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American Beer Month
Online tastings
During the first American Beer Month in 2000 Realbeer.com asked some of our friends in the beer community to taste a few American beers and share their notes. Warning: Do not read these without an American beer in hand.
July 1: American amber and pale ales
Scott Birdwell isn't shy, trying 8 different beers: Fat Tire Amber Ale, Boulder Amber Ale, Flying Dog Pale Ale, Redhook ESB, Red Tail Ale, Red Seal Ale, Yellow Rose Pale Ale and St. Arnold Amber Ale
July 5: American porters
Ray Daniels samples Left Hand Black Jack Porter, Portland Haystack Black Porter, Bert Grant’s Perfect Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter and Bell's Porter
July 10: Try some goot Pennsylvania Dutch bier
Lew Bryson tastes Yuengling Lord Chesterfield Ale, Stoudt's Pils, Penn Weizen and Victory St. Boisterous Hellerbock.
July 15: New England IPAs
Anheuser-Busch brewmaster Mitch Steele digs into Long Trail IPA, Magic Hat Blind Faith IPA, Castle Springs Lucknow IPA, Harpoon IPA, Sam Adams IPA, Nutfield IPA, Shipyard Fuggles IPA
July 19: Belgian-style ales
Stephen Beaumont of World of Beer tastes American versions of Belgian-style ales.
July 24: Inspiring beers
Award-winning brewer Todd Ashman of Flossmoor Station Brewing revisits beers that have inspired him as a brewer: Anderson Valley Belk's ESB, Full Sail Pale Ale, Hair of the Dog Golden Rose and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
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