I initially tried the Whitsun Ale from Arcadia on tap at Craft Ale House a few weeks ago and recently spotted a bottle of it, so I picked it up for review. Arcadia is located in Battle Creek, Michigan and has been around in the microbrewery scene since 1996. The Whitsun Ale is the first, and only, beer I’ve tried from Arcadia so far.
Stone really has a way with names, from the Arrogant Bastard to the Ruination, and today I have another beer with a lofty title to live up to: the Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale. An American Strong Ale that will hopefully live up to its name, and knowing Stone’s past performance, it should.
Dogfish Head is becoming pretty synonymous with your first thought of: craft beer. It’s a leader in innovation of flavorful, unique and “off-centered” beers. Counterpart to their Red & White fruit beer is the Black & Blue, which I have up for review today. The bottle is large and heavy, and the portrait art is by painter David Larned, created specifically for the Black & Blue from Dogfish Head.
Allagash is a brewery that hasn’t had much showing so far on Passion Beer. We have only reviewed the Allagash White, but today we are adding another Allagash review to the mix. A Quadrupel called Four (who saw that one coming?), the label describes what you are in for: a 10% ABV beer with 4 malts, 4 hops, that is fermented 4 times (pattern much?). My beer is also from Batch 21, and from what I have read the batch can make some difference in flavor.
One bottle I’ve been letting condition in my fridge is the Hopus Ale from Brasserie Lefèbvre SA, directly out of Belgium. This is an interesting twist on the typical IPA I’m used to, generally that of the English or American variety. True to their roots, this bottle conditioned blonde is considered a Belgian IPA and is packaged inside a suctioned rubber release cap.
