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Booze Banter – A Shout-out to Miracle Max

By The Wookie on February 25, 2011 • ( 11 Comments )

How do you pass the time when you spend a couple of hours of your commute on Amtrak between Philly and NYC? Well, if you are like me, after you answer a thousand emails and finish reports for work, you pop open your web browser, search the […]

Beer Review – Two Brothers Brewing Co. Heavy Handed IPA

By G-LO on February 24, 2011 • ( 5 Comments )

Two Brothers Brewing Co. is a small, 100% family owned brewery which is located on the outskirts of Chicago in Warrenville, IL. The Heavy Handed India Pale Ale is one of their seasonal beer offerings which is available from September to December. I picked this up as part […]

Beer Review – Victory Headwaters Pale Ale

By G-LO on February 23, 2011 • ( 19 Comments )

On Sunday February 13th, Victory Brewing Company invited several beer bloggers from the PA/NJ area (I can only assume that our invitation got lost in the mail) to their Downingtown, PA brewpub for a preview of their latest beer, the Headwaters Pale Ale. Since the craft beer industry […]

Great Beer Ads From A Great Brewer!

By G-LO on February 22, 2011 • ( 3 Comments )

The Wookie has scoured the internet for creative and witty beer ads so that you won’t have to! Here are a few from our friends at Troegs. Enjoy!

Booze Review – The Knot

By G-LO on February 21, 2011 • ( 57 Comments )

The Ad… The Front of the Bottle… The Back of the Bottle… The Verdict…

Beer Review – Cricket Hill East Coast Lager

By The Wookie on February 20, 2011 • ( 3 Comments )

My mother always told me, “If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all.” So I don’t have much to say about Cricket Hill’s East Coast Lager.

Beer Review – Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale

By The Wookie on February 19, 2011 • ( 12 Comments )

As a much needed pit stop in the middle of a long week G-LO and I took a “Thirsty Thursday” trip to one of our favorite pubs, The Pour House in Westmont, NJ. Among the brew I sampled during this session the highlight was Lagunitas Brewing Company’s A […]

Beer Review – Dogfish Head Chicory Stout

By G-LO on February 18, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

Here is yet another beer that I have had on several occasions, but never took the time to review. My first experience with Dogfish Head’s Chicory Stout was two years ago, when I had it on draught at Champps in Marlton, NJ. I remember enjoying this beer immensely, but since […]

Vertical Beer Tasting Q&A

By G-LO on February 17, 2011 • ( 13 Comments )

Since I’ve been going back and forth with our friends at Alcohol and Aphorisms about the effects of aging on high ABV beer (I often find them to be a bit too boozy for my tastes), I thought I would add to the discussion by posting a brief […]

Whiskey Review – Eagle Rare 17 – Fall 2010 Bottling

By G-LO on February 16, 2011 • ( 6 Comments )

The Eagle Rare 17 is part of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection, which also includes the Sazerac Rye 18 (45% ABV), George T. Stagg Bourbon (71.5% ABV), William Larue Weller Bourbon (63.3% ABV), and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye (63.45% ABV). Compared to the other whiskies in this collection, […]