Malt Monday Beer Review of the Week: Crabbies Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer Style: Ginger Beer Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.8% Calories: 255 Price:$2.59/bottle So there is no denying it, I am a ginger lover. Ginger ale, crystalized ginger, ginger snap cookies, ginger tea – you name it and I like it. When I saw Crabbies Ginger…
Malt Monday Beer Review of the Week: Narragansett Fest Lager
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Malt Monday Beer Review of the Week: Narragansett Fest Lager Style: Oktoberfest Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.5% Calories: 165 Price: unknown, part of $5 Mystery Brown Bag Promotion This week’s Malt Monday beer review of the week features Narragansett Fest Lager. I stumbled upon Narragansett Fest Lager by chance as part of my local liquor store’s…
Malt Monday Beer Review of the Week: Nut Roll Ale
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Nut Roll Ale Style: Brown Ale Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.5% Calories: unknown Price: $55/case Merry Christmas Eve! This week’s Giggles, Gobbles and Gulps’ Malt Monday beer review features another winter seasonal beer from Pennsylvania Brewing/Penn Brewery, their 2012 Nut Roll Ale. Penn’s new Nut Roll Ale was inspired by the popular eastern-European-style pastry made…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Smuttynose Winter Ale
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Smuttynose Winter Ale Style: Ale Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.83% Calories:144 Price: $1.99/bottle Happy National Lager Day! I wish I had a lager to share with you for this week’s Malt Monday but I don’t. Epic fail on my part, I know. In keeping with my holiday themed beer to coincide with the season I bring Smuttynose Winter Ale to you…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Samuel Adams Merry Mischief
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Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Style: Stout Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 9.0% Calories: 300 Price: $6.99 for 22 oz bottle I’m baaaaacccccck! Did you miss me and my Malt Monday posts? Sorry for missing a post last week but my site went through some upgrades which resulted in a new look and vibe. What do…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Tommyknocker Brewery and Pub’s Maple Nut Brown
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Tommyknocker Brewery & Pub’s Maple Nut Brown Style: Brown Ale Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.5% Calories: 150 Price: $1.89 So here we are, days before Thanksgiving and I am scrambling. I have a ton of real-life, grown-up work to do before Thanksgiving and it’s not fun. Currently, I have two baskets of laundry, folded,…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Blue Point Brewing Company Blueberry Ale
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Blue Point Brewing Company Blueberry Ale Style: Specialty beer, Fruit Alcohol by Volume (ABV):4.6% Calories: 138 Price: $1.89/bottle I had a chance to attend the Philadelphia PA Beer Fest this weekend and taste some amazing beers. I noticed a large presence of fruit-style beers which was slightly surprising for a Beer Fest. I always thought…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: River Horse Special Ale
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River Horse Special Ale Style: American Amber Ale Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.5% Calories:165 Price: $1.99/bottle After a bunch of Octoberfest and Pumpkin duds I was excited to start November with a fresh selection of beers. I decided to take a break from the seasonal beers and go back to a good old amber ale….
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Otter Creek Brewing Oktoberfest
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Otter Creek Brewing Oktoberfest Style: Amber Ale Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.5% Calories: unknown Price: $1.59/bottle “Once I thought I saw you in a crowded, hazy bar … You are like a Hurricane, there’s calm in your eye.” I’ve been singing Neil Young’s lyrics in my head all day. We are knee-deep in…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Jaw-Jacker Spiced Ale
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Jaw-Jacker Spiced Ale Style: Amber-Wheat Ale Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6% Calories: 180 Price: $1.89/bottle Arcadia Ale’s Jaw-Jacker Spiced Ale is the next beer in the Oktoberfest/Pumpkin Beer series of seasonal brews. Spice is the key word here. This beer has a ton of spice flavor including cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of cloves. While…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Schlafly Oktoberfest
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Schlafly Oktoberfest Style: Lager Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.5% Calories: 165 Price: $1.79/bottle This is my favorite time of the year when it comes to beers. I am such a fan of Pumpkin Ales and Oktoberfest brews. The competition is tough and it takes a lot to stand out in the seasonal beer aisle. I…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Fisherman’s Imperial Pumpkin Stout
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Fisherman’s Imperial Pumpkin Stout Style: Stout Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 7% Calories:210 Price: $1.79/bottle Awards: 2007 New England Microbrew Champ and Silver Medal winner at the 2007 Great International Beer Festival This week’s Malt Monday review is the first of my seasonal beer selections for Pumpkin Ales. I love Pumpkin beer so I was stoked…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Famosa Lager Beer
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Famosa Lager Beer AKA: Cerveza Gallo Style: Lager Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5% Calories: 145 Price: $5.98 for a 6-pack Awards: Winner of ten Gold Medals at the Monde Selection in Brussels, Belgium, 2003 awarded the Prestige Award, one of only three brewers in the world to ever receive this award and the only Latin…
Malt Monday’s Beer Review of the Week: Goose Island Nut Brown Ale
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One of the things you will learn about me by reading this blog is my absolute love of a good beer. My obsession with great tasting beer began in 1995 when I started bartending, while in college, at a sports bar with over 30 assorted beers on tap and nearly 100 micro-brews available by the…
