Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Beer Journal #78: Maudite, Frost Line, Dragonfly IPA, Daura, Duvel Tripel Hop & More

Maudite
Double Ale on Lees
Unibroue
Chambly, Canada
Imported by
Unibrew USA
New York, NY

The label tells me:
8% alc./vol.
Bottle Refermented * Ale Brewed with Spices
La Maudite (damned), refermented on yeast base in the bottle, goes down uncommonly smooth. One taste of this excellent malt beverage will instill in you the highest respect.
Natural source ingredients

Winter Wheat
Ale
Anchor Brewing Company
San Francisco, CA

Facts from the label:
7% ALC/VOL
Made from wheat and barley malt
Hard Ginger Beer
Sprecher Brewing Co., Inc.
Glendale, WI

Label info:
4.7% ALC BY VOL
Malt beverage brewed with natural flavor and natural flavor added.
Frost Line
Rye
Summit Brewing Co.
St. Paul, MN

Label info:
5.8% ABV
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, rye malt, hops & yeast.

Bard's Gold
Sorghum Malt Beer
Bard's Tale Beer Co.
Utica, NY

Label info:
Gluten-Free
Ingredients: Water, sorghum, hops, yeast
Contains no wheat, barley, rye or oats
Discuss it over a Bard's.

Trois Pistoles
Dark Ale on Lees
Unibroue
Chambly, Canada
Imported by Unibrew USA
New York, NY

From the label, I learned:
9% alc./vol.
Bottle Refermented * Ale Brewed with Spices
Trois Pistoles is a remarkably mellow dark ale. To complement its aroma of ripe fruit, it has a pleasant aftertaste that lingers on like old port wine.
Natural source ingredients

ESB
Redhook Ale Brewery
Woodinville, WA * Portsmouth, NH * Portland, OR

On the label:
5.8% ALC BY VOL
Est. 1981 Seattle
Bottled on Mar 13 15
ESB is, in fact, extra special, but doesn't let it go to his head.

Dragonfly IPA
Upland Brewing Co., Inc.
Bloomington, IN
Midwest
USA

Label stats:
6.7% ALC BY VOL
65 IBU
Best enjoyed by JUL 15
Just the Right Amount of Bite

Daura
Lager
Product of Spain

The label reports:
5.4% alc./vol.
Tradicion Damm Cervecera
1876
100% Natural Ingredients
Crafted to remove gluten
International Award Winning Beer

Birra Moretti
Full-bodied Lager
Heineken Italia SpA, in Via Spirano, 26 24040 Comun Nuovo
Italy
Imported by: Total Beverage Solution
Mount Pleasant, SC

Label disclosures:
4.8% ALC./VOL.
The Beer in Italy
Imported
Qualita E Tradizione
Original quality imported beer

Tripel Hop
Special Edition Belgian Golden Ale
Duvel Moortgat
Belgium
Imported by Duvel Moortgat USA Ltd
Cooperstown, NY

Label offerings:
9.5% ALC./VOL.
Anno 1871
Dry-hopping: Mosaic
Hops: Saaz Saaz/Styrian Golding
For this 2014 edition, our brewers have selected Mosaic. This new US hop variety enhances the beer with a tangerine sweetness, hints of tropical fruit and an interesting blueberry flavor. Contains barley malt.

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