Brewery: Bières de Chimay (Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont), Belgium
Brewery Description: Named Cinq Cents in 75 cl (25.4 fl.oz.) bottles, this beer with its typical golden colour, its slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterised by its aroma which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast.  The beer’s flavour, [...]

Brewery: Anchor Brewing Company, San Fransisco, CA
Brewery Description: “San Francisco’s famous Anchor Steam®, the classic of American brewing tradition since 1896, is virtually [...]

Brewery: Left Hand Brewing Company, Longmont, CO
Brewery Description: “Strong roasted malt and coffee flavors build the foundation of this classic cream stout.  The addition of milk sugar mellows the intense roastiness and gives this beer the most incredibly creamy mouth feel.”
Brew Style: Milk Stout, 5.2% ABV
Recommended Glassware: English pint, Stein, Dimpled Mug
The Ugly Truth: This [...]

Brewery: Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams), Boston, MA
Brewery Description: “Yes, we’re a little obsessed with hops. Every autumn for over twenty years, Jim Koch has traveled to one of the oldest hop-growing regions in the world, the Hallertau region of Bavaria in Germany, to hand-select Noble Bavarian hops, including the Hallertau Mittelfrueh variety. [...]

Brewery: The Shipyard Brewery, Portland, ME (USA distribution) OR Ringwood (Marston plc), Ringwood, Hampshire, England (UK distribution)
Brewery Description (put together from the Ringwood site): “Ringwood’s strongest beer was first brewed in late 1979 without a name, but a competition in the local press inspired Joe Leedham from Broadstone, Dorset to come up with a suitable [...]

Brewery: Hepworth, Horsham, West Sussex, England
Brewery Description: Looking forward to a depressing holiday? Here is liquid consolation. This 8% bittersweet chocolate stout is the best you could hope for in these dark times. Come to think of it, considering how bad you’ve been this year, this little coal-black gem is more than you deserve for [...]

Brewery: Buzzards Bay Brewery, Westport, MA
Brewery Description: “This beer’s looks are deceiving! It may look like a stout, but your first sip will tell you otherwise. Brewed in the German easy-drinking tradition, our Black Lager may look dark, but it tastes clean, crisp and smooth. This beer [...]

Brewery: Buzzards Bay Brewing, Westport, MA
Brewery Description: The Buzzard Pilsner is brewed with Pale and Vienna malts and is generously hopped with both Hallertauer and Saaz hops to produce a crisp, hoppy beer. Our Pilsner is an ideal compliment to oysters, a seafood dinner, backyard bar-b-que or for cooling [...]

Brewery: Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Brewery Description: “The rich amber color and caramel flavor of this beer are derived from the generous amount of caramel malt in our recipe, with just a dash of roasted unmalted barley for a subtle toasted flavor in the background. The sweetness, body, and mouth feel tell you that this is [...]

Brewery:The Shipyard Brewery, Portland, ME
Brewery Description: “The Shipyard Brewing Company’s flagship beer, is a full bodied ale, with a hint of sweetness up front, a subtle and distinctive hope taste, and a very clean and traditional finish.”
Brew Style: Golden Ale, 5.1% ABV
Recommended Glassware: English pint, Shaker
The Ugly Truth: Man, 8:59am on a Monday and I’m [...]

Brewery: Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, PA
Brewery Description: “Dock Street Amber is a classic, top fermented ale and is [...]

Brewery: Anchor Brewing Company, San Fransico, CA
Brewery: Description: “Old Foghorn® Barleywine Style Ale is brewed strictly according to traditional brewing [...]

Brewery: Terrapin Beer Company, Athens, GA
Brewery Description: “By using an exact amount of rye, a grain seldom found in other micro brewed beers, the Rye Pale Ale acquires its signature taste. Made with five varieties of hops and a generous amount of specialty malts, it offers a complex flavor and aroma that is both aggressive [...]

Brewery: Samuel Smith, Yorkshire, England
Brewery Description: “Samuel Smith is most famous for classic ales, but it also offers what is described as “England’s finest lager.” The all-malt beer is brewed with a softer water and fermented in separately-housed stainless steel lager vessels using bottom-fermenting yeast.”
Brew Style: A Premium Lager, 5.0% ABV
Recommended Glassware: Lager, Wine style [...]

I’m going to make a new effort to get any beer that is classified a seasonal or special release reviewed and posted faster than I have in the past.
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company, South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery Description: Mystery beer celebrating Alan’s 60th birthday, brewed in the German Pilsner tradition.
Brew Style: Pilsener, 5.8% ABV
Recommended Glassware: [...]

Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company, South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery Description: hI.P.A. is a medium-bodied groove with a fresh and fruitful nose of tympanic temptation. It begins and ends with a big hop bite that is itself forever balanced on the brink by a steady rhythm of malt. Dry-hopped for extra quenching in the face of heat [...]

Brewery: Williams Brothers, Alloa, Central, Scotland
Brewery Description: “Brewed in Scotland since 2000 B.C. heather ale is probably the oldest style of [...]

Brewery: Bavik-De Branbandere, Harelbeke, Belgium
Brewery Description: “Top-fermented beer with a deep dark red colour. This beer ripens for 24 months in oak barrels. This gives Petrus Original (in Flanders called “Oud Bruin”) its vinous, noble taste and slightly sour in character. The mild alcohol content makes this beer the perfect thirst-quencher.”
Brew Style: Dark Beer/Belgian Sour [...]

This marks the 50th 53rd beer to be reviewed on this website by me, Big Remy. Yes, I realize there are in fact only 47 reviews posted, but the Sam Adams Brewer Patriot Pack counts as four since it was four different beers. I must say it has been fun and my liver [...]

UPDATE: So it turns out this was actually the 50th beer I reviewed (not counting Russ’ homebrew). Still a damn good beer.
Brewery: Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat), Cooperstown, NY
Brewery Description: “Cynics can’t believe it, Epicures hail it a sensation, and Pythagoreans just can’t add up what makes this luscious blend of rich malty ale and cherry [...]