Peak Organic IPA

Hm, another IPA? Yes! They are that good. This one is very similar to the Smuttynose.
So, very good! This one is more carbonated though and really refreshing. Also a little
more fruity with hints of lemongrass of course. The Peak Organic IPA taste what a great
IPA should taste like: Bitter, strong and good hop flavor. Go have one and find out!

Smuttynose - IPA

Here we go, another smutty nose. This time the IPA, my favourite. Already the cover of the
bottle invites you to taste this. Too guys in chairs cheering with you, awesome!
As an IPA it smells of malt and fruit. The long white foam presents a respectable time and
forms a thin sheet once it dissolved, looking delicious. It has a great brown-blonde amber
color and a very strong, hoppy taste. It's actually one of the most bitter beers I've ever
tasted, very strong, hoppy and slightly fruity. It leaves a malty aftertaste and you
definitely want another one. Cheers!

Kriek - Cuvee Rene

We found this beer in the shelf of Delhaize in Belgium. Close enough to New England beer,
let's taste it! Pour it into your glass and you see a cherry-red colored beer with a fine,
purple foam. It's fantastic cherry aroma goes hand in hand with the color.
Looks are deceiving though, the taste does not come close. It is definitely fruity,
but the strong sourness dominates the taste completely. This makes it not really enjoyable to drink and should not be used to impress your girlfriend with your good taste in beer.
Maybe this was just the one, bad bottle in the shelve. But if not, skip it and go for
another good Belgian brew, there's plenty of it.

Smuttynose - Star Island Single

Eight months of blogging and no Smuttynose. We change this now.
From the coolest brewery in Maine comes the Star Island Single. It's a blonde summer ale, presenting a thick, white foam. You can hear the thick bobbles pop when pouring it. The aroma is slightly fruity and goes well with its light blond color. It tastes mild, is medium hopped and soon develops a fruity aftertaste. This beer is perfect for warm summer nights and will be a good friend for your BBQ food.

Shipyard Brewing Co. ME - Pumpkinhead

Just don't... you can do better than this.

Cambridge Brewing Company

So, what happens when 3 physicists go to the brewery? Beer drinking of course :)

The Cambridge Brewing Company is a small bar-style brewing pub that features a great selection of ~10 home brewed beers. As we are in New England, its mostly Ales (all of which are awesome, no exception). But there are also some new impulses. For example they offer a sake-beer hybrid.
Our fine party sampled a pitcher of the Tall Tale Pale Ale and the Cambridge Ale.

The Tall Tale Pale Ale is in the best tradition of New England Ales. And it's a perfect blonde - 10/10. It has a very thick, fine foam that stays a long time in the glass. Also it smells of citrus and flowers, which is the hops. It tastes great.Very bitter, lots of hops, a full body, and, according to the menu, a special caramel malt. I didn't taste it though.

The next beer sampled was the Cambridge Amber. And it is amber. From the first look, we mistook it for the porter. Very malty, and brewed from a combination of four different hops. This one goes more in the chocolate, malty taste. I lost my notes so I just write it is really worth it.

Pretty things - Jack d'Or seasonal americane

Pretty things - Jack d'Or seasonal americans Pretty things beer & pale ale project inc. Westport, MA


Another pretty things beer. They all have really interesting labels, so I had to try this one.
Also, they have large bottles and a good amount of alcohol, this one 6.4%.
So, after pouring this beer, you set your eyes on a strong beer,
definitely brewed for wintertime. It has a thick white top of foam with thick bubbles that
retreats only slowly and leaves a thick rim on the glass. Its body is a thick and opaque blonde
color which matches the smell of a wheat beer with a good hint of hops very well. The beers
taste continues these impressions. It is very thick, has exactly the right amount of bitterness
to go with it and tastes of hops. Strongly of hops. The after taste lasts long and is also
decently bitter. What a great beer to be enjoyed by itself. Cheers!

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