Beer of the Week! 03/16/21
Beer of the Week! 03/16/21

“Nashville’s Bearded Iris Brewing openly recognizes the irony of, on one hand, saying that they are dedicated to “variety” and “nuance” when, on the other hand, they clearly like brewing a lot of IPAs, DIPAs, and American Pale Ales. Their response is that there are depths to be plumbed in a single hop varietal and layers to be teased out of a particular malt. When you start mixing them … well then! Now, that’s all fine and good copy, but you collect your money when you can put it where our mouth is …”

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Beer of the Week! 03/09/21
Beer of the Week! 03/09/21

“There are a lot of ways to approach a revered beer style like the Trappist-monk-created Tripel. You can try to come to it as correct as you can, making something that would make a monk renounce his vows. You can get “mad scientist” with it until the monks break in and consign you to the Brewer’s Inquisition (which no one expects). For their Tripel, Goochland’s Lickinghole Creek Farm Brewery decided to go for the ‘Tweak It Into Awesomeness’ approach …”

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Beer of the Week! 03/02/21
Beer of the Week! 03/02/21

“There’s something to be said for a simple, well-made beer. Don’t get us wrong. We like to go fancy as much as the next person. (Our collection of barrel-aged beers should tell you that.) And often we’re, like, “Coconut, ginger, pineapples, and licorice!?! Sign me up!” But sometimes you want to brush off your old Reinheitsgebot and head back to the basics. Parkway Brewing in Salem, VA knows what we’re talking about …”

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Beer of the Week! 02/16/21
Beer of the Week! 02/16/21

“Richmond’s Väsen has had a Tripel in its stable for a while now, but they have only distributed it for draft in this area. It’s just been now that we’ve seen a Tripel of theirs available in cans. Loving their IPAs, we were thrilled to finally taste their version of this iconic Belgian ale …”

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Beer of the Week! 02/09/21
Beer of the Week! 02/09/21

“Black Narrows Brewing Company on Chincoteague Island is not in the business of making good beer. They’re in the business of making good Eastern Shore Virginia beer. What we mean by that is that Black Narrows is dedicated to having their Virginia beer reflect Virginia. In fact, they want to catch the taste of their area of Virginia, and they aim to do it by using as many local ingredients as they can …”

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Beer of the Week! 02/02/21
Beer of the Week! 02/02/21

“It’s hard to get the Dunkel Lager right. You don’t want it to be sweet; it’s not a bock. Still, if it’s just dry then the hops take over and it becomes unpleasantly astringent. You want some caramel notes from the malt, but again, too much and you really need to be a bock to make it work. The balance for a Dunkel Lager is a fickle thing … and Commonwealth may have just scored a pitch perfect hit …”

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