Urban Chestnut

Urban Chestnut Zwickel Lager

A zwickel is a kellerbier. What do either of those words mean? Look, I'm not fluent in German , and I've alread…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, June 18, 2026

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Tennessee

Living Waters "Klingen" Pilsner

On the can, this is referred to as a lager . And it is, technically, a lager. A lot of beers are lagers, and the other …

BFBC-Ping Friday, January 09, 2026

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Rating 4.25

Göller Lager

Often, the name of a German brewery is based on a nearby village, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. I don&…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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Tennessee

Tailgate "Lager Projekt: New Zealand" Lager

My second review of a growler from the recently opened Tailgate tap room near me (I published this and the next one ou…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, September 05, 2024

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Von Trapp

Von Trapp Vienna Lager

Do these people who live in Vermont actually go into the mountains and sing? Do they do it while they're brewing b…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, August 03, 2024

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Tennessee

Panther Creek "That Lager Tho" Lager

Most of you have never seen an actual Panther Creek beverage at your beer store. I don't know if they have changed…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, December 26, 2023

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Tennessee

Little Harpeth "Deer Crossing" Helles Lager

I showed this can to my brother-in-law, and he couldn't read the name of the beer on the can over the video chat so…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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Rating 4.25

3 Floyds "Munsterfest" Oktoberfest

It's not October. It's not November anymore. It's not even September when Oktoberfest is supposed to happe…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, December 01, 2021

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Rating 4.75

Hi-Wire Lager

The fact that they didn't decide to add some kind of weird name to this beer endears it to me more than your avera…

BFBC-Ping Monday, August 31, 2020

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Tennessee

Mayday "Stones River" American Lager

I have been to the Stones River battlefield. I've gone through the tour, and I own the Guide Yourself CD. I do not …

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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Surly

Surly "Hell" Lager

I think Surly is a good name for a brewery. It gives a general menacing tone for the brewery and its resulting beer, b…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, July 16, 2019

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Rating 4.25

Hi-Wire Aerialist Summer Lager

Well, as I write this, summer is about on us, so I'm grabbing a beer and enjoying the company of my puppies. Today,…

BFBC-Ping Friday, September 14, 2018

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Third Shift

Third Shift Band of Brewers Amber Lager

This manufacturer claims to be a "Band of Brewers" who don't stop working when the day shift is over. As …

BFBC-Ping Monday, October 14, 2013

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Rating 4.25

Dundee Pale Bock Lager

Many years ago, I found a double bock and then a triple bock. I drank quite a few before I was tired of the heavy taste…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, April 04, 2013

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Sam Adams

Sam Adams Alpine Spring (Seasonal)

I had a good lager with the supposed pre-prohibition style Batch 19. It's so rare for me to come across a lager tha…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, March 03, 2013

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Rating 4.5

Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Style Lager

I like ales. It may be a personal failing, but that's the way - as they say - the cookie crumbles. Lagers and I h…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, February 28, 2013

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