Well, here I am in Mountain Home, ID (formerly Rattlesnake Station…it’s a good name change).  On various occasions I’ve wanted to find some beers that I can’t get in the Midwest, only to be thwarted by the local selection.  There certainly are a lot of breweries in the West to choose from, and I have [...]

Beer seems to have received a bad rap this past century of its long and rich history.  Perhaps this is due to the unholy stigma affixed to it from such movements as fundamentalism and the prohibition, or perhaps due to the fact that when it comes to medicinal qualities associated with alcohol, red wine takes [...]

While many people would admit to hating surprises, it seems they are really referring to unpleasant surprises.  Who doesn’t enjoy a nice surprise? I was pleasently surprised by this weeks Friday beer; St. Peter’s Cream Stout.  The adage, “you get what you pay for,” certainly had me expecting a mediocre beer, as I believe it [...]

This is the last of the four Ridgeway beers that I reviewed and the last of the “Drink with us Everyday” beers.  Without further ado, let’s talk about this last one. Appearing like liquid gold, this Ale looked delicious.  It had very very little head retention, which brewers often do with fairly strong beers.  This [...]

Three Floyd’s brewery is in my state of residency (Indiana) and is very well-respected.  In fact, it is purported to have one of the world’s best beers. So, when I get a chance to drink some of their beer I’m also excited.  I chose this one because I knew that I could get it and hoped [...]

Number four and counting.  I’m excited to review this beer.  I think it is the best Ridgeway Ale I’ve had so far.  I still have a few more to try, so I shouldn’t be overzealous.  In appearance, the beer was blond with touches of orange hue.  There was a small but stable head at the beginning of [...]

We have reviewed several other Christmas Ales on this site.  Some of them have been spiced and others not.  Some were good, despite having cinnamon, cloves, or other flavors added.  Corsendok and Bison were examples of two good Christmas Ales. Let me start this review by saying that this Ale was not my style.  Some [...]

You can always count on the wisdom of Cheers to justify your beer indulgances… Says Cilff… ‘Well you see, Norm, it’s like this . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back [...]

‘Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Besides me, drinking a brewski Ok…not so poetic.  Anyway, the drink it with us friday beer is St.Peter’s Cream Stout.  This stout hails from the other side of the pond, brewed in England’s St. Peter’s Brewery (obviously). I’ve not had [...]

This is our second review for “Drink with us Everyday” during our Christmas week.  I hope that you are joining with us as much as possible while we are drinking and reviewing these beers.   Looking at the color of the beer, it had a golden color with hints of Rudolph’s red nose.  The beer had a much longer, taller, and [...]