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St. Bernardus Tripel

May 20, 2009

Name – St. Bernardus Tripel
Country – Belgium
Type – Tripel

Appearance – Pours a cloudy golden, almost orange color. Very bubbly with a bubbly white head.

Smell – Yeast smell that I am coming to know as Belgian yeast, some spices and sweet apple.

Taste – Yeast taste is definitely there with hints of apple, honey and other spices.

This was the final one to review in my St. Bernardus 4 pack, I have already previously review Abt 12. This one was definitely different from all the rest as it had a lighter color than all of the others and a lighter and more crisp taste to it. I’ve had other beers along this line that were called Belgian Pale Ales before. But I really did enjoy this and thought it was probably the second best out of the bunch, Abt 12 being the first.

Overall Grade – A-

American Craft Beer Fest tickets go on sale

May 18, 2009

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I won’t be able to attend this great event but feel that I should write about it for those that may be able to go or will want to go.

The American Craft Beer Fest will be Friday and Saturday, June 19th and 20th, in Boston. The event is brought to you by the great folks at BeerAdvocate and Harpoon Brewery and will feature over 30 beers from 75 different American breweries. It really sounds like fun and wish I could go but I already made my vacation plans prior to them announcing the festival. Here is a video from last years festival just to give you an idea what you would be in for this year.

For information on the event and to purchase tickets just click on the festival logo below.

Stone Imperial Russian Stout

May 18, 2009

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Name – Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Country – United States
Type – Russian Imperial Stout

Appearance – Pours a very dark black color with a big light brown head.

Smell – Faint roasted malts with a slight bit of chocolate.

Taste – Roasted malts with a very slight coffee taste. Nice dark chocolate taste with slight notes of toffee and caramel in there as well.

I was really happy that this didn’t have a big coffee taste to it like most other Imperial stouts tend to. This also masked the alcohol taste very well. I found it really enjoyable with a delicious taste to it. I wish I had some chocolate to eat while enjoying this as it would have went well.

Overall Grade – B+