This week I take a taste of Crawford Bock from Karbach Brewing Company in Houston Texas. The Pour Crawford Bock pours a clear amber color with a finger width foamy head. Head retention is good. The lacing is very good. The beer has a toasted grain aroma with some bready maltiness. The Taste This bock
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Blonde Ale from Trinity Forest Brewing Company
For my first review after the holiday season, I tasted Blonde Ale from Trinity Forest Brewing Company. The Pour Poured from a twelve ounce can into a pint glass. Blonde Ale from Trinity Forest pours a dark golden amber color. A slightly off white head forms that are about a quarter-inch thick. On the nose,
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National Standard from Tupps Brewery
As I was looking for the next beer to write about, I came across a 12 pack from Tupps Brewery. This twelve-pack had three cans of four different beers from Tupps. National Standard is the first of those I tried. The Pour Poured from a twelve-ounce can into a large beer mug. National Standard pours
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Juice Pack Double-Dry Hopped Pale Ale
Juice Pack is the second of my reviews from the twelve-pack from Tupps. I found this sampler pack with three cans or four different beers from Tupps Brewing. The Pour Poured from a 12 ounce can, Juice Pack is a pale yellow-orange color, very turbid, looks more watery than creamy. Nice and thick white head
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Backyard Bee from Revelor Brewing Company
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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