Articles by Nathan Solheim

Brewly Noted: Beer Trends We Noticed at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival

by Nathan Solheim in Beer
This year's Great American Beer Festival was larger and more delicious than ever...

GABF Know-How: 10 Insider Tips for a Better Great American Beer Festival

We get a little better at this GABF thing every year
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
With more than 700 breweries and 3,500 beers on tap, the Great American Beer Fes...
 

Beer Review: Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale

by Nathan Solheim in Beer
Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale is approachable and festive, and pairs well...

Beer Review: Great Divide's Hibernation Ale

A bear of a beer
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
Hibernation is a hearty English Style Old Ale that would rouse the most snoozy b...
 

Beer Review: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project's Surette

Time to get sour
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
If you're looking for a mouth-puckering brew, Surette won't disappoint. ...

Brewly Noted: Brewing Trends at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival

by Nathan Solheim in Beer
We noticed some new trends brewing at this year's Great American Beer Festival. ...
 

GABF Know-How: 10 Insider Tips for a Great Great American Beer Festival

Beeriously...
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
With more than 700 breweries and 3,500 beers on tap, the Great American Beer Fes...

Beer Review: Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery's Session Saison

Drinks like a gentle hill
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
At 4.9 percent ABV, the farmhouse ale can be consumed over long drinking session...
 

Beer Review: Surly Furious, the Geographical Center of the East Coast vs. West Coast IPA Debate

by Nathan Solheim in Beer
Furious happens to be one of the hoppiest beers around—firmly plopping the Lan...

Beer Review: River North Brewery's Hoppenberg Uncertainty Principle

by Nathan Solheim in Beer
Let Hoppenberg warm slightly and its aroma will pleasantly mix caramel and orang...
 

Beer Review: Renegade Brewing Company's Redacted Rye

One ryeteous beer
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
While it's common to throw wheat or even corn into the grain bill of a craft bee...

Beer Review: Hogshead Brewing Company's Chin Wag

A proper pint
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
Like many traditional ESBs, Chin Wag focuses more on malt than hops. As such, it...
 

Beer Review: Russian River Brewing Co.'s Pliny the Elder

by Nathan Solheim in Beer
In the glass, Elder looks like an amber jewel topped by a half-inch head of Baby...

Beer Review: Pliny the Younger's Excellence Is No Collectivist Propaganda

Get in Line, Pal
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
Any lingering doubt about whether the wait was worth it wafted away with the fir...
 

Beer Review: West Flanders Brewing Co.'s Recreational Smoke

It's a real hit!
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
Thanks to voters in the Centennial State, Colorado brewers can take inspiration ...

Beer Review: Stone Enjoy By IPA

Rock solid
by Nathan Solheim in Beer
With this beer, brewers take the label concept one step further. ...
 

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