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Burial Beer has been one of my favorite breweries. But lately, the last few beers I’ve had from them have been average or subpar. This is Where You Will Find Yourself is a 7% ABV IPA. This beer blends German and North American malts, is double dry-hopped with Strata, Simcoe, El Dorado, and Citra hops, and is dosed with extra Citra, Incognito, and Cryo. ...

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Narwhal Imperial Stout is a 10.2% seasonal beer. Available September through December. This is the 2026 variety/year. This big stout uses Carafa, Caramelized, Chocolate, Estate Pale, Honey, roasted barley, smoked, and Two-Row Pale malts. Sierra Nevada also uses Cascade and Chinook hops, along with Ale Yeast. This is a beer yo...

I have seen Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout by North Coast Brewing Company everywhere good beer is sold. I haven’t had this beer from Fort Bragg, California, until now. This stout has won 15 different awards over many years. This year-round beer is 9% ABV. This stout pours dark and black with a one-finger tan head. The aroma is dark, roasted coffee,...

This Sierra Nevada Brewing Company beer is Reader’s Choice. This West Coast IPA is 7% ABV. The beer is named Reader’s Choice due to the Reader’s Choice awards from Craft Beer and Brewing magazine. The magazine hosts that award each year. In 2025, Sierra Nevada won Best Brewery in the Large category, and

A long time ago, I first had an older version of Sierra Nevada Brewing’s Northern Hemisphere Harvest. This is the 2026 Crop. This wet-hop beer is 6.7% ABV and has caramelized, Pilsner, and Two-row Pale malts. It has fresh/wet hops (such as Centennial) and ale yeast. This beer usually releases every September, before Celebration IPA, another wet-hop IPA....