Tag: Beer

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 […]

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 […]

Beer Review – Innis & Gunn Rum Cask


Recently, after meeting G-LO for lunch, I stopped in The Foodery and put together a mixed six. One of the bottles was Innis & Gunn’s Rum Cask. I selected the bottle as a result of the beautiful amber color that beckoned through the clear glass. It didn’t hurt that I […]

Sipping Saturday Gazette For February 9, 2013


FAIR FOOD PRESENTS THE NINTH ANNUAL BREWER’S PLATE 2013 More than 70 Local Restaurants, Breweries and Artisanal Producers Gather to Promote Sustainable Agriculture at the National Constitution Center PHILADELPHIA (February 8, 2013) – Fair Food, a nonprofit organization uniting local farmers, business and consumers, presents The Brewers Plate. Now […]