New Belgium Brewing Company is known for changing up their seasonal offerings every few years. This is the second year for New Belgium’s winter seasonal, Accumulation, which celebrates the first accumulating snowfall and the white of winter. ...
Posts by Category: Steph’s New Brew Reviews
Every Thursday Steph reviews a different brew with background info on the brewery, a run down of the beer’s characteristics and various additional goodies.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Snow Roller
Magic Hat Brewing Company tells the story: “Winter calls for walls of white and the Snow Roller begins his work. Riding in on wicked winds, he dusts the naked trees and covers the brown barren fields that gasp a bitter breath at the touch of ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: K-9 Winter Ale
The Flying Dog Brewpub opened in 1990 in Aspen, Colorado, followed by a full-fledged Denver brewery soon after. A state-of-the-art brewing facility opened in 1994 in Frederick, Maryland.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Winter Welcome Ale
Yorkshire’s oldest brewery, Samuel Smith’s Brewery, was established in 1758. The brewery still has its own cooper making and repairing all its oak casks. All Samuel Smith’s naturally conditioned draught beer is served from the wood.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Abita Christmas Ale
Abita Brewing Company was founded in 1986 in the piney woods 30 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana. In the first year, the brewery produced 1,500 barrels of beer. Today, over 151,000 barrels of beer and 9,100 barrels of root beer are brewed ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Anchor Christmas Ale
This year marks the 40th annual release of Anchor Brewing Company’s Our Special Ale (Anchor Christmas Ale). Each year brings a new recipe and new hand-drawn tree, capturing the holiday spirit in a pint.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Gingerland
The UFO series is a line of UnFiltered Offerings from Boston’s Harpoon Brewery. The original UnFiltered Offering, UFO Hefeweizen, was first brewed in 1998 because Harpoon’s brewers had enjoyed the style while visiting the Pacific Northwest and ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Lagunitas Sucks
Lagunitas Sucks was first brewed back in 2011 as an emergency replacement for the winter seasonal, Brown Shugga’ Ale. Due to a mistake in the brewing schedule, Brown Shugga’ was not released that year. The Sucks label included an apology from the ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Humboldt Brown
Humboldt Brewing Company, located in Northern California, was founded in 1987. One of California’s pioneering microbreweries, the brewery has been independently owned by Total Beverage Solution and brewed on California’s Central Coast by ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: What the Floc
Liquid Hero is the brainchild of homebrew buddies Josh Hoke, Matt DePrato, and Christian Quinlivan. The idea struck them while homebrewing back in 2008. The trio formed an LLC in early 2010, signed a lease in January 2011, and brewed the first ...
