Beer choices for our weekly ritual, Sip With Us Saturday, are never arbitrary.  This week being no different, we chose Hop Stoopid, after having read a smashing A+review from our friend and fellow beer blogger.  Now, we come across A+ reveiws everyday:  we cannot choose them all. Basically, neither Mike (THFB Mike) nor I (Nate), [...]

Quite often, reviewers of craft beer, rate a beer a particular way with extreme prejudice.  That is, they read the reviews before drinking and formulate their approval of a particular beer based (subconsciously) on presuppositions.  A five rated beer is destined for another high review and vice versa.  I try not to do this. Which [...]

Having recently indulged in (and enjoyed) a rye beer, we thought it fitting to invite others in on the experience.  So this week on Saturday treat yourself to a Founders Red’s  Rye IPA.  To be honest, I am surprised that rye beers seem to get so little attention, given a trend that favors rich malts [...]

Stone is a company that makes some stuff I normally really like or dislike. I’ve enjoyed their Vertical Epic Series beers for a couple of years now, and they make some other good products, too. Their IPA is one of the few beers that they make where I find myself somewhere in the middle. The [...]

You may find it interesting to see a restaurant/brewpub shipping its beer far distances, but here was a California beer in an Indianapolis liquor store. It is increasingly (and happily) common for brewpubs to wear more than one hat. I’m glad to say that this is really paying off for some brewers. Many of you [...]

I know that I alienate some people by saying that I’m not a big Founder’s fan. I’ve had a couple of their brews that were just not interesting. However, I do still need to try their Kentucky Breakfast Stout. Having said what I just did, I want to post a little more positive review of [...]

Dogfish Head’s 12o Minute IPA is practically a rite of passage among beer geeks.  Q.) How is it then that until recently I was a 120 Minute virgin?  A.) Ohio’s silly alcohol laws. So since I couldn’t find this beer in my neck of the woods, while I found myself in Michigan the other day [...]

First, a hearty thanks for the proprietors of “Thank Heaven for Beer” for hosting this review.  In fact, I was surprised by the request.  In deciding what beer to review, I found myself at the store pondering what sort of hoppy ale (minus the apricots!) should find its way into my glass.  I knew a [...]