REVIEW: Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin

This past weekend fall finally arrived in these parts in a real way. That makes today's beer all the more appropriate. A big 9% ABV imperial pumpkin ale from a brewery that's new to these pages. Newport, Maine's Shipyard Brewing and their Smashed Pumpkin. I had intended to get a bottle of this last year around this time, but by the time I got the chance the pumpkin beers were gone and the Christmas ales had taken their place. But this fall I was able to snag one. To the beer!

REVIEW: Rising Tide Daymark

One last beer from Trey before I get back to those last couple Canadian beers. Then it's back to the liquor store. Goodness, It's been a while. But anyway, today I've got a rye pale ale called Daymark from Rising Tide out of Portland, Maine. Boy, I really like that label. It's tough to get yellow and white to work together well, but it works here. Sharp stuff. To the beer!

REVIEW: Maine Beer Co. Zoe

We're taking another short break from the last of the remaining Canadian beers to take a look at another beer from my friend, Trey and his trip to the northeast. Today I'm drinking Zoe from Maine Beer Co. out of Freeport, Maine. The label bills it as a happy, hoppy, amber ale that checks in at 7.2% ABV. Let's not waste any time. To the beer!