (for all you business types out there). Maybe it’s beer styles of a specific country (Goose Island); maybe it’s crafting traditional...
by Michael Larson | English IPA, Maryland, Mug, Pint Glass, United States, Wild Goose Brewery |
Its two minutes past five, Friday evening. I’m in my comfortable jeans, on the porch out back and I’ve got a cool, new brew in my hand. The crack of a bat echoes from a nearby ball field and the birds are chatting it up in the nearby oak. I’m not sure what else a man...
by Tom Smillie | English IPA, Harpoon Brewery, Massachusetts, Mug, Pint Glass, United States |
The first time I had Harpoon’s IPA I was mildly disappointed. As their flagship beer my expectations were high hoping that it would be a knock-out product. Thankful, I had one more in the fridge with which to review. I must say that it has grown on me and should be...
by Tom Smillie | English IPA, Flossmoor Station Brewery, Illinois, Mug, Pint Glass, United States |
After buying a few new glasses yesterday I thought it would be nice to try them out and see if they make my beer drinking experience any better. I purchased a snifter that I had desperately been in need of for some time now, a goblet, and a tapered glass with that...