Beer of the week: Lindemans Cuvée René

Pop quiz: What’s the first adjective that comes to mind when you hear the word “lambic?” If you answer “fruity” or “sweet” (or “What’s a lambic?”) you’ve got some educational beer drinking in your fut

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Beer of the week: De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva

By Danner Kline

Alabama has a problem. While the influx of world-class beers into the state since the six-percent ABV limit was raised has been very impressive, one critical class of beers remains painfully scarce—so

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Beer of the week: Traquair Jacobite Ale

By Weekly Staff

Traquair is one of those comparatively ancient breweries that seem to get overlooked by modern American beer geeks. But the brewers there have chosen to do one thing and do it exceptionally well: brew

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Beer of the week: Highland Oatmeal Porter

By Danner Kline

Highland Brewing Company was the first brewery in Asheville, N.C., and sold their first kegs in December 1994. Sixteen years later, North Carolina is now arguably the beer capital of the South, with s

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Beer of the week: Schneider Aventinus

Aventinus is the only weizenbock currently available year-round in Alabama

By Danner Kline

I'm normally shy about telling you where to buy the beers I cover because I don't want to hand out free advertising or discriminate against businesses I might overlook that carry the beers. But to the

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Beer of the week: Samuel Adams Noble Pils

By Danner Kline

Every year the Boston Beer Co. conducts a series of tasting events across the U.S. they have dubbed the Beer Lover's Choice Program. They produce limited quantities of two styles of beer and then pit

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Beer of the week: Magic Hat #9

Vermont craft beer comes to Birmingham

By Danner Kline

It always brings a smile to my face to see new beers hitting Birmingham bars and retailers. I love variety. So last week I was happy to see Magic Hat beer come to Birmingham. In business since 1994

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Beer of the week: Urthel Hibernus Quentum

Hibernus Quentum pours up golden in color with a nice head

By Danner Kline

The Urthel brand is a bit outside the norm among Belgian beers. Most Belgian breweries that export to the U.S. have been around at least for decades and in some cases, for centuries. Belgium has a lon

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Bell's Hopslam: A special double IPA

Alas, It may already be gone from area stores

By Danner Kline

Generally speaking, one of my primary goals with Hopped Up is to highlight beers currently available in the Birmingham area so that—after you read this column—you can go search out the brew if it soun

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Good People Brewer's Reserve IPA

The creativity of Good People should make Birmingham proud.

By Danner Kline

Yes, last week we featured a Good People beer in this column (the Belgian Strong Dark). And here we are again, featuring another Good People brew, the Brewer's Reserve IPA. If you don't want to keep