Posts Written OnDecember 03, 2010

By Julia Burke, Beer Editor Flying Bison Brewing Company's "The Herc" pours a hazy amber/russet into a 12 oz. goblet with a delicate and thin but persistant head. Initially the nose is all caramel and banana cream pie, but with a few minutes to warm up it opens to cedar, clove, allspice and vanilla bean. The palate is a play between incredibly creamy richness and surprisingly sharp hop character. Buttery, mouth-coating layers of root-beer-flavored rock candy and caramelized brown sugar pulse on the palate between stabs of impressive bitterness. This batch must certainly have been quite hoppy to start, because…

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Before we announced some changes to our "Wines of the Year" program, there were dozens of emails sent between the editors. Well, there were even more after we published that post and we've decided to make one additional change. Rather than do away with blind tasting entirely, we've decided that each flight will be tasted blind first, without discussion amongst the tasters and then the wines will be revealed to be discussed. Our feeling is that this will give us the benefit of blind tasting while also offering an opportunity for further context when making…