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The Beers of Summer, Part 2

September 23, 2016by BoaBeerBlog Leave a comment

It feels odd to say goodbye to the beers of summer on a day the mercury hit the upper 80s in the DMV. But with cooler weather in the forecast, […]

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From the Beer Store, Summer Beers
Sam Adams Winter Favorites

The 12 Packs of Christmas

December 25, 2014by BoaBeerBlog 2 Comments

On Christmas Day 2014, I honor the famous Christmas song The 12 Days of Christmas with this blog post — The 12 Packs of Christmas. Here are the various winter […]

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From the Beer Store, Winter Brews
Sweetwater Brewing Company beers

Thanksgiving 2014

November 27, 2014by BoaBeerBlog Leave a comment

I haven’t blogged as much in 2014 as I have in past years, so I’ve tried a lot of beers this year that haven’t been mentioned on these pages. As […]

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Beer Tapping, Brew Pub, Brewery, From the Beer Store, Kegerator, Spring Beers, Summer Beers

What’s On Tap at the Boa Beer Blog

February 9, 2014by BoaBeerBlog 2 Comments

When I poured the first beer from my kegerator, it felt like the first time I watched a football game on my DVR or the first time I used the […]

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From the Beer Store, Kegerator

The Overlooked Beers of 2013 (Part 2)

January 31, 2014by BoaBeerBlog Leave a comment

2013 was another great year for sampling craft beer, as I described in over 80 blog posts last year. But there were a lot of beers not mentioned on the […]

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Brew Pub, From the Beer Store

The Overlooked Beers of 2012 (Part 2)

January 31, 2013by BoaBeerBlog Leave a comment

Continuing my list of the blog-worthy beers from last year that didn’t make it into a regular blog post – the (almost) overlooked beers of 2012. I’ll kick-off Part 2 […]

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Beer Club, Beer of the Week, Beer Travels, Brew Pub, From the Beer Store

2012 Winter Beer Sampling in Pictures

December 30, 2012by BoaBeerBlog Leave a comment

I’ve been blessed by a bountiful winter beer season – my favorite beer-drinking season of the year. Winter brews represent a centuries-old tradition of concocting strong, full-flavored beers to offset […]

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From the Beer Store, Winter Brews

Fall 2011 Beer Tasting

October 26, 2011by BoaBeerBlog Leave a comment

Speaking of beer tastings, I had a Fall Beer Tasting before my Oktoberfest Celebration to sample beers for possible inclusion on the Oktoberfest beer menu. I found these Fall seasonals […]

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Beer Tasting, Fall Beers

Goose Island

February 18, 2011by BoaBeerBlog 2 Comments

Continuing with Midwest breweries… I used to drink Goose Island beer only on my visits to Chicago. I thought it was a regional brewery limited to Illinois, but when President […]

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From the Beer Store

The Best of the Rest 2010, Christmas Edition

December 26, 2010by BoaBeerBlog Leave a comment

In the spirit of my previous post, I’m recording a few random Winter brews that I’ve tried this month. I’ll call this one the The Best of the Rest 2010, […]

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Brew Pub, From the Beer Store, Winter Brews

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