Falling For Beer

Jay C. Williams

Jay C. Williams is a Connecticut-based writer whose work has appeared in Wine Enthusiast, Cuisine Noir and Edible Queens. He’s often found sharing random trivia and evangelizing New Haven-style pizza.

Essays ( 5+ )
Beer Reviews

All You Need Is a Hammock and a Hypebiscus

Sankofa Beer Company’s flagship pale ale is more of a hammock beer than a lawnmower beer.

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Juice Machine Deserves Every Drop of Hype

The original “haze” brewery has done it again with its fruit-filled double IPA.

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You’ll Be Eager To Share This Pale Ale

This beer from Connecticut's Marlowe Artisanal Ales is as beautiful to look at as it is to drink.

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Equilbrium’s Energy Equals Attempts to Solve the IPA Equation

The brewery has developed its own "Energy Dry Hop" process to produce more potent IPAs.

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Wake Up to Lone Pine’s Holy Donut Blueberry Glaze

You’ll want a baker’s dozen of this sweet and sour ale.

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Forager’s Dollar Menu Pie Is a Slice of Heaven

No, this is not another over-the-top, pastry-inspired stout or sour.

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Move Over, Coffee Beers—Three Taverns’ Lord Grey Is Here

The Georgia brewery steps into uncharted waters with its tea-infused sour ale.

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Terpy Galaxy Is Out of This World

American Solera, best known for its wild and sour ales, has produced an exceptional hazy IPA with Terpy Galaxy.

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Why This North Carolina Brewery Made a Juneteenth Beer

The pilsner, conceived by Fullsteam Brewing’s Ari Sanders, was supposed to accompany a live celebration of Black Southern culture.

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Phase Three Delivers a Crème of the Crop IPA

This oat-, lactose-, and Citra-loaded IPA is not for purists.

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Take a Walk on the Wild Side With Firestone Walker’s Agrestic

There’s a lot going in this double barrel aged red ale, but in the best possible way.

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Fuzzy Baby Ducks Is an IPA Worth Flocking To

Join the “duck hunters” and try to get your hands on this Connecticut brewery's cult classic New England-style IPA.

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Take a Trip to Belgium With Blackberry Farm’s Boundary Tree

Enjoy a can or two with some moules frites and a showing of 'Bloodsport.'

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End Every Day With a Post Shift Pilsner

Jack’s Abby has created an ideal after work beverage—no matter what your workday looks like.

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Feed Me a Stray Cat Is a Beer That Patrick Bateman Would Love

Inspired by a scene from 'American Psycho,' Fat Orange Cat and Nightmare brewing collaborated on a terrifyingly good triple IPA.

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This Hazy IPA Is a Mood

Nod Hill's Mood for a Day sticks to the fruity New England IPA style without falling into juice bomb territory.

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Save Room for Seventh Son's Brownie-Inspired Stout

Fox in the Stout is the gooey deliciousness of a center-cut brownie in beer form.

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Chocolate Meets Chiles in Variant’s Whiskey Barrel Aged PRC

The Georgia brewery's barrel-aged stout is full of flavors, from chocolate to habanero.

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Collective Arts Puts Its Berry Best Foot Forward

Like Girl Talk and the genius who married peanut butter and jelly, Collective Arts has found a winner in an unlikely combination of blueberries and cacao.

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Add Some Tarty to Your Party With Two Roads Persian Lime Gose

The Stratford, Connecticut brewery's take on a gose is a refreshing update on a an old classic.

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