13 malts, 13 hops, 13 percent ABV…100% great deal. I paid $5.99 for this 22-ounce bottle of beer at Whole Foods (actually, I got a 20% discount off that). When I thought about it, I really got about 5-6 beers for the $5.99 that I paid. Twenty-two ounces is almost 2 beers, and 13% is [...]
Troegs Mad Elf Review: A pretty good Christmas brew!
L’Chaim, indeed. Although the ladies might feel left out due to the fact that there is no Bat Mitzvah beer to drink, let’s give He’brew a break and try this beer anyway. This 13th Anniversary Ale is huge. 13 hops, 13 malts (and still Kosher?), and 13 percent ABV sounds like a lot of beer [...]
Why would an elf be mad? I don’t know…forced labor, watching Santa engorge himself on turkey legs night after night, staring people in the knees on a daily basis, blister covered hands from slaving away on toys that are destined to be outgrown in a years… Or perhaps “mad” means crazy/insane, in which case all [...]
In all honesty, to some extent, I am affected by the presentation of a bottle of a beer as I walk through the beer aisle. I don’t base my judgment of the flavor and quality of the contents on such superficialities, but a nicely dressed bottle is eye catching. That being said, there is something [...]
Orval is really a classic Trappist ale. A few may argue that it even the classic beer within the style…I would beg to differ, perhaps citing Rochefort or Chimay; regardless, it is a pinion of what is “Trappist.” A beer is better appreciated if the brewery and brewers can first be appreciated, in my opinion. [...]
If the sun must cloak itself in a tenebrous and depressing shroud of cloud, the lush green vegetation must fade to brown, and the temperature must drop to bone shattering lows, then at least we can extract some joy from the Christmas seasonal beers that are now replacing the proliferation of pumpkin ales on the [...]
With Thanksgiving officially behind us, it seems natural to segue into some Christmas and seasonal beers. What better way to do that then to first indulge in a true trappist beer? While all Monks have devoted their lives to the adoration and propagation of Christ, the focal point of Christ-mas, some monks have also devoted [...]
Rich, delicious, classic. These are just three words I associate with Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout. Ever since it was commissioned at the behest of Merchant du Vin, it’s had a serious foothold on the world of oatmeal stouts. It’s odd that we’ve not reviewed it before now on the site. It’s widely liked, and I’ve [...]
After a long and serious talk, Mike and I both realized that our health is suffering: our cholesterol is too high. Since we both want to be around not only to open a brewery, but also to see our grandkids working at said brewery, some changes were necessary. According to the American Cancer Society a [...]
