Category Archives: USA

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Burley Oak Brewing Company, Sour Ale, USA

Burley Oak J.R.E.A.M. Blackberry Yuzu Cherry

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Brewery: Burley Oak Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 4.8%
Style: Sour Ale
Other Notes: Due to the use of natural fruit this beer must be kept cold

Brewer Description: (from can) Sour Ale with blackberry, yuzu, cherry, and lactose.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a Bokke tasting glass.
Appearance: A hazy reddish purple colour with a half finger pinkish head that dissipated quickly to nothing, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart and sweet, blackberry, cherry, black cherry juice.
Taste: Very lightly sweet and tart, blackberry, cherry, and a hint of citrus zest.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not getting much yuzu, but this flavour combination is what I like and enjoy.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Burley Oak Brewing Company, Sour Ale, USA

Burley Oak J.R.E.A.M. Blood Orange Strawberry Pineapple

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Brewery: Burley Oak Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 4.8%
Style: Sour Ale
Other Notes: Due to the use of natural fruit this beer must be kept cold

Brewer Description: (from can) Sour Ale with blood orange, strawberry, pineapple, and lactose.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.25

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a Bokke tasting glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a slight pinkish tinge, and a half finger white head that dissipated quickly to nothing and left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Fruit punch with mainly, strawberry, pineapple, and orange zest.
Taste: Carbonated fruit punch, slightly sour, sweet notes, Fanta orange, strawberry, pineapple.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It’s the kind of thing (aroma and flavour) that I would enjoy, but I get that it’s not for everyone. Drinks easy and more like carbonated fruit punch than beer though.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Brujos Brewing, IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, USA

Brujos Watashi, kirei?

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Brewery: Brujos Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 10.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Triple
Other Notes: Japan Edition?

Brewer Description: (from can) TDH Triple Hazy India Pale Ale featuring Simcoe Cryo, Nelson Sauvin, Citra & Motueka.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.49

Intro: A 473ml can, with no clear canned on or best before date (but likely a month and a bit). Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky orange colour with a one finger white head, that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical and citrus fruits, mango, orange peel, citrus zest.
Taste: Sweet beginning, like the aroma it is tropical and citrus fruity, mango, melon, grapefruit, citrus zest, with dank and grassy notes and a lasting bitter finish. A touch boozy.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied, with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice fruit aroma and flavours, with a balanced sweet and bitter combo. A touch boozy, but it wasn’t a problem at all.

3 Sons Brewing Company, 4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Stout - Imperial, USA

3 Sons Hayden Nectar

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Brewery: 3 Sons Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 15%
Style: Stout – Imperial
Other Notes: Imperial Stout aged in Basil Hayden bourbon whiskey barrels

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) This imperial stout matured for 23 months in 10 year old Basil Hayden bourbon barrels. It exudes a complex tapestry of flavors. Expect a deep, mahogany-hued liquid, with a soft bourbon warmth, accompanied by notes of vanilla, oak, and chocolate bonbons. These barrels were super elegant! Our prolonged aging process imparts a smooth and velvety texture, enhancing the overall complexity. Sip and savor!!

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 500ml bottle with no clear bottled on or best before date, although the barrels were emptied on 12th December 2023. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: It poured a smooth, thick, oily, black colour with pretty much no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Roasted malts, sweet, boozy, bourbon, chocolate, molasses, vanilla, oak, with notes of dark fruit.
Taste: Sweet, bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, oak, light roast, with a touch of dark fruit.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, full bodied, with soft carbonation.
Overall: A very enjoyable sipper with great flavours that drinks just really smooth.

4 - Good (buy), Barleywine - English, Beer Reviews, Private Press Brewing, USA

Private Press Life Is Round (Batch 4)

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Brewery: Private Press Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 15.1%
Style: Barleywine – English
Other Notes: Batch 4

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Blend of barrel-aged Barleywine ales.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.41

Intro: A 1 pint 0.9 fl. oz. bottle, batch 4, poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Dark brown in colour with a thin beige head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Sweet and a touch boozy. Toffee, caramel, bourbon, marzipan, fig, raisin, dates, oak.
Taste: Sweet, bourbon, toffee, caramel, chocolate, fig, raisin, dates, honey, vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable sipper with nice aroma and flavours.