Himlenbryg – Baltic Porter (6.0% ABV) #BalticPorter

A beer style we don’t see too often, this one is produced specially for Beer52. Originating from Sweden, it is fair to say that it has the geographic pedigree if nothing else, but I have high hopes for it. Baltic porters should be cold-lagered, cool-fermented and brewed with lager yeast, this means it should beContinue reading “Himlenbryg – Baltic Porter (6.0% ABV) #BalticPorter”

The Garden Brewery – New England IPA (6.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. Yet another craft beer from Croatia included in the Beer 52 short-dated box. This one is the ubiquitous New England style IPA which just about every craft brewer produces. All that means is it needsContinue reading “The Garden Brewery – New England IPA (6.0% ABV)”

Great Central Brewing Co – Hefeweizen (4.9% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. My knowledge of the German language is limited to a few words despite working with a German chap and business trips to Hamburg. Here hefe meaning yeast and weizen mean wheat means we have aContinue reading “Great Central Brewing Co – Hefeweizen (4.9% ABV)”

Brew York – Raspberry Pi(e) Raspberry Oat Milkshake Pale Ale (4.7% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. The can states “Much as the Raspberry Pi made computers and the internet more accessible, Raspberry Pi(e) was brewed with the intention to make the Milkshake beer style more accessible…” Hmm we shall see. NameContinue reading “Brew York – Raspberry Pi(e) Raspberry Oat Milkshake Pale Ale (4.7% ABV)”

Great Central Brewing Co – Helles Lager (4.7% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. The label states that Great Central beers are brewed under the German purity law (Reinheitsgebot) using hand-picked German hops. Only using malt, hops water a yeast to brew beer the traditional way is to beContinue reading “Great Central Brewing Co – Helles Lager (4.7% ABV)”

The Garden Brewery – Kveik IPA (5.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. Yet another craft beer from Croatia included in the Beer 52 short-dated box. This one is an IPA, but with a different twist coming from the yeast. Kveik is a Norwegian word for yeast andContinue reading “The Garden Brewery – Kveik IPA (5.0% ABV)”

Varionica Craft Brewery – Pale Ale (5.2% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. In a market dominated by IPAs and American pale ales from the east or the west coast it is sometimes nice to have a straightforward old fashioned pale ale. This one is from a craftContinue reading “Varionica Craft Brewery – Pale Ale (5.2% ABV)”

Zmajska Pivovara – Summer Mist NEIPA (6.0% ABV)

Hi there fellow beer lovers, Today we are taking a closer look at another another beer from our Beer52 experiment. Another craft beer from Croatia. A naturally produced beer that warns of sediment, in the bottle, on the label. The label bears the picture of a dragon after a quick look on their website itContinue reading “Zmajska Pivovara – Summer Mist NEIPA (6.0% ABV)”