Beck’s Oktoberfest makes it as part of this year’s ‘Oktoberfestathon’ where The Brew Club tries to sample as many Oktoberfest and Pumpkin flavored beers as possible before we become utterly sick of the concept. (Or when Autumn ends, whichever comes first!)

Posted in 3 Star Reviews, Ales, European Beers 20 Comments »

I think that the Dogfish Head Punkin Ale is so far, the best of the pumpkin flavored beers I’ve tried to date. Granted I haven’t tried them all, but so far this is the best of the bunch and the one I would buy again for myself and recommend to someone else.

Posted in 4 Star Reviews, Ales, American Beers, Seasonal Beers 45 Comments »

The Post Road Pumpkin Ale is, according to its label, based on Pumpkin Ales that were brewed by 18th Century colonial American beer nerds. Pumpkins were used in the beer because they were abundant, local, and ‘melded perfectly with malted barley’.

Posted in 2 Star Reviews, Ales, American Beers, Seasonal Beers 9 Comments »

Lucky Beer from Australia and BingTang from Indonesia are both fine beers, and would go down well with an Asian meal, but if I was to go for a brew that’s had to be shipped a long way, then I think I’d probably go for Tsing Tao.

Posted in 3 Star Reviews, Lager, Views from a Brit 13 Comments »

Following my recent reviews for The Brew Club from tropical climes, we received a few comments about the influence of ambiance on the tasting process. I recall enjoying Kenyan ‘Tusker’ lager while on vacation to Kenya back in 1993, so how does it stand up on a warm summer day in England?

Posted in 2 Star Reviews, Lager, Not American Or European Beer, Views from a Brit 15 Comments »