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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.
Medium-high coconut aromas deftly mingle with dark chocolate and earthy coffee. Very light flowery hops and a bready caramel malt backbone round out the clean aroma. It’s all about the roast and coconut in this beer.
Gorgeous in any light, Death by Coconut pours an inky black with a tall... Read More
Put your overalls on, Catskill’s Freak Tractor, a “wild ale” is being evaluated as a Brett beer (2015 BJCP Category 28A) due to the nature of the flavors and aromas present without a lot of the characteristic funk that can come from a truly wild fermentation.
Freak Tractor hits the ground... Read More
Dogs & Boats by Beer'd Brewing Co. was judged as Double IPA according to BJCP 2015 guidelines. The beer opens with an explosion of guava, honeydew melon, resin and grapefruit that can be smelled half a table away. Malt is supplementary with notes of caramel and grain.
Highly... 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
St-Feuillien FIVE by Brasserie St-Feuillien is being evaluated as a Belgian blond ale (2015 BJCP Category 25A) and poured a solid yellow with significant haze and a tall, mousy white head that’s forever persistent.
The aroma is more intense than a typical Belgian blond but very much... 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
