Last night I opened a bottle of Robust Porter by Smuttynose Brewing (Portsmouth, NH). This beer was number 298 for my Year in Beer challenge. And a mighty fine 298 it was. This porter leans toward the malt side as opposed to the hop side. With a twinge of smooth coffee and chocolate underlying the [...]
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A Seasonal Beer That Isn’t Pumpkin!
In these shorter days of fall, Pumpkin Beer and Oktoberfest beers become readily available. Which is a good thing since I like both styles. But one of my absolute favorite fall seasonal beer is neither. Instead it is a beer that is available from September through March. Pipeline Porter from Kona Brewing Co. in Hawaii. [...]