SevenPack Beer BlogA Subtle Homage to Excess.Magic Hat Participation Lager- September 22, 2008 Hey guys. Magic Hat recently gave us at SevenPack the opportunity to review a couple of their newer brews. They sent a couple of lovely packages to both SevenPack Central here in Durham and our satellite office up in Boston, including both this, the Participation Lager, and their Jinx ale. To thank ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1785 Buffalo Bills Brewery Pumpkin Ale- September 21, 2008 Okay, this is the 2nd day of some brewery pretending to be someone else. In this case, Pyramid Brewing out of Seattle has decided to be Buffalo Bill&8217;s Brewing Company for this Pumpkin ale. I mean, I understand the idea, but these days I associate this too much with Anheuser-Busch and all of ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1826 Unibroue Quatre-Centieme- September 20, 2008 Howdy y&8217;all. Frankly, I haven&8217;t seen a lot of new Unibroue beers out there recently. Not that this has stopped me from drinking them - I always love a good Don de Dieu or Trois Pistoles (which I see we haven&8217;t yet reviewed. wtf). Anyway, I was psyched to see this ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1823 kind beers Pale Ale- September 19, 2008 This is a beer that recently appeared on shelves here in NC. Contrary to what you may think when you see the bottle (which, btw, is very tastefully decorated), this is actually brewed by Thomas Creek. It seems that Thomas Creek got wise and improved their marketing a bit. I&8217;ve never been ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1820 Clipper City Hang Ten Weizen Doppelbock- September 14, 2008 I&8217;m standing by my previous claims that Clipper City beers have some serious cojones. I absolutely love their Heavy Seas series. Frankly, I don&8217;t think I&8217;ve ever had any of their beers outside of this series. Every one of the Heavy Seas beers pushes the limits of its chosen genre. But, ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1817 Boone Brewing Company Blowing Rock Ale- September 13, 2008 Honestly, the only reason I picked up this beer is because it is from Boone, a place near and dear to my heart. I spent many a day of my adolescence scraping down the slopes of Boone trying to be the next X-Gamer. Unfortunately, I later learned that A) I ain&8217;t all that ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1814 Bells Lager of the Lakes- September 12, 2008 Bell&8217;s, Bell&8217;s, Bell&8217;s. Y&8217;all make some pretty sweet beers, and I just keep buying &8216;em. The Lager of the Lakes pours about like a lager should - it&8217;s a crystal clear light golden (actually a bit lighter than most lagers) with a nearly non-existent head. The aroma of this is quite malty and a ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1811 Miltenberger Helles Hefeweizen- September 11, 2008 Hefeweizens, specifically those from the folks at Franziskaner, were probably my gateway into &8216;good beer culture&8217;. When in Germany, and subsequently in the States, I would seek out Franziskaner brews like a pig after truffles. That got me started figuring out a few other genres, and the disease quickly spread over the next ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1802 Terrapin RoggenRauchbier- September 10, 2008 This is part of the Terrapin Side Project series. I believe the last &8220;side project&8221; offering I wrote about was the Hop Shortage Ale. If memory serves me correctly, I liked it. This beer is a combination of the roggen and rauch styles hence the very unique and innovative name. Here&8217;s a little German lesson ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1798 Coney Island Freaktoberfest- September 10, 2008 I won&8217;t lie to you - this beer is mad suspect. I assume it is of the Oktoberfest genre, and I know it&8217;s from Shmaltz, who generally makes an excellent brew. But, it also pours a cloudy blood-red hue with no head and claims to have an abv of &8220;6.66%&8221;. Honestly, seems ...http://www.sevenpack.net/?p=1797 |