The Beer: Hop-15 Imperial IPA The Brewery: Port Brewing Company, San Marcos, California The Stats: 10.0% ABV The Hop Story: Port Brewing does not list the IBU (International Bitterness Units) of this beer, probably because it would be too hard to determine. The brewery uses a total of 15 different…
Every city has its iconic tourist draws. In Paris, you have to see the Eiffel Tower, and in Chicago, you have to eat Chicago-style pizza. These signature things define their region of origin — and it’s much the same way when talking about breweries. Most breweries have one defining beer…
The Beer: McFate’s Irish Red The Brewery: Fate Brewing Company South ABV: 5.4% IBU: 18 Owner Steve McFate has developed quite a following at his original Fate brewpub founded in 2012 and located on East Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale. He developed so much of a following, in fact, that he’s…
The Beer: The Maharaja (Release No. 26) The Brewery: Avery Brewing Company Location: Boulder, Colorado Style: Imperial India Pale Ale Stats: 10.2% ABV, 102 IBU The Maharaja is part of Avery Brewing Company’s Dictator Series, and according to the brewery’s website, “The Avery Dictators Series was born of an inexorable…
Beer: Pumpking Brewery: Southern Tier Brewing Company Location: Lakewood, New York ABV: 8.6 percent Ever had pumpkin pie? How about pumpkin pie in a glass? Actually, that may actually be underselling it because this beer is superior to pumpkin pie — and it comes in a glass. More specifically, Pumpking is the…
The Beer: Refuge IPA The Brewery: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. Location: Gilbert Stats: 7.2% ABV, 75 IBU In the Valley of the Sun, there are few things more refreshing than a crisp, clean beer with a nice dry finish. And that’s exactly what you get in Arizona Wilderness’ Refuge IPA, an artfully crafted…
The Beer: Humphrey’s Hefe The Brewery: Lumberyard Brewing Co. Location: Flagstaff, AZ Style: Hefeweizen Beer Style: The beer style hefeweizen literally translates to “yeast wheat” and is a style of beer made with, according to German brewing law, at least 50 percent wheat malt and produced with the yeast still…
The Beer: Shake The Brewer: Boulder Beer Company Location: Boulder, Colorado Did someone say “chocolate” and “shake” in the same sentence? About beer? Shake is a chocolate porter created by the Boulder Beer Company of Colorado. This beer starts out with aromas of rich chocolate, or more specifically, pleasantly bitter cacao. Background…
The Beer: Devil’s Ale The Brewery: SanTan Brewing Company Location: Chandler, Arizona Football season is in full swing and, of course, football means tailgating. If you’re going to tailgate, you might as well do so with a well-balanced, easy-drinking ale made right here in town. SanTan Brewing Company’s Devil’s Ale is a logical…
