Ask any beer geek what their favorite seasonal nectar is and they are bound to have an instant response. For this beer fan, it's the Bell's Hopslam Imperial IPA. Seasonal brews are those special concoctions that only appear on the market once a year at a specific time, often as small...  more »

It's the Rye of the Tiger. It's the thrill of the malt. Rising up to the challenge of a rye ale. Yes, that just happened. I hope you enjoyed that glorious jaunt back through 80's pop culture. I also hope you enjoy that virulent tune now stuck in your head for the rest of the week....  more »

Thanks to the craft beer movement, we now have access to so many different varieties of beer and our palates are expanding every day. But, there is one particular style that is getting flogged like a rented mule. Of course I a talking about the India Pale Ale (IPA). This is the beer s...  more »

So would it really surprise anyone to know that Stone chose an Imperial IPA for their 16th Anniversary Ale? I thought not. The masters of hops have done it again with this big bold bitter beast. 16 years is a long time to be kicking for a brewery and Stone is certainly kicking... ass...  more »

Intimidation requires an appropriate source. To put it another way, if you were to come across an ad that touted a new Honda as the ''fastest car ever'', you would probably blow it off as sensationalism. But, if the same claim were made by a new Lamborghini, you would probably be relu...  more »

For my 300th BrewChief brew review, I have to give an enthusiastic shout out to the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. I recently had the pleasure of touring their main facility in Milton, Delaware. I also spent a great deal of time sipping on specialty brews at their world famous brewpub in...  more »

I have them. You have them. Odds are, most everyone in the better beer world has them. I'm talking about beer buddies. You know who I am talking about. The friends who are willing to find any reasonable excuse to share a pint or two of tasty beer with you at a moments notice. We...  more »

A few weeks back, we here at BrewChief.com celebrated one year of existence on the web. And seeing as how me and my co-founder are both highly dedicated to our craft, we had no choice but to go out and do what any awesome founders of an amazingly fantastic website would. We put as m...  more »

What can I say about Mikkeller that hasn't already been said a thousand times? Words like ''daring'', ''adventurous'' and ''defiant'' come to mind. Then you come across beers like the 1000 IBU Imperial IPA and you are forced to add words like ''insane'' to the list. Granted, this beer...  more »

There are some brews in the better beer world that are simply frightening, no matter how honed your palate may be. BrewDog out of Scotland is well known for such insane creations like Sink The Bismarck, a 41% Imperial IPA. Yes, you read that right. Mikkeller, the mad gypsy brewer from...  more »