Beer of the Week

The beer: Long Jawns

The brewery: Yards Brewing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Description (from the website): "When it's cold as a kegerator outside, you need a smooth and delicious winter lager to warm up your insides. So button up your trapdoor, and get ready to hibernate, because it's gonna be a Long Jawn winter."

Would I buy it again? Sometimes the winter lagers mix in a few too many spices, straying from the maltiness that mark a good lager. This is not one of those. There are certainly hints of those spices (ginger, cinnamon, etc.), but they're not overpowering. The lager remains at the forefront here, which is to the beer's benefit. I would definitely buy this again. 

Beer of the Week

The beer: Early Dismissal

The brewery: Our Town Brewery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Description (from the website): "Balanced German-style lager.  Think Oktoberfest with some additional ABV to help keep you warm this winter.  No fruit.  No spice.  Call off work and fill your pint glass."

Would I buy it again? They did some great work with the hops here, because I definitely thought this beer was spiced when I was drinking it. It's malty, but it also has those warm, almost citrusy notes. If this was brewed according to Reinheitsgebot, then absolutely very well done on the part of Our Town. I definitely enjoyed drinking this beer and I'd absolutely buy it again.