Beer Review – Boaks Monster Mash


Briefly abandoning my love of the mixed six, I went out and picked up a couple of six packs (a number of sharing opportunities were on the horizon) from Kress Liquors. One of those six packs was the Boaks Monster Mash. I was intrigued for two reasons. First, I […]

Beer Review – Smuttynose Big A IPA


Smuttynose was my gateway brewery into the wonderful world of Craft Beer. It all started around 6 or 7 years ago when I had my first sip of their Finestkind IPA. I was hooked immediately and have never looked back. I immediately started exploring the rest of their […]

Whisk(e)y Wednesday Weekly For February 20, 2013


The Maker’s Mark ABV Conundrum On February 9th, I received the following email from the good people at Maker’s Mark: Dear Maker’s Mark® Ambassador, Lately we’ve been hearing from many of you that you’ve been having difficulty finding Maker’s Mark in your local stores.  Fact is, demand for our […]

Beer Review – Ichtegem’s Grand Cru


To further my education on sours, I have followed G-Lo’s lead and picked up the Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Ale, the Cuvée des Jacobins Flemish Sour Ale, the Duchesse De Bourgogne Flemish Red Ale and the Rodenbach Original. Some of this education has been met with great success (The Duchesse and […]