On a recent trip to BJs, I made a quick check of the beer aisle to see if they had anything interesting. To my great surprise they had a split case of Sam Adams that included their Noble Pils (see the Wookie’s fine review here). As this beer […]
What’s the best way to end the weekend (or start a new week)? With a late Sunday night tasting of one funky brew, Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, at the Pour House in Westmont, NJ.
When it comes to beer, unlike our buddy Miracle Max, I don’t like to stash it away and let it age. Maybe it’s a lack of the willpower required for aging brew but I like my beer fresh and prefer that it is local. So when I was […]
It’s been a controversy filled week for the craft beer loving community. Here are some of the headlines from across the internet: MLCC taking an obscene stance on beer’s name – The Michigan Liquor Control Board bans the sale of Flying Dog’s Raging Bitch Belgian IPA. Goose Island […]
On my way home from work, I had an urge for a new beer. Perusing the many bottles at my local liquor store, I found another bottle from Leinenkugel’s, the Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout. The RIS is a specialty beer that was first released in 2007 […]
Since I picked San Diego State University to win the NCAA Men’s Division 1 Basketball Championship (aka March Madness) in my office pool, I thought I would review the Green Flash West Coast IPA which is brewed and bottled in San Diego County, California. Here is Green Flash’s
Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Commodore Perry IPA is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the naval hero of the War of 1812 who battled the British navy on Lake Erie. The beer which bears The Commodore’s name is brewed with two kinds of malt (Harrington 2-Row Base Malt […]
Sometimes hanging out with our old friend The Alemonger is a bit like an acid trip as he spins off on rants about the squirrels that have laid siege to his home or how cheese and eggs are a communist plot to enslave us all. Other times hanging with […]
“I was just told that the meeting that is scheduled at 1PM today is being postponed until further notice. Please remove it from your calendar.” – Actual text from a work email received at 10:44AM on 3/3/2011 I’ve been to Misconduct Tavern on two occasions. Once during a post-Christmas […]
There are Belgian-style beers. There are IPAs. And then there’s Belgian-style IPA. Could it get any more complicated? The answer is yes, it can get really complicated! And if you don’t believe me, the Brewers Association has published a 34 page guide that will tell you how complicated it really is. […]
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