Craft Beer Experts Reach Back To Reflect On The Best Brews Of 2021


Craft Beer Experts Reach Back To Reflect On The Best Brews Of 2021
We may be a month and a half into 2022, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still take a look back at the beer year that was. If you’re anything like us, you likely tried your fair share of West Coast IPAs, fruited sours, barrel-aged porters, milkshake IPAs, pale ales, lagers, and unique, experimental beers in 2021. Hopefully, you found some absolute gems. Maybe some of them have cracked your 2022 rotation and set your year off on the right foot... ...That’s why we asked a handful of well-known craft beer experts, brewers, and brewing professionals to tell us their favorite beers of the year gone by... ...Garth E. Beyer, certified Cicerone® and owner and founder of Garth’s Brew Bar in Madison, Wisconsin Half Acre Burl - ABV: 8.5% - Average Price: $19 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans Why This Beer? Burl by Half Acre was a standout beer in 2021 for me. You could taste a magical blend of fruity (mango, peach) notes from both the yeast and hops they used. They balanced the rustic barley sweetness expertly with the dry bitterness of the hops. This was one of those IPAs I cracked open and could smell even before I poured it in the glass, an evident sign of a heavy dose of dry-hopping... ...Brian Jaszewski, director of product management at Sprecher Brewing Co. in Glendale, Wisconsin Bell’s Two Hearted Ale - ABV: 7% - Average Price: $8 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans Why This Beer? You can’t go wrong with a classic interpretation of the style every time, and this beer has pretty much defined the style for almost 20 years. The Centennial hops make it such a great experience. Draft, cans, or bottles, this one never disappoints. ...more Ken Notes: Garth Chicago??? Brian Michigan??? Show some love...
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We may be a month and a half into 2022, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still take a look back at the beer year that was. If you’re anything like us, you likely tried your fair share of West Coast IPAs, fruited sours, barrel-aged porters, milkshake IPAs, pale ales, lagers, and unique, experimental beers in 2021. Hopefully, you found some absolute gems. Maybe some of them have cracked your 2022 rotation and set your year off on the right foot...

...That’s why we asked a handful of well-known craft beer experts, brewers, and brewing professionals to tell us their favorite beers of the year gone by...

...Garth E. Beyer, certified Cicerone® and owner and founder of Garth’s Brew Bar in Madison, Wisconsin

Half Acre Burl - ABV: 8.5% - Average Price: $19 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

Why This Beer?

Burl by Half Acre was a standout beer in 2021 for me. You could taste a magical blend of fruity (mango, peach) notes from both the yeast and hops they used. They balanced the rustic barley sweetness expertly with the dry bitterness of the hops.

This was one of those IPAs I cracked open and could smell even before I poured it in the glass, an evident sign of a heavy dose of dry-hopping...

...Brian Jaszewski, director of product management at Sprecher Brewing Co. in Glendale, Wisconsin

Bell’s Two Hearted Ale - ABV: 7% - Average Price: $8 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

Why This Beer?

You can’t go wrong with a classic interpretation of the style every time, and this beer has pretty much defined the style for almost 20 years. The Centennial hops make it such a great experience. Draft, cans, or bottles, this one never disappoints.

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Craft Beer Experts Reach Back To Reflect On The Best Brews Of 2021

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