Hop Valley Brewing just kicked off a contest to create a name and logo for their next beer. It will be Hop Valley’s first bottled beer; a Cream Ale created to celebrate the city of Springfield’s 125th anniversary. They are looking for submissions that reference either Springfield founder Elias Briggs or famous Springfield invention, the drift boat.

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Most Fridays, my wife and I stop by the market after work and pick up some new beers to try. This has become a nice little highlight at the end of the work week. Unfortunately, I haven’t had enough time to write up a full review on everything we’ve tried. Looking through by backlog [...]

Last night I opened the bottle of Ill Tempered Gnome that I took home from the release party earlier this week. Ill Tempered Gnome is Oakshire’s winter seasonal. It is an American Brown Ale that packs a North West style hop punch.

The Gnome’s stats [...]

We are now exactly one week away from the release of Firestone Walker’s XIII; the latest entry in their Anniversary Ale series. The series started a few years ago with X, to commemorate the brewery’s 10th anniversary. Each entry is a blend of several barrel aged ales.

XIII [...]