Category Archive: English Ales

Instant Monkey Great Divide and Victory Brewing

posted: 2010/02/19 by: schneidermike

INSTANT MONKEY: Climax Noel

posted: 2010/01/04 by: schneidermike
Beer Type:  English Ales   Winter Warmer    Rating:  All B   B (B)   

I review Eel Brewing Company’s Climax Noel in a live show.

Episode 30: Southern Tier and Great Lakes Winter Offerings

posted: 2009/12/10 by: schneidermike
Beer Type:  English Ales   Old Ale   Winter Warmer    Rating:  A Minus (A-)   All A   All B   B (B)   

In this episode, I sit in front of the fabulous Christmas that my son picked to enjoy two fine winter offerings. The first is from a brewery that represents one of the two exciting things about Cleveland, Ohio (the other is leaving). Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale is a gem of an ale. The second comes from western New York’s Southern Tier Brewing Company and is delicious in its own right.

Great Lakes Christmas Ale is an A-
Southern Tier Old Man Winter is a B

Episode 19 Great Lakes Christmas in April

posted: 2009/05/11 by: themichaelschneider
Beer Type:  English Ales   Winter Warmer    Rating:  A (A)   All A   

My brother saved a couple of Great Lakes Brewing Company’s finest! They were a little flat, took on some iced tea flavors, but still reviewable and worthy of a 90 rating. Featured track is a kick ass band called the Magnetic Fields, appropriately named “Too Drunk to Dream”.

episode 17 Portsmouth Brewery Imperial Porter

posted: 2009/04/19 by: themichaelschneider
Beer Type:  English Ales   English Porter    Rating:  All B   B Plus (B+)   

Portsmouth Brewery has that classic New England brew-pub atmosphere, incredibly smart beers, great swag and unbelievable mussels. You can’t go wrong.

episode 16 Troegs Brothers Rugged Trail Brown Ale

posted: 2009/03/27 by: themichaelschneider
Beer Type:  English Ales   English Brown Ale    Rating:  All B   B Minus (B-)   

This is not a brown ale. Watch the video to find out what it really is.

Episode 11 Old Curmudgeon Ale

posted: 2009/01/21 by: themichaelschneider
Beer Type:  English Ales   Old Ale    Rating:  All B   B Plus (B+)   

North Carolina Meyer joins as we attempt to find out what makes a salty old curmudgeon so surly. Founder’s Old Curmudgeon Ale.

Episode 8 : Brooklyn Brewery

posted: 2008/12/27 by: themichaelschneider
Beer Type:  English Ales   English Pale Ale   Russian Imperial Stout    Rating:  A Minus (A-)   All A   All B   B (B)   

Brooklyn Ale / Pennant Ale ‘55: Rating: B
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout: Rating: A-

Episode 7: Winter Ales

posted: 2008/12/12 by: themichaelschneider
Beer Type:  Old Ale    Rating:  A Minus (A-)   All A   All B   B Plus (B+)   

Ipswich Winter Ale: Rating: B+
Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome: Rating: B+
Harpoon Winter Warmer: Rating: A- BUT BEWARE!! UBER SPICE ALERT!!!

Episode 5 : Winter Ales

posted: 2008/12/02 by: themichaelschneider
Beer Type:  American Ales   American Amber / Red Ale   English Ales   Winter Warmer    Rating:  All B   All C   B (B)   C (C)   C Plus (C+)   

Roxy Rolles: Rating: B
Wychwood Bah Humbug: Rating: C+
St Peter’s Winter Ale: Rating: C