This week I taste and review Backyard Bee from Revelor Brewing Company. This is a Kolsch style beer. The Pour Poured into a pint glass from a 12-ounce can. Backyard Bee Pours mostly clear gold with a decent white head almost two fingers thick. . The aroma of malts, grains, and fruit hit the nose
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Peanut Butter Temptress Lakewood Brewing
I am standing in the supermarket beer section looking for something unique to write about this week. I am literally standing there staring into the cooler when I see a familiar orange and yellow color scheme. Looking closer I see the name Peanut Butter Temptress. I start thinking NO WAY! I love peanut butter and
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Texas Porter Lakewood Brewing Company
In this week’s installment, I taste Texas Porter from Lakewood Brewing Company. I discovered this beer by googling craft beers from DFW. I learned I had not tried any of their beers so I set out to find one. The Pour This Porter pours a dark brown. I poured from a 12ounce can into a
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Shiner Oktoberfest
In this week’s forte into the beers of Texas, I report on Shiner Oktoberfest from Spoetzl Brewery. This is a seasonal beer available from late summer into the fall. This Okteberfest was first brewed in 1996. The Pour Poured out of a bottle into a pint glass, beautiful deep amber color with no lace. It
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Altstadt Hefe A Hefeweizen Beer
Standing in the supermarket looking at all of the beers to choose from my eyes were drawn to the purple box of Altstadt Hefe. Then I got excited to find new hefeweizen in the cooler. During my time in Germany, I really developed a love fo all forms of hefeweizen. This is another offering from
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Altstadt Kolsch
This week our beer trip through the Lone Star States continues in the Hill Country. Altstadt Brewing Kolsch is the subject of this week’s review. The Pour Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass. This Kolsch pours a clear golden/yellow color. A two-finger white head forms with good retention and plenty of
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Necessary Evil Pilsner, Manhattan the Project
In this installment of my Beers of Texas series, we taste and review Necessary Evil from Manhattan Project Beer company. The Pour Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass. A once inch white head formed and slowly reduced with good lacing to a full cap on top of the beer. Necessary Evil
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Texas Blonde Wild Acre Brewing Company
The latest in my beers of Texas series Texas Blonde from Wild Acre Brewing is a blond with more character than most of the beers in this style have. The Pour Texas Blond Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass. Texas Blonde is a golden color and slightly hazy. The color is
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Wise Monkeys Belgian Golden Strong
Wise Monkeys Belgian Golden Strong is the latest in my reviews of the craft beers brewed in Texas. The Pour Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass Wise Monkeys produced a thick white head on a bright, crystal clear golden ale. The head retains at a cap and leaves behind some lacing.
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Hoppenheimer IPA, A West Coast Style IPA
Hoppenheimer “West Coast IPA” surprised me. I am not normally a fan of IPA beers but this one I liked. The Pour I Poured from a 12 oz can into a pint glass. Pours a very clear golden copper color with almost no head. As you drink nice lacing remains on the side of the
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