Belgian Strong Dark Ales

The Commons Brewery Brotherly Love Returns

The Commons Brewery (Portland, OR) has just re-released Brotherly Love, their first bottle conditioned beer, again. Brotherly Love is Belgian strong ale, barrel aged, with cherries and cocoa nibs.

A variation of our Little Brother Belgian dark strong ale, Brotherly Love is Continue Reading →

Dogfish Raison D’Extra Returns

It’s been seven years since Dogfish Head last brewed Raison D’ Extra. The strong ale is based on the brewery’s Raison D’Etre, a Belgian-style brown ale with brown sugar, and raisins.

Dogfish Head Raison D’Extra takes things a bit further, to Continue Reading →

Big Boss Rare Tequila Offering For Cinco

Big Boss Brewing (Raleigh, NC) and Raleigh Times Bar have spent months acquiring tequila barrels from Olmeca Altos Distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.

The final creation is a limited edition brew called Muerto Viviente (Living Dead). The tequila aged offering will be Continue Reading →

Avery Barrel Aged Series #22

Avery Brewing’s (Boulder, CO) Barrel Aged Series rolls on with the 22nd addition, 5 Monks.

This edition is described as bigger and bolder than a quad, a sextuple of sorts. To sound less profane they went another way with the description. Continue Reading →

Troegs Scratch #131: Belgian-Style Brown

On Thursday (1/23),  Troeg’s Brewing (Hershey, PA) will release Scratch #131 – Belgian-style Brown Ale.

Its flavor originates in the Abbey Ale yeast strain, which produces a distinctive fruity character akin to dried dark fruit. On your palate, traces of toffee, Continue Reading →