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Michael Bury

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Beer & Mead Judge

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.

 

My reviews

St-Feuillien FIVE

St-Feuillien FIVE

St-Feuillien FIVE, St. Feuillien Brewery
Description 

St-Feuillien FIVE is fresh with a hoppy aroma, sweet and malty in flavor with a well-balanced bitterness and a white stable foam. Available on draft too.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
5.0%

 

 


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Judges Rating:
98
Appearance:
5 / 6
Aroma:
24 / 24
Flavor:
39 / 40
Mouthfeel:
10 / 10
Overall Impression:
20 / 20

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

Nite Lite

Nite Lite

Massachusetts
USA
Nite Lite, Night Shift Brewing
Description 

Say hello to Nite Lite – American Light Lager redefined. No more bland, watery light beers – Nite Lite delivers a crisp and flavorful beer experience in every can. At 4.3% and only 120 calories, you can crush a Nite Lite anytime, anywhere. We’ve set a new standard for light beer – Nite Lite is that standard.

Join us on a journey to raise the bar for light beer! Say goodbye to preservatives, corn syrup, and artificial flavors, and hello to a beer crafted with real corn, German hops, and premium two-row barley. Nite Lite is light beer made for flavor – you’ll taste the difference in every can.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
4.3%
IBUs: 
11
Served at: 
38° F
Malts: 
Two-Row Malt, Flaked Corn
Hops: 
Saaz

 

 


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Judges Rating:
94
Appearance:
5 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
38 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
20 / 20

Nite Lite by Night Shift Brewing was reviewed as a Category 1A, American Light Lager, per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.

All beer drinkers know about that yellow, flavorless macro lager that is produced on enormous scale. But Night Shift’s Nite Lite isn’t your dad’s light lager beer. It... Read More

Death By Coconut

Death by coconut oskar blues beer
Judges Rating:
95
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
38 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
20 / 20

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

Judges Rating:
91
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
36 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
18 / 20

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

Dogs & Boats Beer'd Brewing  Co.
Judges Rating:
95
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
24 / 24
Flavor:
37 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
19 / 20

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

Éphémère Pomme, Unibroue
Judges Rating:
93
Appearance:
5 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
38 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
19 / 20

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

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