Santa’s Butt– what an interesting name for a beer. This is one beer in a series of Christmas-themed beers from Ridgeway. Let’s break it down a little. First of all, Santa’s “something” is an appropriate name for this time of year. Surely, his “Butt” is not appropriate. Well, there’s actually more than meets the eye to the [...]
Has anyone ever wondered what an I.P.A. (India Pale Ale) is? I’m going to talk about Pale Ales first because an India Pale Ale is an amped up version of the former. I’ve actually already given some good information on Pale Ales when we had Samuel Smith’s Pale Ale (here is a link to that [...]
If you’re interested in the health risks associated with drinking beer, click here. This article is about taking risks in trying new beers. In a few days I am flying through the Denver airport. Man, am I hoping that I’m not going to experience any delays. I’m hoping even more that I am not going to be like that [...]
More than O.K.–that is what I have to say about this beer. I’ve had Okocim’s strong Porter a few times and have enjoyed it. When I saw this beer, called a Full Pale, I thought I’d give it a whirl. After all, there are some nice beers coming from Poland. Upon pouring the beer, it had [...]
Normally, we talk about beer on this site. I’ve posted once before about beer and cigars. Of course, this article will talk about beer, too, but I’m also going to give some props to Bourbon as a drink. If you are interested in trying the best Bourbon in the world, don’t look any further than [...]
As the title indicates, this article will cover more ground than just a single type of beer. However, it will deal with a singular concept, namely, the role of hops and grains in English Ales. There will be plenty of time to cover other Ale considerations in future articles. The particular types of top-fermented Ale covered in [...]
A few posts ago I mentioned that we might do a “Drink it with us Everyday” for Christmas. Well, here we go. I’ve selected a series of beers that are mostly from the same brewer. Hopefully we are all able to find most of these. Ridgeway brewing, a British company, is the ale maker of choice. Actually, they [...]
For my part, winter is never welcome, but beer makes the cold times more tolerable. Let me start by saying that this is beer was above average, but I like some of Sam Smith’s stuff better. A much better way to “Welcome” the winter might be their delicious Imperial Stout. The head on the beer [...]
The real point of this review is to rebut a comment I heard recently. Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to review the beer, but I wanted to address an idea that raising one’s beer standards results in poverty…or something like that. You’ve heard it before. Someone states: “I’d love to drink the ‘good stuff,’ [...]
A few weeks ago we tried Sam Adam’s Black Lager, which is a traditional German style Schwarzbier. Alhambra is a beer that runs along this same stylistic vein. The first time that I have ever seen this beer was a weekend when I went to Liquor Barn in Lexington, KY (excellent selection of beers). So, when [...]
