My own father, that’s all I could think. How could he do such a thing? I even caught him in the middle of the act. His lips were all over it; his eyes fixed deeply into its opening. Sounds pretty bad, right? I’m not talking about catching my dad doing something immoral or an act [...]
What an interesting name for a beer. How was it named? Drink it and you’ll know. Numerous people I have known think this beer has a gumball quality in its flavor. I can’t disagree, but there is more to this beer than a simple gumball taste. The Pour: GBH had a clean, very light gold [...]
Well, we’re back from our trip to Europe, and I’m finally feeling a little rested. Sometimes things happen so quickly that your head can spin (or was it the 80 new beers that I tried in Europe?). It’s taken me a little time to think through what the first Europe post would be, but [...]
The past several months have been quite a ride for the majority of Americans. In fact, ever since the market began its record breaking descent into depths that typically force nations to default on national debt, things have not gotten much better. Sure the DOW peaked it’s head above 8000 in a micro bull run, [...]
First you need a place to setup a trade. I use the beeradvocate.com forums, but there is also a trading area on ratebeer.com, and I’m sure several others that I don’t know about. Since beeradvocate.com is what I use to trade, it will be used for my examples. The site offers three ways to trade [...]
This weeks featured communal potable is brewed by a group of men committed to quality and fine tuning of beer style. They may not put out an audacious new flavor or a ground breaking archeological brew, but their brews, in my opinion, end up being high class brews, with unique and complex flavors. You may [...]
In an effort to draw a little attention to the beer that I have locally, I’m trying to post a little more frequently about Indiana beers. So, I’m starting with what I’ve gotten recently. As I’ve stated before, I’m a fan of Samuel Smith’s Tadcaster Porter and consider it the best that I’ve had in [...]
The only thing that would have made this Matilda a more satisfying drinking experience, would be if Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman stopped by, kicked back their feet, had a few laughs, and enjoyed it with me. Seriously, as I said this great beer with a great story hits the spot regardless of the setting. [...]
Great Divide makes some good stuff. I wrote a pretty enthusiastic review of their Hibernation Ale, which I recommend you try. The other day I picked up a single (my preferred method of purchasing beer) of this Claymore Scotch Ale, which Great Divide is terming “Wee Heavy” because of its alcohol content. It took me [...]
Craft beer, an ever dynamic industry, demands inovation to drive sales, unlike the Big Beer industry that relies on clever marketing. The utilization of technology, never hurts. Dogfish Head’s Chateau Jiahu is one of those risky beers that not only exemplifies insane innovation, but cutting edge scientific savy. Dogfish Head collaborated with molecular archeologist, Dr. [...]
