After our prior efforts with Shipyard’s Smashed Pumpkin, I was tempted to try another beer that was more my style while it was still infused with pumpkin. I thought that maybe it was the style of beer more than the pumpkin that had fed my dislike for pumpkin […]
During our 10/10/13 excursion to NYC for the 2013 Whisky Jewbilee, Limpd and I stopped into Rattle N Hum, a Craft Beer-centric pub on East 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, for a quick lunch before our #WhiskyFabric meet up at Keens Steakhouse. This would be our first visit […]
While in search of the Samuel Smith Apricot and some Magner’s Pear Cider, I hit the English wall at Kress Liquors and picked up a couple of bottles of Fuller’s Black Cab Stout. I have had a number of beers from the Fuller’s lineup (the Fuller’s ESB, the […]
I recently paid a visit to The Alemonger’s for a mid-week beer tasting and #Beertography session. During the session, we tried three beers from the New Belgium Lips of Faith series which he picked up as part of a recent Craft Beer shopping excursion to State Line Liquors of Elkton, […]
I first had the Yards Brewing Company Cape of Good Hope in cask form during a 2012 dinner with Mrs. G-LO at Amis, a Marc Vetri restaurant in Center City Philadelphia. About two months ago, I almost had it again in cask form at Alla Spina, yet another […]
Recently, G-LO had posted about the Yunkin’ Punkin’ Ale from Manayunk Brewing Co. In the comments, the Alemonger had suggested that the only two pumpkin beers worth a try were Southern Tier’s Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale and Shipyard’s Smashed Pumpkin. Since we had already tried the Pumking, I went […]
As I’m putting the finishing touches on this review, AMC’s The Pitch is playing in the background. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the show, here is what AMC has to say about it: The Pitch explores the incredible lengths, intense stakes and tight deadlines advertising agencies […]
Below are a few of the more interesting press releases that have found their way to our inbox over the past week… Sailor Jerry Announces ‘Bartender Appreciation Day’. Nominate your favs! Who’s your favorite bartender? As in, what have they done to set themselves apart? Is it their drink, […]
Fall is an odd time of year for me with respects to beer. Oktoberfest (aka Marzen) and pumpkin beers line the shelves, but with the exception of maybe two or three of them, I don’t care much for either of these beer styles. That being said, I’m always willing […]
With the weather holding and the neighbors gathering on the patio, we have been experimenting with fruitier beers that the ladies might enjoy with us. Now, I’m not saying that fruity beers are a ladies thing. I am saying that our ladies tend to avoid our hop bombs and imperial […]
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