A snowy late March day did not stop me from traveling to Flying Bison Brewing Company’s new facilities, located at 840 Seneca Street just off Larkin Square center in Buffalo, NY. I visited Flying Bison Brewing Company’s new facility for the first time last January at Larkin Square’s “Ice Fest”. …
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I decided to end my St. Patrick’s Day inspired week of Irish themed beer reviews with a local favorite, Aviator Red. Aviator Red is an Irish style red ale produced by Flying Bison Brewing Company. I am admittedly biased, as Flying Bison Brewing Company is well known and respected here in …
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As the St. Patrick’s Day Irish themed beer tasting week comes to a close, I’ve truly saved one of the best Irish red ales for last. Brought to you by The White Hag Irish Brewing Company comes Meabh Rua Irish Bog Ale. I picked this beer up at the last …
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From our friends north of the border at Mill St. Brewery comes Cobblestone Stout. Keeping in line with this week’s Irish themed reviews, Cobblestone Stout is an Irish dry stout. I purchased Cobblestone Stout from Premiere Gourmet in a pleasantly plump 15 ounce (440 mL) can. Here is a picture …
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This week’s Irish-themed beer comes to you from Frederick, MD, and Flying Dog Brewery. Flying Dog Brewery is triangulated about 1 hour northwest of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Flying Dog Brewery is known for such craft concoctions as Raging Bitch Belgian IPA, Gonzo Imperial Porter, and Snake Dog IPA. I’ve …
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In line with this week’s Irish beer theme, this review is of Guinness Extra Stout brewed by Guinness Ltd. in Dublin Ireland. This world-famous Guinness brand is known for production of stouts that require precise pouring methods that demand server and customer patience. However, I was a bit confused as …
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I am riverdancing out of my “IPA comfort zone” to bring you a review of my first (but not last) Irish stout. Today’s review is of Brooklyn Brewery’s Dry Irish Stout. Despite having a very dark color, the Irish dry stout style is characterized …
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From Lake Erie neighbor city Cleveland comes Great Lakes Brewing Company and their Conway’s Irish Ale. Because this is St. Patrick’s Day weekend, I will be reviewing a series of Irish-themed beers all weekend! So what makes an Irish red ale? Indicators of an Irish red ale are a sweet …
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As the last of a three-part write-up on important compounds found in hops, this installment deals with essential oils. The last two science write-ups were regarding alpha acids and beta acids, and can be found by clicking the links. But the focus of this article is essential oils. The flavors …
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Today’s beer tasting comes courtesy of Atlanta Georgia’s SweetWater Brewing Co.’s IPA. A friend of mine who lives down south in Alabama sent me this SweetWater IPA in a “care package” trade a couple weeks ago, and I’ve been saving this SweetWater IPA for a review. The bottle of SweetWater …
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