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 ...
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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: Cappuccino Stout
Lagunitas Brewing Company Cappuccino Stout, a 9.2% ABV Imperial Stout Lagunitas Brewing Company was founded in 1993 by Tony Magee on the stove of his kitchen. He then moved to a small building down the street in Forest Knolls, CA where he brewed ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Oaked Big Hoppy Monster
Terrapin Beer Co. 2013 Oaked Big Hoppy Monster, a 10.6% ABV Oak Aged Imperial Red Ale Terrapin Beer Company was founded by Spike Buckowski and John Cochran while brewing together in Atlanta with the goal of creating beers unlike any that were ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Hop Stoopid Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Company’s Hop Stoopid Ale An 8% Imperial IPA boasting 102 IBUs Lagunitas was founded in 1993 in Lagunitas, California. A year later, they moved to Petaluma, California, where they became one of the fastest growing craft ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Dark Hollow
Blue Mountain Barrel House’s Dark Hollow, a 10% imperial stout aged in oak bourbon barrels Blue Mountain Barrel House was founded in 2011 by the Smack family as a sister brewery to the Blue Mountain Brewery, in Afton, Virginia. The original Blue ...
