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I am always looking out for Italian Pilsners (dry-hopped Pilsners), even when I am not. Recently, I saw Wise Man Brewing Beast Within Italian Pilsner at my local Total Wine. This is a 5.2% ABV Pilsner dry-hopped with  Saphir and Spalter Select with a traditional Pilsner Base. This is supposedly the official beer of the Salem City SC USL team. This ...

I was in my local Total Wine looking around when I came across Omer Vander Ghinste VanderGhinste Roodburin. This is a 5.5% Flanders Sour Ale that won World’s Best Dark Beer at the 2015 World Beer Awards. This ale is brewed (top-fermented) in Bellegem, Belgium, and was originally called Ouden Tripel. Blending this beer with lambic beer aged in oak barrel...

I love a dry-hopped Pilsner. Burial Beer’s Vivid is a dry-hopped Pilsner in collaboration with Freestyle Hops in New Zealand. This Pilsner is made with a Mash of pilsner malt and dry-hopped with Peacharine, NZ Cascade, and Rakau HopKief. This Pilsner is 5% ABV. It pours a gold color with a two-finger head. The aroma is slightly fruity, hoppy, and has a ...

The Maine Beer Company is a renowned brewery that crafts some of the finest beers available. I am always on the lookout for their beers. Very recently I saw one of their beer, Spring Kölsch Style Ale. This 5% ABV beer is made with Cashmere, Hallertau, and MittelFrüh (GER) hops. It also uses malts such as Maine Malt House Pilsner (ME, USA), Blue Ox Vyenn...

Legion Brewing Company’s High Praise IPA is a Great American Beer Festival gold medal winner. This West Coast IPA is 6.8% ABV. Legion Brewing, here in Charlotte, North Carolina, combines the best attributes of a West Coast IPA and modern hops. This beer pours a golden color with a one-and-a-half-finger white head. The head is fizzy but does linger for a...