Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Sunny Side Up Coffee Stout (bourbon and mint chocolate varieties) by Pizza Boy Brewing Company

Beer: Sunny Side Up Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout and Mint Chocolate Imperial Oatmeal Stout Brewery: Pizza Boy Brewing Company Style: Imperial Oatmeal Stout Age: 2017 ABV: 9.50% We reviewed the base Sunny Side Up beer by Pizza Boy Brewing in Enola, Pennsylvania two years back, so now it’s time to see if the […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout by Dogfish Head Brewery

Beer: Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout Brewery: Dogfish Head Brewery Style: Stout Age: 2017 ABV: 16-17.50% IBU: 70 World Wide Stout is a great beer on its own with its rich and roasted flavor, so does it improve after it’s been aged on oak with vanilla beans? We’re excited to dive into this complex beer […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Vulgar Display of Flower Double IPA by Equilibrium Brewery

Beer: Vulgar Display of Flower Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery Style: Double IPA Age: 2017 ABV: 8.00% There’s a lot of IPAs and Double IPAs in this popular hazy, New England style out there, but not all of them make Pantera references. If you’ve got a “Mouth for War,” let’s “Rise” and take a “Walk” to Equilibrium […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Galaxy Jam IPA by Dancing Gnome Brewery

Beer: Galaxy Jam Brewery: Dancing Gnome Brewery Style: IPA Age: 2017 ABV: 6.80% Dancing Gnome Brewery in Pittsburgh has a semi-year round India Pale Ale called Jam that’s brewed with rye and intensely hopped with Vic Secret. As the name implies, Galaxy Jam in hopped with Galaxy instead, promising “intense tropical fruit and earthy dank […]

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MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Spill the Tea IPL by Jack’s Abby Brewing and Finback Brewery

Beer: Spill the Tea Brewery: Jack’s Abby Brewing and Finback Brewery Style: India Pale Lager Age: 2017 ABV: 5.40% IBU: 50 Whether you enjoy a glass of green tea or an ice cold beer on a hot summer day, Jack’s Abby Brewing in Framingham, Massachusetts and Finback Brewery in Queens, New York have you covered […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Hop Ritual Pale Ale by Conclave Brewing Company

Beer: Hop Ritual Brewery: Conclave Brewing Company Style: Pale Ale Age: 2017 ABV: 5.40% Recently, our travels took us to Conclave Brewing Company in Flemington, New Jersey, so we’re outside again with a growler of their Hop Ritual Pale Ale, a hoppy citrus beer perfect for this weather. Let’s see if this ritual is worth […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Soul Trap Double IPA by Troon Brewing

Beer: Soul Trap Brewery: Troon Brewing Style: Double IPA Age: 2017 ABV: 8.20% In an old barn in scenic Hopewell, New Jersey, Troon Brewing is producing some really interesting beers, so after picking up some growlers, we’re drinking them outside back home in this sweaty July heat. Soul Trap is an Imperial IPA that is […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Russian Imperial Stout by Vault Brewing Company

Beer: Russian Imperial Stout Brewery: Vault Brewing Company Style: Russian Imperial Stout Age: 2017 ABV: 8.00% IBU: 47 Keeping that dark beer trend going this week, this rich stout was purchased during a trip down to the Vault Brewing Company in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Served on nitrogen, this unaged Russian Imperial Stout is chocolaty, creamy, and […]

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MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: The Goat Russian Imperial Stout by The North Brewery

Beer: The Goat Brewery: The North Brewery Style: Russian Imperial Stout Age: 2017 ABV: 10.70% If the Pentagram Dark Ale two weeks ago wasn’t metal enough for you, let’s grab the horns of The Goat, a Russian-style imperial stout that’s as black as your soul… or coffee… whichever. We took a road trip through Endicott, […]

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MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Dad Breath Lager by Rushing Duck Brewing Company

Beer: Dad Breath Brewery: Rushing Duck Brewing Company Style: Helles Lager Age: 2017 ABV: 5.00% As the summer heats up as we approach Father’s Day, it’s the perfect time to crack open this German-style Helles lager by Rushing Duck Brewing in Chester, New York that “pairs well with yelling at umpires at little league games,” […]