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Mike Bury is an award winning homebrewer and meadmaker for over a decade, BJCP Grand Master III judge with mead certification, and former President of the Stoney Creek Homebrewers. As a chemist, he enjoys that complex chemistry that occurs in fermented beverages during both the production and consumption phases. Forever in the pursuit of great beer and mead, he doesn’t allow the trappings of particular styles to ruin his experience. While in his spare time, he enjoys landscaping, woodworking, and most home remodeling projects.
Éphémère Pomme by Unibroue is being evaluated as a Fruit Beer (2015 BJCP Category 29A). It pours a deep amber color with a dense, tall stand of beige foam that is fairly persistent.
The intense aroma reminds me of the caramel apples of the fall. There’s a bit of wheat and grain that... Read More
Seedstock Baltic Porter by Seedstock Brewery is being evaluated as a Baltic Porter (2015 BJCP Category 9C).
Being a Baltic Porter, it’s extremely dark brown yet one can still see that the clarity is brilliant. Little to no head formed nor lingered, however.
Upon first sniff, one... Read More
The 87 by Night Shift Brewing was judged as style 21C, Hazy IPA, per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.
This brew features a hazy appearance, light amber color and a cream-colored head. But the hop... Read More
To properly pull off a Belgian Pale Ale – a combination of hops-, malt-, and fermentation-derived flavors – the brewer needs to blend a combination of knowledge, skill, and artistry. Bronx Brewery’s Belgian Pale Ale does this remarkably well. The aroma of hay, grain, light honey, lemon, thyme,... Read More
Catskill’s Eye of Newt is being evaluated as a Flanders Red (2015 BJCP Category 23B). One of the difficulties in this style is displacing the sour, acetic acid character without dominating the other attributes in the beer.
Eye of Newt opens with a pleasant aroma that’s a mixture of... Read More
For being an American Pale Ale, 8 Days a Week by Beer'd Brewing Co has the aromatic punch of hops of an IPA in intensity and with flavors of papaya, lime zest, resin, and a subtle note of garlic. As it true of most APA’s, 8 Days A Week has a counterbalancing malt backbone of light caramel, grain... Read More
