HB&B Blog — Makemake

The Beer Lover's Table: Guava and Cream Cheese Pastelitos and Makemake New Moon Rising IPA

Claire Bullen IPA Makemake New England IPA

The Beer Lover's Table: Guava and Cream Cheese Pastelitos and Makemake New Moon Rising IPA

I never realised what guava could be until I walked into a Brazilian supermarket. Until then, I knew guava mostly as a tasting note that was semi-frequently ascribed to hazy IPAs, usually flanked by mango, papaya and passionfruit, not so much individually articulated as considered one tropical mishmash. Occasionally, I came across guava juice. If I ever saw the fruit itself at the local greengrocer, it was shrunken and small, wrinkled with age and practically aromaless. But then, in March, I entered that grocery store in Rio de Janeiro and was overcome. What was that smell? Vivid, sweet, pungent, perfumed…...

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Fundamentals #135 — Makemake Nothing Cannot Exist Forever Double IPA

Double IPA Fundamentals Makemake Matthew Curtis

Fundamentals #135 — Makemake Nothing Cannot Exist Forever Double IPA

Everything is finite. The delicious beer I have in my glass right now isn’t going to last forever. I wish it would though – I could stand to have my senses over-saturated by its waves of mango and papaya deliciousness until the heat death of the universe. This is not a beer to be trifled with at 8.5% – especially considering it’s exceptionally easy-drinking nature – but with time and respect, you’ll likely want to spend an eternity with this luscious, New England-style Double IPA too. But who the hell is Makemake (pronounced mah-kay mah-kay) anyway? The brewery doesn’t have much of a...

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Our 2020 HB&B Big Beery Advent Calendar revealed

Anspach & Hobday Boxcar Brick Brewery Burning Sky Deep Creek DEYA Drop Project Duration Brewing Elusive Brewing Fork Brewing Left Handed Giant Lervig Makemake Neon Raptor Newbarns Pilot Polly's Brew Co Pressure Drop Signature Brew Siren Craft Brew St Bernardus The Beak Brewery Utopian Verdant Villages

Our 2020 HB&B Big Beery Advent Calendar revealed

24. Anspach & Hobday The Pfeffernusse Stout A&H says: Based on the German Christmas biscuit of the same name, the Pfeffernüsse Stout brings together a rich, malty stout with the perfect blend of festive spice. Ginger and cinnamon dominate the nose with biscuity malts and warming spices joining on the palate. We say: Merry Christmas everyone!     23. Brick Lingonberry & Sloe Sour Brick says: A heavily-fruited jammy modern sour ale, fermented with our house Lactobacillus and Kveik yeast and conditioned on Lingonberry juice and Sloe puree. We say: HB&B and Brick couldn't be much more closely linked, from being Jen and...

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