Fall Hippo - The Beer Thrillers

Small Brewery Sunday Giveaway Winner (2021)

BKline — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 04:52:44 +0000

Small Brewery Sunday – November 28th, 2021

Small Brewery Sunday

Hopefully you all went out shopping today at your local brewery and helped support ‘small breweries’ and ‘small businesses’. Today was a day to celebrate all of the small, local, craft breweries. The ones whose owners live in our communities, who sponsor our son’s t-ball teams, the ones who have kids who go to our kids school, the ones who maybe go to our town halls, etc.

Especially in light of how earlier – Couch Brewery – announced their closure. It’s horrible to see small breweries go under and go bankrupt or close up shop and get forgotten about.

So we decided we would do a Small Brewery Sunday Giveaway here on The Beer Thrillers. (Our first giveaway.) We posted the rules here: Small Brewery Sunday Giveaway (2021).

Choosing Our Winner

We had several people enter on our Facebook page for a chance to win the Fall Hippo four pack by Boneshire Brew Works. So I used a random number generator (you can easily Google Search ‘random number generator’, and numerous ones will pop up). (Google has one built into their search engine as well.)

So I assigned everyone a number, and then hit the random generator, and it popped out number 3. (See attached screenshot to see.)

Give away randomizer

And thus…. the winner is:

David Scott Raimist

Congratulations David! We have contacted Dave through Facebook messenger, and if he doesn’t get back to us, we’ll move onto the next randomly selected person.

Stay tuned in the future for more giveaways! Because, who doesn’t love free beer?

Thanks For Reading

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Cheers!

-B. Kline

Small Brewery Sunday Giveaway (2021)

BKline — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 01:52:50 +0000

Small Brewery Sunday

This Sunday – November 28th 2021 – is Small Brewery Sunday. Its the perfect day to give back to your favorite local small brewery and buy up all the beer you can! Obviously Thursday is Thanksgiving, followed by Black Friday, and Small Business Saturday, and then on Monday is Cyber Monday. So what better then making Sunday – Small Brewery Sunday!

As per Brewers Association:

Pop quiz: What sits between Black Friday and Cyber Monday and is three or four times better (at least!) than both of those holidays put together?
That’s right: Small Brewery Sunday!
Brewers Association: Small Brewery Sunday

Small Brewery Sunday was devised and created as a way to get small breweries business and to raise awareness of shopping through them for the Holiday Season. Instead of flooding Wal-Mart or Amazon for gifts this year, why not go to your local brewery, like Boneshire Brew Works, or Tattered Flag, or Rubber Soul, or Moo-Duck Brewery, or ZeroDay Brewing, or Ever Grain Brewing, or Wolf Brewing, or one of a billion other small local breweries?

Give Away

So with that in mind we are hosting a give-away!

We will be giving away one *FREE* four pack of ‘Fall Hippo’ by Boneshire Brew Works. It’s a 4pk of 16oz cans, brewed and canned at Boneshire Brew Works in Harrisburg (Rutherford) PA.

So, how can you get in on this sweet deal and action? Its pretty simple really!

Go to our Facebook page: Facebook – The Beer Thrillers. Then check out the post (it will be pinned) saying “SMALL BREWERY SUNDAY GIVEAWAY”. And follow the simple instructions which will be:

1) Be a United States Citizen (sorry, but its the easiest way to do this logically, and since we’re doing free S&H)
2) Like and Share the Post.
3) Tag one friend (or more!)
4) Like and follow our page – The Beer Thrillers
5) Comment on the post itself saying what your favorite local brewery is (and preferably why)

Its that simple! (Check disclaimer at the bottom of this post for ‘small print details’).

Fall Hippo

Be sure to check out our review of Fall Hippo here — Beer Review: Fall Hippo (Boneshire Brew Works).

Fall Hippo by Boneshire Brew Works

Beer: Fall Hippo
Brewery: Boneshire Brew Works
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 4.5%
Untappd Description: Next up in our Hippo Series, Fall Hippo. Brewed with Cranberry, Pie Spices, and Lactose. Fall desert in a glass.

Small Print Disclaimer

Ok, let’s break down the small print disclaimer:

The winner will be announced on November 28th, roughly around 10:00PM (EST).
The winner will be selected by a random number generator.
This contest and giveaway is in no way associated with Brewers Association, Boneshire Brew Works, Facebook, or any one other than The Beer Thrillers themselves.
The cost of the 4pk is free and so is the Shipping and Handling.
All contestants must obey the rules above.
Must be 21+ (21 or older and be able to prove as such)
Must have a US Residence
No PO Boxes
Must respond to being contacted within 48Hours of the contest’s end and announcement.
The package will be sent out no later than Thursday the 2nd (if winner contacts within 48 Hours)
If the winner does not respond to messages within 48 Hours, we will re-draw and do another random number generator.
We will only repeat this up to 4 times. After that, we will find another way to give away the four pack.
Good luck and thanks for playing!

Shop Small Breweries

Remember everyone, please, this Sunday (and all days really) shop your local small breweries. They are a crucial part of our economies and our local communities. Patronize them in the ways you would your favorite local restaurants and other businesses! Be sure to use our Facebook group to promote how you are helping your local brewery and shopping your local breweries!

Facebook Group: The Beer Thrillers

Additional links:

Thanks for reading everyone! And cheers and good luck in the giveaway!

-B. Kline

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(Edit (8:30AM 11.23.21) – edited to correct the name of the article. In a ditz moment, I titled it ‘Small Business Saturday Giveaway’ instead of ‘Small Brewery Sunday Giveaway’. Also added the year on to the end of it.)

Beer Review: Fall Hippo (Boneshire Brew Works)

BKline — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 22:06:00 +0000

Fall Hippo by Boneshire Brew Works

Fall Season

It is certainly that time of year… fall; and you can feel it in the crisp and cool air. And that means this time in the Hippo series, it needs to take a ‘fall’ turn and change, going from blue to red to pink to… fall. While maybe not a color like the others, fall is definitely a feeling, and works well for the series’ evolution.

(Check the links at the end of the review to read our beer reviews of some of the other hippo’s as well as other Boneshire Brew Works links.)

Mug Club

As you can see, my beer in question here is in a mug rather than a normal glass or anything. Sunday (Halloween Day, October 31st), me and a friend stopped in around noon to enjoy their 5th Anniversary ‘Shire’ Pastry Flight (you can read that here: Multiple Beer Reviews – Shire Pastries) and also get to try the new Fall Hippo. And lets just say, we enjoyed all five new beers.

The mug club is such a good deal if your a regular. Most breweries have them, and their typically relatively the same across the breweries with some different perks and add-ons and bonuses. One of my favorite perks is that the mug is 20oz rather than the normal 16oz, so all of your beers you get are 20oz pours rather than 16oz pours. Thats a big perk in my opinion, especially when you go often enough.

(Only downside is taking pictures for the blog, without the clear glass, but the overhead view is still good, and you still get an idea of the beer anyway.)

Beer Review

Fall Hippo by Boneshire Brew Works

Beer: Fall Hippo
Brewery: Boneshire Brew Works
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 4.5%
IBU: None
Untappd Description: Next up in our Hippo Series, Fall Hippo. Brewed with Cranberry, Pie Spices, and Lactose. Fall desert in a glass.

Aroma is pretty on point with the description, and is certainly a fall desert in a glass aromatically. You get the cranberry and pie spices right up in those nostril canals when you lean in for a good whiff. Its not quite “pie on the window sill cooling” strong, but the notes are all present and you can smell them.

Appearance is hard to tell from the picture (but you can check Untappd for numerous other pictures here – Untappd: Fall Hippo). But, overall, it has a lovely pinkish, off cranberry coloring to it. Like a lighter, more diffused cranberry, maybe a cranberry mixed with water and other juices or similar. (Note: I am not saying its watered down, just trying to give an apt description of the appearance.)

Taste is lovely for this fine beer. Very enjoyable. This is a completely comfortable, ‘kill a four pack in one sitting’ smooth, easy beer. This is a wonderful all day sipper, you can crush a four pack (or more!) of these, and have no problems. Its not too tart to give you acid reflux or anything, and its not too heavy ABV that it’ll get your head swimming. You get a notable cranberry tartness to it, but its not too much, not too overpowering, or lip-puckering or anything like that. And its not too tart or acidic that it’ll you acid reflux or anything like that either. You can pick up the pie spice notes, that gives it this little extra ‘kick’ to it. There is a slick, smooth, slightly creamy feel and taste to it (feel moreso, taste is subtle) which is from the addition of the lactose (or I might be overreaching and thinking thats what its from). Its a very well balanced beer, nothing is overpowering or too much, everything is pretty much good accordance with each other. The mouthfeel is on point. There’s no slickness or cloying to it. It just tastes nice and smooth and light. Its also easy on the head with the ABV, though the lactose might make it not so easy on stomachs. All in all, this is just a smooth, easy drinking beer, that you could sit around the fire with, or sit around all day watching some football games (or early morning futbol games) and be fine at the end of the day, so thats just a win all around right there.

My Untappd Rating: ****.25
Global Average Rating: 3.86 (as of 11.7.21)

Boneshire Brew Works on The Beer Thrillers

Click below to read any one of our (is it a hundred yet?) articles on Boneshire Brew Works:

Small Brewery Sunday Giveaway

(Edited to add this heading and paragraphs – 11.23.21)

We are offering a free four pack of Fall Hippo through our blog and Facebook page. You can read more on how you can be entered to win this free beer here:

Small Brewery Sunday Giveaway

Be sure to follow the instructions for your chance to win free beer!

Thanks For Reading

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Cheers!

-B. Kline