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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

The 87

The 87

Massachusetts
USA
The 87, Night Shift Brewing
Description 

Lovingly named after our address in Everett, 87 is a tremendously hopped, hazy Double IPA. It pours hazy and glowing orange. A simple, clean malt bill allows its tropical bouquet of hops to shine bright. It sips smooth, with huge notes of nectarine and tangerine. Medium hop bitterness balances a hint of sweetness from the malts.

The can art for 87 is inspired by the mural at our brewery and taproom in Everett (fittingly located at 87 Santilli Hwy). We see 87 as our “house DIPA” so it only made sense to have it look and feel like our Everett “house.”

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
8.0%
IBUs: 
82
Served at: 
45º F
Malts: 
Two-Row Malt, Oats, Caramel Malt, Dextrose
Hops: 
itra, Chinook, Simcoe, Ella, Eukanot

 

 


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Judges Rating:
92
Appearance:
5 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
36 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
20 / 20

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

Bronx Belgian Pale Ale

Bronx Brewery belgian pale ale beer
Judges Rating:
93
Appearance:
5 / 6
Aroma:
24 / 24
Flavor:
36 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
19 / 20

To properly pull off a Belgian Pale Ale – a combination of hops-, malt-, and fermentation-derived flavors – the brewer needs to blend a combination of knowledge, skill, and artistry. Bronx Brewery’s Belgian Pale Ale does this remarkably well. The aroma of hay, grain, light honey, lemon, thyme,... Read More

Eye of Newt

Judges Rating:
76
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
20 / 24
Flavor:
28 / 40
Mouthfeel:
7 / 10
Overall Impression:
15 / 20

Catskill’s Eye of Newt is being evaluated as a Flanders Red (2015 BJCP Category 23B).  One of the difficulties in this style is displacing the sour, acetic acid character without dominating the other attributes in the beer.

Eye of Newt opens with a pleasant aroma that’s a mixture of... Read More

8 Days A Week

8 Days a Week Beer'd Brewing Co.
Judges Rating:
94
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
23 / 24
Flavor:
38 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
18 / 20

For being an American Pale Ale, 8 Days a Week by Beer'd Brewing Co has the aromatic punch of hops of an IPA in intensity and with flavors of papaya, lime zest, resin, and a subtle note of garlic. As it true of most APA’s, 8 Days A Week has a counterbalancing malt backbone of light caramel, grain... Read More

Stranger Danger

Stranger Danger, Monday Night Brewing
Judges Rating:
96
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
38 / 40
Mouthfeel:
10 / 10
Overall Impression:
20 / 20

Stranger Danger by Monday Night Brewing is being evaluated as an Experimental Beer (2015 BJCP Category 34C) with a base beer style of an imperial milk stout. It also contains peanut butter powder, vanilla, chocolate and is aged in a bourbon barrel.

It pours viscous and black with garnet... Read More

Heritage Helles

Heritage Helles

Georgia
United States
Heritage Helles, Arches Brewing
Description 

Heritage is a pale golden German lager with a slightly sweet bread and honey malt character that starts in the aroma and lasts all the way through the finish. This beer’s grain bill consists mostly of a specially imported Bavarian barley that Epiphany has masterfully malted into the perfect pilsner malt in their state of the art 10-ton malting facility. Epiphany is a science-focused malting operation in Durham North Carolina, who works directly with farmers to select regional grains grown especially for their qualities in germination.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
4.8%
IBUs: 
17
Served at: 
40 - 45º F
Malts: 
Riverbend German Type, Riverbend Light Munich
Hops: 
Perle, Tettnang, Hallertauer Mittelfrueh

 

 


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Judges Rating:
88
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
21 / 24
Flavor:
35 / 40
Mouthfeel:
8 / 10
Overall Impression:
18 / 20

Heritage Helles by Arches Brewing is being evaluated as a Munich Helles (BJCP 4A). It poured with a burnished golden color, brilliant clarity and a wispy head of white foam. Malt dominates both the nose and the flavor and presents as hay, grain, cereal\ and a hint of toast. Low floral hops are... Read More

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