Let’s face it, America is in a second infancy of beer drinking. Starting out, we had people who came from Europe (and elsewhere) for whom drinking was essentially ancient tradition. However, tee-totaler prohibitionism drove a wedge between the populace and beer. Not only did it drive a wedge between the general American public and beer, [...]
The obvious imagery, the simple label, and predicability of this beer as a big stout kept me away from this beer for while. Not that I’ve not sipped my fair share of 11% Imperial Stouts. Honestly, the fact that the bottle idea (a pirate theme) was platitudinal practically repulsed me from Black Flag. It’s strange [...]
Folding boxes. That’s what I did for about an hour at the Lost Abbey last Sunday while we were waiting on some friends who were caught in traffic. I saw that the Lost Abbey had tweeted about having a 1,000 boxes to fold. I’m not intending to brag, but Andrea and I make a great [...]
After staying up all night only to find out the announcement would come in the evening, I finally purchased some Dark Lord Day tickets. Last year’s sale day was full of anxiety, but at least I had a general idea as to when the tickets would go on sale. I’m not complaining—waiting is part of [...]
I admit that’s quite a title for a post. Well, maybe it will be worth all the words. Alesmith makes some good stuff. For instance, Sweedway Stout is widely regarded as one of the best coffee stouts in the business. Decadence is their yearly anniversary ale and can only picked up on a limited basis, [...]
In an effort to expand our participation on Saturdays, we’ve changed our procedure a bit. We were picking beers and asking people to buy them. I’m sure that we are going to keep doing this sometimes, but we are currently trying to come up with some more ways for people to become involved. It really [...]
Good stuff is really starting to happen in the Los Angeles (and surrounding area) beer scene. One of those places is in the works right now. Tony’s Darts Away on Magnolia in Burbank is well on its way to opening. The full-on opening is a month or so away, but I encourage those of us [...]
The bottle. Don’t let them tell you that Pliny the Younger can’t be found in the bottle. Well, that’s where the story really starts. I knew that Russian River was tapping Pliny the Younger at Lucky Baldwin’s (Pasadena) down the street. I had one problem…I had to work. So, despite the anticipation, I was stuck [...]
I have to admit it: even when I posted that I didn’t know what to expect from Jolly Pumpkin Ale, I sort of already knew. When I saw that they put out a Flanders Red style sour, I knew that’s what I’d end up drinking…despite my self-deception. I think one of the most interesting aspects [...]
Many of you know that I normally don’t go after an IPA. I find rye beers interesting, though, so I struck a compromise. Hop Rod is a Rye P.A. of sorts, and it’s not something I would normally pick up. However, since it was “Gamble with us Saturday,” I decided that this might be just [...]
