MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Altus Gravitas by Finch’s Beer Company
Beer: Altus Gravitas Brewery: Finch’s Beer Company Style: American Barleywine Age: 2012 ABV: 9.00% Welcome to another week of dropping multiple reviews a day on the Massive Beer Reviews YouTube channel! With Thanksgiving falling mid-week, instead of going with the typical “one brewery a day” theme, we decided to embrace the “what we’re thankful for” […]
VIDEO: Menzingers brew their own beer through Neshaminy Creek, with limited release Dec. 12
A week before they return home to Scranton for their fifth annual NEPA Holiday Show, The Menzingers will debut their first-ever collaboration beer with Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company at the brewery on Saturday, Dec. 12. Making the announcement in the above video on Nov. 19, the brewery, located just outside of Philadelphia, described the brewing […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: The Plague by Draai Laag Brewing Company and an interview with the brewer
Beer: The Plague Brewery: Draai Laag Brewing Company Style: Wild Stout Age: 2015 ABV: 9.00% We’ve got some double duty goodness for today’s Massive Beer Review! First up is a review of a beer we traveled down near Pittsburgh to snag, a wild stout brewed with all kinds of funk, berries, and goodness – Draai […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Higher Math 20th Anniversary by Dogfish Head
Beer: Higher Math 20th Anniversary Brewery: Dogfish Head Style: American Strong Ale Age: 2015 ABV: 17.00% If you don’t know, then you don’t know… How’s that some “Higher Math” for all ya’ll? This is a golden ale (though it’s much better classified as a strong ale) brewed with chocolate and sour cherry juice, and it […]
BEER WITH EVERYTHING PODCAST: NoDa Gordgeous and Ska Modus Mandarina, Euphoria, and Autumnal Molé Stout
Derek Warren’s popular How to Pair Beer with Everything column on nepascene.com is now a podcast! Joined by NEPA Scene founder and editor Rich Howells and beer enthusiast George Zvirblis, they’ll try a different brew each week and examine it through all the senses, diving into personal experiences and opinions, pop culture, news, or whatever […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Grand Hoppa by Stegmaier Brewing Company
Beer: Grand Hoppa Brewery: Stegmaier Brewing Company (The Lion Brewery) Style: Double IPA Age: 2015 ABV: 8.90% IBU: 110 We’re dropping a little local fare for you on today’s Massive Beer Review! This time, we take a look at an NEPA staple brewery’s foray into something more inspiring – Stegmaier’s Grand Hoppa, an 8.9 percent, […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Vermilion Barleywine by Perennial Artisan Ales
Beer: Vermilion Barleywine Brewery: Perennial Artisan Ales Style: English Barleywine Age: 2013 ABV: 10.50% We’re bucking another personal faux pas of personal douchebaggery with today’s Massive Beer Review! I’m a weird dude, and while I don’t have the time or the patience to list all my weirdness, one of my calling card personal issues is […]
BEER WITH EVERYTHING PODCAST: Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin, Burn ‘Em Monkey Business Banana IPA, and Founders ReDANKulous
Derek Warren’s popular How to Pair Beer with Everything column on nepascene.com is now a podcast! Joined by NEPA Scene founder and editor Rich Howells and beer enthusiast George Zvirblis, they’ll try a different brew each week and examine it through all the senses, diving into personal experiences and opinions, pop culture, news, or whatever […]
1st annual Guy’s Expo features rock music, cars, beer, girls, cigars, arm wrestling, and more in Scranton on Nov. 28
From a press release: The first annual Guy’s Expo, hosted by Guy’s Barber Shop, is coming to put some hair on Scranton’s chest. On Nov. 28, the shop is taking over the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center (100 Adams Ave., Scranton) for an all-day bash featuring rock music by Leash – A Tribute to Pearl […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Year-old vs. fresh Heady Topper by The Alchemist
Beer: Heady Topper Brewery: The Alchemist Style: Double IPA Age: 2014 vs. 2015 ABV: 8.0% Inspired by yesterday’s date, we’re doing a little “Back to the Future” madness on today’s Massive Beer Review! Heady Topper is one of the OG, super sought-after DIPAs. This beer’s labeling states two things emphatically – “drink from the can” […]
