Beer Style

Beer #197 Allagash Fluxus 2009

Name: 2009 Fluxus Style: Saison/Farmhouse Ale Brewery: Allagash Brewing Company website Country: USA Region: Portland, Maine ABV: 8.3% abv How served: 750ml corked and caged bottle poured into a De Dolle Brouwers Oebier glass. My Overall Opinion: Very Good I

Beer #196 Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA

Name: 75 Minute IPA Style: I.P.A. Brewery: Dogfish Head Brewery website Country:USA Region: Milton, Delaware ABV: 7.5% abv How served: 750ml capped bottle poured into a Dogfish Head snifter. My Overall Opinion: Very Good I paired this beer with: Hot

Beer #195 Cigar City Criterium Ale

Name: Criterium Ale (2012) Style: American Pale Wheat Ale Brewery: Cigar City Brewing website Country: USA Region: Tampa, Florida ABV: 5.0% abv How served: 750ml capped bottle poured into a Franziskaner weizen glass. My Overall Opinion: Good I paired this

Beer #194 Blue Mountain Mandolin

Name: Mandolin Style: Tripel Brewery: Blue Mountain Brewery website Country: USA Region: Afton, Virginia ABV: 9.0% abv How served: 750ml corked and caged poured into my Piraat snifter. My Overall Opinion: Good + 1/2 I paired this beer with: Crab

Beer # 193 De Molen Lief & Leed

The 1st time I tasted  Lief and Leed was on tap during our tour at Brouwerij De Molen in October 2012. My initial impression was that of a souped-up Rodenbach Grand Cru (Flemish Red Ale). I liked the beer so much at that time that I purchased a few bottles to bring home, including the one I’m having now. Can’t wait to return to De Molen in October were we will be having a tour of the brewery as well as a beer paired dinner!

Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus

Today’s Brewery of the Day: Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus Polderweg 2 Deinze-Gottem Belgium We’ve just returned from France & Belgium where we met with some of the brewers and vendors for our upcoming October 27th –November 3rd Bon Beer Voyage beer

Brasserie Bailleux / Restaurant Au Baron

Au Baron was started as a small tavern in the petite French town of Gussignies by Alain Bailleux and his wife Danielle Baron Bailleux in 1973.  By 1981 they turned this tavern into a wonderfully quaint restaurant with a grill made from a copper brew kettle!  In 1989 Alain, a brewer, with the help of his father (who also happens to be a brewer, as was his grandfather) built Brasserie Bailleux in the back of the restaurant.   This multi-generation family of brewers has now passed this brewing art onto Alain’s son Xavier

Beer # 192 Ommegang Art of Darkness

Name: Art of Darkness Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale Brewery:  Brewery Ommegang   website Country: USA Region: Cooperstown, New York ABV: 8.9% abv How served:  750ml corked and caged poured into a Ommegang glass. My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired

Beer #191 Struise Rosse by De Struise Brouwers

Name: Struise Rosse Style: Amber Ale Brewery:  De Struise Brouwers   website Country: Belgium Region: Oostvleteren ABV: 5.0% abv How served:  11.2oz capped bottle poured into a De Struise glass. My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer with:  Nothing…Is

Beer # 190 Clown Shoes Miracle

Name: Miracle Style: I.P.A. Brewery:  Clown Shoes   website Country: USA Region: Ipswich, Massachusetts ABV: 5.5% abv How served:  22oz capped bomber poured into a De Struise glass.    My Overall Opinion: Good. I paired this beer with:  a Rib-eye steak