Beer Review: Prairie Birra Farmhouse Ale

The Birra Farmhouse Ale is a Saison offering from Prairie Artisan Ales based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It comes in at an ABV of 4.5% and an IBU of 18. Golden in appearance, this beer is for those looking for a nice crisp and refreshing beer with a little bit of a spice kick.

Commercial Description:

Birra is a light and sessionable farmhouse ale. It is crisp with notes of black pepper and orange and goes perfectly with food.

Beer Review: Redhook Out Of Your Gourd

Although Redhook
Brewery is technically not a craft brewer, here is a look at their Out Of Your
Gourd, a 5.8% ABV Pumpkin Porter that pours a chestnut brown and was fermented
with pureed pumpkin and maple syrup. Let’s see how this beer fares and what it
has to offer.

Commercial
Description:

Out of
Your Gourd Pumpkin Porter is dark chestnut brown in color and is made with
pureed pumpkin. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger are added to the whirlpool and
maple syrup is added during fermentation. Lightly hopped with Northern Brewer
hops, Pumpkin Porter is a full-bodied, rich and roasty porter perfect for all
things fall – eating turkey, watching football or drinking with your buddies
around a bonfire.

Beer Review: Sierra Nevada Hoppy Lager

The Sierra Nevada Hoppy Lager is one of the specialty beers
from Sierra Nevada and was reintroduced earlier this year in of the variety
packs after being a featured beer in the Beer Camp Across America Series in
2015. This hybrid India Pale Lager or IPL for short comes in with an ABV of 7%
and an IBU level of 55.

Beer Review: Sierra Nevada Family Values

Here is one more beer from the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp
Across America Series. Family Values is an 8.5% ABV Imperial Brown Ale that
also comes in with an IBU of 35. This is not one to be taken lightly as the
smooth taste impacted by honey can have you forgetting the strength of it.

Commercial Description:

Family Values showcases the cooperation and kinship of
Midwestern brewers. It features largely Midwestern-grown ingredients: Minnesota
wild rice, Indiana honey, Missouri oats, Michigan hops, and cocoa nibs from
Illinois as well as Sierra Nevada's estate-grown malt. This is our centrally
located collaboration celebrating the best of the Midwest.

This beer was brewed in collaboration with August Schell Brewing Company,
Dark Horse Brewing Co., Half Acre Beer Company, Perennial Artisan Ales, Sun King Brewing Company
and of course, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.

Beer Review: Sierra Nevada State Of The Union

From Sierra Nevada and their Beer Camp Across America series,
we have the Stout of the Union Robust Stout. This big flavored Stout comes in
at an ABV of 7.3% and an IBU of 64. Roasty, rich and full of lots of malt flavor,
this stout is a big package in a little bottle that brings a bold and tasty
mouthfeel.

Beer Review: Stillwater Artisanal Stereo

Stereo is a 7% ABV IPA from Stillwater Artisanal Ales. It
comes in at 70 IBU, but it actually smoothed out by the malts that are also
used for this beer along with its lean Pilsner like base. With the blend of six
hops that are layered in this concoction and its light touch of caramel, you
may be turning up this one up.