Al’s of Hampden: A New Location! – Enola, PA
The Trip: This past Saturday, The Beer Circle writers Garrett, Kenton, and Paige were fortunate enough to be able to make a rendezvous at one of their favorite beer establishments in the Central Pennsylvania region. The location of which they speak, however, is not the same Al’s of Hampden which they’ve visited on a previous beer tour, this was something new – something the beer community has been much abuzz about for some time now. We’ve … Read entire article »
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Hardywood Craft Brewing – Richmond, VA
Back in January, Russ did a review of two Hardywood Craft Brewing releases, Gingerbread Stout and Bourbon-barrel Aged Gingerbread Stout. Recently I headed down for the release of Hoplar, an IPA conditioned on Virginia Poplar wood. This post will deal more with the experience at the brewery rather than a review of Hoplar itself. The weather was perfect for the release. It was sunny and in the mid-50s. Festivities were to kick off at 1PM and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Barrel Aged, Beer Release, Breweries, Hardywood Park
Recap: Barrel Room Collection Release at Voodoo Brewery
Last weekend, Greg, Russ and Kenton made the trip to beautiful northwestern PA to see the brand new Voodoo Brewpub and hopefully buy some delicious barrel aged beers. This weekend was no normal weekend, it was the long awaited Barrel Room Collection release. For our faithful readers, you’ll remember our attempt to liveblog the event, but we figured it warranted a full writeup as well. A lot of people speculated as to when everyone would start to line … Read entire article »
Filed under: Beer, Beer Release, Breweries, Buffalo Trace, Imperial Stout, Laird's Apple, Pappy Van Winkle, Tripel, Voodoo Brewery
Mad Fox Brewing Company – Falls Church, VA
Mad Fox Brewing Company of Falls Church, Virginia is a common meeting spot for various The Beer Circle writers, but I noticed we hadn’t given it a full review to this point. Luckily, Mad Fox has started offering tours on the first Saturday of each month, which I finally had time to take advantage of this weekend. As always, parking for this brewery is great in an area where parking is miserable. You just can’t find … Read entire article »
Filed under: American IPA, Beer, Breweries, Mad Fox Brewing Co.
Half Acre Beer Company – Chicago, IL
It’s that time of year where my semester is over, and I’m back in the midwest for the holidays. I typically drive back by myself, so I always stop in Chicago for at least a night, sometimes a few days, just to catch up with friends and drink tasty beer I can’t get in Pennsylvania. I usually get to chose where we go when I’m in town. Half Acre’s taproom is relatively new, but I had … Read entire article »
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Victory Red Thunder: A Release to be Enjoyed
Editor’s Note: This is another of what we hope are many contributions from our readers. These guest posts come from our friends, followers, and fellow beer geeks who have something they want to share. If you’ve attended a great event, tasted a rare beer, want to give your favorite brewery some love, or share anything else beer related feel free to send us an email at thebeercircle@gmail.com and let us know! I have never been all that into Porters, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Baltic Porter, Beer, Beer Release, Breweries, Victory Brewing Co.
Community Beer Works – Buffalo, NY
While up in Buffalo, New York, over Thanksgiving, I wanted to visit a local brewery or two (time and liver permitting). Three people recommended that I visit Community Beer Works so I made sure to check that one out. CBW opened their doors about six months ago in an old malting mill located just off of the Niagara River. The mill had shut down in the early 1900′s but at one time it was the largest mill … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Barleywine, Barleywine, Breweries, Community Beer Works
Tröegs Brewery Tasting Tour
Most breweries offer tours of their facility – but some truly go above and beyond. On Friday, October 26, The Beer Circle writers Kenton Martin and Garrett Miller, accompanied by friends and guest writers Alyssa Cook, Brian Reitz, and Kelsey Bailey, took a tour of Tröegs’ still-new Hershey, PA location – which represents a considerable amount of brewing capacity. The Beer Circle has stopped by here on a previous beer tour (and even got to … Read entire article »
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16 Mile Brewing Company – Georgetown, DE
Recently I drove out to the DelMarVa (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) Peninsula and visited 16 Mile Brewing Company in Georgetown, Delaware. The name “16 Mile” itself is an homage to local Sussex county history. In the late 1700′s the county government was looking to move the capital from Lewes, located in the north-east of the county on the coast. Since interstate highways were still about 200 years away, the legislators needed to find a location that was more … Read entire article »
Filed under: 16 Mile Brewing Co., Breweries
Allagash Brewing – Portland, Maine
Tom and I had a wedding in New York State a few weeks ago, and we decided to turn it into a longer vacation by visiting his college roommate (and his wife, dog and cat) in Durham, NH. Durham is the home of the University of New Hampshire, and about 20 minutes from Portsmouth. I’ll talk about Portsmouth Brewing in another post, but one day when Erick and Dana both had to work, we decided … Read entire article »
Filed under: Allagash Brewing Co., Breweries
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