I took a trip to Kress Liquors and pulled a bottle of Weihenstephaner Weissbier Dark off of the shelves. While not a big fan of wheat beers, I was intrigued by the dark aspect of this beer. Weihenstephaner traces its roots to an abbey established in 768. The […]
One Sunday morning , my better half (the one who puts up with the incessant blogging and beer/whiskey hoarding), pointed out that on the front page of the newspaper was an article on Belgian beers. This little slice of life brings up a host of questions:
Prior to our evening of spirits and fun at Spirits Confidential Philadelphia, G-LO, Crazy-Eye, and I connected at the Cooperage for a “pre-game” drink. Given my planned trip to Colorado in the spring I opted for a Great Divide Hercules Double IPA to sample more of what the […]
In the latest edition of WhiskyCast HD, Mark Gillespie flies to Tuscany to meet with Dr. Bill Lumsden (Head of Distilling & Whisky Creation for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg) for the
About four weeks ago, I received the following email from Steve of Anderson Valley Brewing: Greetings, I recently came across your review of our Boont Amber as a follow up to a previous Summer Solstice review. I respect your point of view and understand that not everyone will […]
Some days it’s okay to have a little hangover. Today is one of those days. Some days it’s great to be a Booze Dancer. Yesterday was that day. Last night our friends at Beam Global invited us to join them at a fabulous event they hosted at the […]
Once again at the import wall at Kress Wine, I selected a La Fin du Monde (French for “The end of the world”) which is a Belgian style tripel, bottle conditioned golden ale from the folks at Unibroue. Now, this leads me to a series of digressions since […]
Below is a press release that I received via email this afternoon. This sounds like a fabulous Philly Craft Beer and Fine Food event, and if all goes according to plan, there might be a Booze Dancer or two in attendance. But don’t worry, we promise to save […]
About four weeks ago, I reviewed the North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout. Since I absolutely loved that beer, I thought I should delve deeper into the North Coast line up.
This post is half rant and half “ask the audience”, so strap in and enjoy the ride! The rant and poll revolve around the following two questions: Do you regularly find yourself lost or hunting endlessly for a particular Craft Beer in a poorly organized beer aisle? Do […]