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Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon, Cask, 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

IPA2

Unctuously smooth yet intensely hoppy, Sweet hops by the bucket. Honeysuckle floral notes yet some sweet herbs and a slightly fuuity-hoppy balancing bitter. Enormous complexity. This was

Madison's Crowtown Pale Ale

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Bennington, Vt.

In the 1990's brewing systems designed by Ringwood's Peter Austin spread like wildfire across the northeast. The Eastern Shore's Wild Goose and Maine's Geary's and Shipyard were

Market Cross Olde Yeller IPA

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Market Cross looks and feels more like a pub than a brewpub, and they have an exceptional range of both draft and bottled beers. We sampled a bottle of Tuppers' Hop Pocket

Pittsfield Brew Works Dohoney's Gold

Monday, August 28, 2006

Pittsfield Massachusetts

Another Peter Austin system (see archives) no longer using the Ringwood yeast and producing fine beers. We don't like gold ales very often, they're frequently an excuse

Pittsfield Brew Works Gerry Dog Oatmeal Stout

Friday, August 25, 2006

Pittsfield Massachusetts

It's hard to brew a bad stout, but not easy to make an exceptionally good one either. Most brewers call the quality that oatmeal adds to a stout "silky" and this is one