The Beer Critic

Beer reviews for beer enthusiasts.

Beers in the ‘ Ales ’ Category

A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale
Hops, hops and oh...hops! For being a wheat beer this sucker smells like it is loaded with hops. Lagunitas claims it has every hop starting with the letter "c". Certainly smells like. With scents of...Read Full Review
Smuttynose Summer Weizen
The usual suspects you would normally find in a weizen: bready malt, cloves, citrus, bananas and something very unique...chamomile! Yes chamomile. This beer is brewed with that tea-friendly flower, chamomile. You can notice it in...Read Full Review
Laughing Skull Amber Ale
Starts off with nice toffee sweetness picked up from the caramel malts along with soft bread-like yeast flavor that helps mellow out the sweetness. The light flavors that kicked this beer off gave way to...Read Full Review
Starr Hill Amber Ale
Irish Red Ales have always been hit and miss for me as the balance of malt and hops can easily become one-sided on the side of the malts making the beer overly sweet for me....Read Full Review
Summer Ale – Shipyard Brewing Co.
Some fruit and bready wheat in the nose but very soft. Definitely noticed a diacetyl buttery smell that overwhelmed the other scents that may have been there. The buttery smell isn't offensive but certainly seems...Read Full Review