First… what is a Tommyknocker? During the late 1800’s immigrant miners from England came to Colorado to work in the Clear Creek County gold and silver mines. The miners told tales of little elf-like beings who lived in the mines. These ...
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: White Zombie Ale
Billy Pyatt started homebrewing in December 1989. He quickly moved from extract to all grain brewing. A few years later, Pyatt purchased some used brewing equipment from Colorado, but it sat in his garage for years while he searched for a place ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Hop Crisis
The story goes like this... 21st Amendment founders Nico and Shaun need to break out of Alcatraz. And fast. The Hop Syndicate is hoarding hops in a remote warehouse, depriving the People of their right to hoppy, aromatic beer. This is Not Cool. ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: El Monstruo Lúpulo
In July 2014, MonthlyClubs.com, home of The Rare Beer Club, celebrated its 20th anniversary. To celebrate this occasion, The Rare Beer Club collaborated with Cigar City Brewing to create El Monstruo Lúpulo. The second collaboration beer with The ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Alt Route
Alt Route is one of twelve collaboration beers in the Beer Camp Across America variety pack. Sierra Nevada worked with twelve different exceptional breweries to put together this unique experience for beer drinkers.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Dead Rise
Flying Dog’s Dead Rise is quickly becoming the beer of the summer. As their website states, “Dead Rise is selling out faster than Cabbage Patch Dolls in the mid ’80s.”
Steph’s New Brew Review: Great Dismal
Here’s another great beer from Kevin O’Connor and O’Connor Brewing Company in Norfolk, Virginia. You can read more about Kevin and the history of O’Connor Brewing by reading Steph’s Review of El Guapo.
Steph’s New Brew Review: County Line IPA
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is located in Croydon, PA. And yes, they use water from the Neshaminy Creek in all of their brews. Head Brewer (and part owner along with Rob Jahn and Steve Capelli) Jeremy Myers graduated from Penn State with a ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: The Kimmie, The Yink & The Holy Gose
Anderson Valley Brewing Company was founded by Kenneth Allen in 1987, originally brewing on a 10-barrel system in the lower level of The Buckhorn Saloon. In 1996 the brewery moved to the current 30-barrel facility a mile from the center of ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Metanoia
Metanoia, a spontaneous self-healing following a profound psychotic breakdown, is matured in oak casks for almost a year with wild yeast. The beer offers flavors of sour grape skins with a champagne-like effervescence.
