Last night’s Linderman’s Apple Lambic was magnificent. First off, let me say I typically don’t have a blast with sweet beers, and I shy away from fruity beers.  Thus said, in approaching this beer, I had in mind that it would be “OK.”  In fact, my wife took a sip before me and said, “Uh [...]

Here is another article that connects with this week’s Drink with us Friday.  Have you purchase the Pomme Lambic that we are drinking?  If you did, you might have noticed how thick the glass of the bottle is.  Maybe you’ve purchased various beers throughout the weeks, months, or years and noticed some of those other [...]

Seeing as how we are about to drink a Pomme lambic, I thought that this would be as good a time as any to write about lambic as a style.  This style of beer is truly an achievement.  In this post, I’m going to tell you what a lambic is all about, and this will [...]

Does beer have to taste like “beer?”

The brewer Brasserie Des Legendes makes this lovely Christmas beer (which means Christmas of the Giants).  Man, are a lot of good beers made in Belgium.  This particular beer comes in at 8% ABV and is imported like so many other beers by The Shelton Brothers.  You might have been able to tell from the label, but this beer [...]

Since we have covered some other English Styles Ales, Scottish Ales, and various other topics, let’s stick with another Ale of England.  As the name might indicate, Barley Wine is a very strong type of beer.  In fact, it often rivals wines in ABV.  These Ales have a tendency to be pretty sweet (because of [...]

The truth behind skunky beer.

I got skunked on this beer, guys and dolls.  It’s been quite a while since I tried this beer, so I was looking forward to getting a chance to reassess it.  But something pernicious happened–more about that in a moment. Upon pouring the beer, I saw a light copper body and a stable head.  It was very [...]

There are beers out there that cost $150, $400, or even $1000 for a bottle.  If your interested to know what they are and where they can be found, check out this site.  For some beers, like these the basic laws of supply and demand, are the driving force behind the expense.  And to some [...]

It’s been a while since the last style series post, but I am going to keep it up.  The last types of styles that I drew one were various English Ales and Pale/India Pale Ales, so I’m going to keep it close to area.  Scottish Ales are the next to be tackled. In some ways, [...]