A Wide World of Beer Reviews
About Reviews
I like to review beers that I enjoy or I think others will enjoy, even if they’re not my personal favorite. I don’t post negative reviews. I have a limited amount of time and would prefer to spend it talking about positive things. I may make some constructive criticism, but I won’t bash a beer or a brewery. The reviews I do are unsolicited and are beers that I’ve chosen to review because they sound interesting.
If I do have a solicited review, I’ll clearly note that the samples were sent to me by a brewery. On solicited reviews, I’ll probably be more critical, but still polite, than I would on a beer I choose to write about, but if You’re asking me to review your beer I’m assuming you want an honest opinion. If you’d like to send me samples, please use the Contact button below or email me at beer(at)ithinkaboutbeer(dot)com and we can discuss it.
Organizational Notes
Reviews are organized by country and in the case of the United States, subdivided by state. To begin your journey through the hundreds of reviews, simply click the region of the beers you're interested in viewing.
Old World
Belgium Europe Trappists Breweries
New World
Belgian Beer Reviews
Belgium - A list by Brewery
Rodenbach Caractère Rouge
Chimay Spéciale Cent Cinquante
Rodenbach Vintage 2012
Girardin Gueuze 1882 (Black Label – 2014)
Ruwet Cidre Brut
Dupont Deux Amis Lost Abbey
De Troch Oude Kriek 2014
Hof ten Dormaal Saison
De Leite Cuvée Souer’ise
De Struise Brouwers Black Albert
Tilquin 2012/2013 Oude Quetsche A L’Ancienne
Orval – Bottle no. 3 14/07/2018
Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait 2008
Tilquin 2014/2015 Oude Quetsche Prunes de Namur
Préaris Grand Cru 2012 Cognac
Brasserie de la Senne Taras Runa
Rochefort 8
De Plukker Single Green Hop 2014
Saison Dupont Dry Hopping 2015
De Dolle Stille Nacht 2014
Brasserie d’Achouffe N’Ice Chouffe
Brunehaut Bio Blonde
St. Martin Brune
Brasserie de la Senne Brussels Calling 2013
Lindemans Ginger Gueuze
Boon Geuze Mariage Parfait 2008
Des Rocs Triple Imperiale
Malheur Zestig
Saison Dupont Cuvee Dry Hopping 2013
Petrus Sour Framboise
St Bernardus Extra 4
Saison Dupont Dry Hopping 2017 Styrian Eureka
De Glazen Toren Jan De Lichte
Liefmans Goudenband
Fantôme Printemps
Brasserie du Bocq Blanche de Namur
De Ranke XXX Bitter
Orval – Bottle no. 1 28/3/2017
Rochefort 6
Hof ten Dormaal Blond
Brouwerij Slaghmuylder Witkap Pater Stimulo
Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux
Brouwerij Dilewyns Vicaris Winter 2013
Westvleteren 8 – Aged Version
Brasserie de Bastogne La Trouffette Belle d’été
De Ranke Saison de Dottignies
Rodenbach Vintage 2011
Van Honsebrouck Bacchus
De Plukker Single (Double) Green Hop 2015
Fantome Pissenlit
Achel Extra Brune
Boon Duivels Bier
Brasserie Dupont Foret Blanche
De Ranke XX Bitter
Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) Oude Geuze
Boon Kriek Mariage Parfait 2007
Saison Dupont Cuvée Dry Hopping 2014
Boon Oude Geuze Vat 44 – Bottle no. 2 08/31/2018
Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 2 6/14/2017
Hobbybrouwerij Het Nest SchuppenAas “Ace of Spades” Amber
Préaris Quadrocinno
Timmermans Lambicus Oude Gueuze
Rodenbach Vintage 2013
Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle No. 1 11/22/2016
Strubbe Ichtegem’s Grand Cru
Nieuwhuys Alpaide Blond Cuvee van de Generaal
Les 3 Fourquets Lupulus Hopera
De Plukker All Inclusive IPA 2014
Rince Cochon
Brasserie de la Senne Brusseleir Zwët IPA
Achel Blond 8
Oud Beersel Bzart Kriekenlambiek
Westvleteren Blond
Brasserie du Bocq Saison 1858
Lindemans Oude Kriek Cuvée René
Brasserie d’Achouffe La Chouffe
Rodenbach Vintage 2010
Scotch Silly Scotch Barrel Aged
Orval Day 2013
Westmalle Trappist Dubbel 330ml
Westvleteren 12
Boon Oude Kriek 2011
Saison Dupont Dry Hopping 2016 Brewers Gold
De Struise Brouwers Ypres 2009
Brasserie d’Achouffe Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel
Rodenbach Fruitage
Hobbybrouwerij Het Nest Turnhoutse Saison (Turnhoutse Patriot)
Brasserie du Bocq Gauloise Christmas
Cantillon Classic Gueuze
2011/2013 Tilquin Oude Gueuze²
Hof Ten Dormaal Donker (Dark)
Tilquin Oude Gueuze 2011/2012
Orval – Bottled: 14/06/2012
Vapeur Saison de Pipaix
Oud Beersel Oude Kriek
Drie Fonteinen (3 Fonteinen) Oude Kriek
Boon Oude Geuze Black Label
Tilquin Oude Gueuze 2010/2011
Brunehaut Bio Amber
Trappist Beer Reviews
Trappist Beer - All About the Trappist Abbeys and Breweries
Rochefort 8
Achel Extra Brune
Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle No. 1 11/22/2016
Spencer Trappist Ale
Westvleteren 8 – Aged Version
Achel Blond 8
Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 4 11/11/2018
Stift Engelszell Nivard
Rochefort 6
Chimay Dorée
Westmalle Trappist Tripel 330ml Bottle
Westvleteren 8
Zundert Trappist Ale
Orval – Bottled: 14/06/2012
Spencer Trappist Holiday Ale
Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 2 6/14/2017
Tre Fontane Tripel
The Brewing Monks: A New Trappist Brewing in England
Westmalle Trappist Dubbel 330ml
Chimay Spéciale Cent Cinquante
Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle no. 3 2/19/2018
La Trappe Isid’or
Achel Extra Blond
Westvleteren 12
Westvleteren Blond
Orval – Bottle no. 1 28/3/2017
Beer Reviews from Around Europe
Kloster Andechs Weissbier Dunkel
Traquair House Ale
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout
Timothy Taylor’s Landlord
La Trappe Isid’or
Weltenburger Barock Dunkel
Tre Fontane Tripel
Courage Imperial Russian Stout 2012
Kloster Andechs Vollbier Helles Lager
Schlossbraurei-Au-Hallertau Auer Schnee Bock
Theakston “Old Peculier”
Pinkus Ur-Pils
The Celt Experience Bleddyn 1075
Weltenburger Kloster Hefe-Weissbier Hell
Weltenburger Kloster Pils
Samuel Smith Winter Welcome 2013 2014
Unicorn Brewery Robinson’s Old Tom
Schneider Edel-Weise
McEwan’s Scotch Ale
Kloster Andechs Weissbier Hell
Klostergården Alstadberger Stjørdalsøl
Haand Bryggeriet Haandbic
Birra del Borgo Duchessic
Thiriez La Rouge Flamande
Fortuna Komes Baltic Porter
Zundert Trappist Ale
Einstöck Icelandic White Ale
Cittavecchia Karnera
Birra del Borgo ReAle Extra
Brasserie de Saint Sylvestre Gavroche
Haand Bryggeriet Odin’s Tipple Dark Norse Ale
Traquair Jacobite Ale
Oregon Beer Reviews
Oregon - A list by Brewery
Full Sail “26” Cascade Pilsner
Pfriem Gose
Full Sail Brewer’s Share Chris’s Summer Delight Berliner Weiss
Pfriem Oud Bruin
Cascade Brewing Vlad the Imp Aler 2011
Upright Brewing Four
Hair of the Dog Brewing Fred (Batch 86)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Adam (Batch 85)
Deschutes Brewing Chasin’ Freshies 2013
Deschutes Brewery Green Monster
Deschutes Black Butte XXIV
Deschutes Brewery The Dissident 2012
Pfriem Brett Brux Pale Ale – Bottle no. 5 12/12/2017
Pfriem Belgian-Style Christmas Ale
Pfriem Brett Trois Pale – Bottle No. 2 – 4/29/2018
De Struisse Brouwers and Hair of the Dog Brewing Extravaganza
Pfriem Brett Brux Pale – Bottle No. 3 – 12/13/2016
Pfriem Brett Brux Pale – Bottle No. 1 – 12/14/2015
Block 15 Here Comes the Sunshine
Gigantic Brewing Black Friday Beer
Pfriem Brett Trois Pale – Bottle No. 1 – 3/16/17
The Commons Wit
Pfriem Brett Brux Pale – Bottle No. 2 – 7/4/2016
Pfriem Cognac Barrel-Aged Belgian-style Strong Dark Ale
Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Bergschrund Aberrant
Cascade Brewing Vlad The Imp Aler 2009
MacTarnahan’s Noble Scot
Pfriem Brett Wit – Bottle no. 2 11/2/2017
Pfriem Brett Wit – Bottle no. 3 4/15/2018
Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Seizoen
Pfriem Brett Brux Pale Ale – Bottle No. 4 6/6/2017
Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Peche ‘n Brett 2013
The Commons Brewery Haver Bier
Pfriem Brett Wit – Bottle no. 1 3/28/2017
Reviews from Around the United States
Russian River Brewing Consecration (Batch 008)
Odell Brewing Celastrina
Samuel Adams 13th Hour Stout
Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Brewing Collaboration) Bottle No. 10 – 3/12/2017
Stone Brewing Ruination IPA Tenth Anniversary
Ommegang Saison Rosé
Sierra Nevada Brewing Harvest Single Hop Yakima #291 Hops
Ommegang Bend the Knee “Game of Thrones”
Sierra Nevada Brewing 2012 Narwhal Imperial Stout
Prairie Artisan Ales Standard
Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Collaboration) – Bottle No. 1 9/2/2012
Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Quad with Plums
Sierra Nevada Ovila White Ale
Lone Peak Brewery – Big Sky, Montana
Crooked Stave Vieille Artisanal Saison
Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca
Russian River Publication 2009
Monks’ Tripel Ale
New Belgium + Brewery Vivant Biere de Garde
Dogfish Head Aprihop
Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Brewing Collaboration) Bottle No. 11 – 9/4/2017
Ballast Point Victory At Sea
Russian River Salvation
North Coast Brewing Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Ommegang Smoked Porter
New Belgium Rolle Bolle
Green Flash Flanders Drive
New Belgium Brewing Transatlantique Kriek
Spencer Trappist Holiday Ale
Dogfish Head + Sierra Nevada Rhizing Bines
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
Russian River Redemption
Russian River Brewing Sanctification (Batch 006)
Green Flash Saison Diego
Stone Brewing Ruination IPA
Spencer Trappist Ale
Crooked Stave Surette Provision Saison
Dogfish Head Festina Peche
Stone Brewing’s Double Dry Hopped IPA
Brewery Ommegang Witte
Ommegang Winter is Here “Game of Thrones”
Trinity One Ear Naked Saison
Monks’ Tripel Ale Reserve
Brewery Ommegang Rare Vos
Samuel Adams Stony Brook Red
Dogfish Head Birra Etrusca Bronze
New Belgium Brewing Le Terroir 2013
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Stone/Iron Fist/Ken Schmidt Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout
Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Saison
Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Brewing Collaboration) Bottle No. 12 – 4/26/2018
Funkwerks Saison
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