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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.
TROOPER Fear of the Dark by Robinsons Brewery is being evaluated as a traditional Irish Stout (2015 BJCP Category 15B). It pours inky black with a deep brown head that’s quite persistent. Due to its color, it’s opaque.
The upfront dry toast, bittersweet chocolate and slight roasty tang... Read More
Cloud Cover by Low Road Brewing is being evaluated as a hazy IPA (2021 BJCP Guidelines Category 21C). Akin to many a hazy IPA, it poured with a turbid clarity and a fluffy off-white head. However, the color is more on the side of amber, which is a bit darker than usual.
The nose is a bit... Read More
In the overcrowded IPA realm, a beer needs to have something special to get noticed. For Shiner’s new addition to its portfolio, Wicked Ram IPA, this manifests itself in being more English than American with a maltier backbone alongside herbal and floral hops.
A moderate, herbal, fresh-... Read More
Catskill’s Ball Lightning Pilsner is being evaluated as a German pilsner (2015 BJCP Category 5D) although different sources of information put it somewhere in limbo land between German and Czech variants.
The nose opens with restrained grainy malt with subtle notes of honey. Low to... Read More
Dr. Robot by Monday Night Brewing is being evaluated as a Wild Specialty Beer (2015 BJCP Category 28C) although the nature of the fermentation and exactly which “bugs” were used is not known. If this information was present, the beer could be placed in another category -- especially with the... Read More
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
