Category: Brew Review

Beer Review – Third Shift Amber Lager


For this year’s Spring Break boondoggle, Benita, the Urchins and I headed out to Las Vegas for a few days before we ventured up to Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah. After checking in to the Cliffs at Peace Canyon, we headed out in search of provisions to the local Walmart. Much […]

Cocktail Fail – The Wedding Slinger


A couple of weeks ago, we received two sample bottles of Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer. Since I already reviewed this grown-up soda, I decided that I’d try it in a cocktail. The obvious cocktail choice would have been a Dark’N’Stormy or a Moscow Mule, but I decided to […]

Beer Review – Sixpoint C.R.E.A.M.


The color of Sixpoint’s C.R.E.A.M. is quite peculiar. It has an odd orangey glow to it (not to be confused with Orange Glo). Magda from There’s Something About Mary comes to mind. You remember Magda! She was the little old lady that spent too much time at the […]

Beer Review – Sierra Nevada Otra Vez


How do you say Gose? Repeat after me: GOH-zuh. I have yet to try a German version, But I’ve had several American versions. Four of them to be exact. My first Gose was made with blood oranges. My second was made with cherries. My third was closer to […]

Beer Review – AleSmith IPA


“I fear we’ve entered into a new, and not too wonderful era of sophomoric brewing “creativity…” – The Alemonger The above quote was The Alemonger’s response when I asked if he’d seen Ballast Point’s Pineapple Sculpin in the South Jersey beer aisles. He sure does make it sound […]