This is my first beer from Orono Brewing Company. They are a new brewery that opened in Orono, Maine last year and they have been producing a wide variety of beer including a number of pale ales, IPAs and saisons. Ozone is a single IPA at 6.4% ABV using a mix of Amarillo, Mosaic, Topaz … Continue reading 796. Orono Brewing Ozone IPA
Well it has been a while since I posted but life has been crazy. Family and work take up most of my time and the blog has taken back seat, but I am back and plan to change things up a bit. Rather than reviewing every beer that I drink I am going to post … Continue reading Weekly Updates
Growlers – the best way to drink beer at home If you have been following my blog lately you will have noticed a lot of growlers purchased and reviewed. Most growlers are sold directly from the brewery at times convenient for the brewers. This is beer that comes straight from the kegs into a 32 … Continue reading Growlers
I stopped by to see Tim last week and grabbed a growler of Tough End IPA to bring home. Tim recently changed to clear growlers in an effort to keep the cost of his beer down. By going with clear growlers he is able to sell the beer and the growler for an even $10. … Continue reading 434. Black Bear Brewery Tough End IPA
Sorry for the lack of posts in the recent weeks. This is a very busy time of year for my household with 3 kids going back to school and lots of family birthdays including my own on October 10th. In addition to the family life, work has been extremely busy. Many of you know that … Continue reading Lack of posts
On a bit of a growler kick lately, visiting lots of breweries and I just cannot seem leave empty handed. Left with three growlers last time I went to Black Bear Brewing in Orono including this classic growler with their old art work and even has the old address for the brewery. Beer pours a … Continue reading 253. Black Bear Brewing IPA
Met with Tim at Black Bear Brewing last week and got a chance to check out the new 8 tap keg cooler for the tap room he is opening at the brewery. The taproom will have some of your favorites from Black Bear as well as some one off options that will only be available … Continue reading 247. Black Bear Brewery Liquid Sunshine
Visited Black Bear Brewery again on Monday and Tim was nice enough to set aside a growler of his single hopped IPA for me. IPAs generally use at least 3 and as many as 10 different hop varieties to increase the hop aroma and flavor. It is always interesting to taste an IPA that uses … Continue reading 228. Black Bear Brewery IPA (Single Hopped with Centennial)
Had the opportunity to stop by Black Bear Brewery yesterday afternoon and talk to owner/brewer Tim Gallon. Sampled the four beers he had in the tasting room including the dry hopped version of his Pail Ale. After trying all I decided this was the one to take home in a growler. $9 for 64 ounces … Continue reading 196. Black Bear Brewery Dry Hopped Pail Ale