Kelpie Ale, by Williams Brothers Brewery, is a beast of an Ale, in name and flavor. No, I’m not joking…as cute as “Kelpie” sounds and as wimpy as 4.4% ABV may seem, sometimes there’s more than meets the eye. The beer, based of historic Scottish ales that were brewed on the coast using malts that [...]
Outside of Dark Lord Day, I’ve not been to Three Floyds. Now that I’m in Indiana, I’m planning on hitting Three Floyds Brewpub for a bite to eat and a couple beers to drink. Anyway, I don’t know how many of you have local brewpubs but that’s what I’ll be doing on this Saturday. I’m [...]
Besides the fact that true Lambics are intensely complex, flavorful, and delicious beers, they can serve a higher purpose. The Lambic could have been designed to prove to the wine guy/gal that beer can be good. (1) Let’s start with the name of the Lambic, in this case the Framboise that I drank this past [...]
Nate appealed to us saying that we should drink a lambic for our SWUS festivities. My brother and I went to The Lost Abbey, so sipping some Amorosa was a no brainer. Actually, my brother went with the intention of buying some Isabel Proximus or Duck Duck Gooze…stumped on both accounts. I would loved to been able [...]
While summer won’t “technically” arrive until June 21st this year, it sure feels like like spring has come and gone. In fact, I could hardly fall asleep last night in my non-air conditioned home. Fortunately, counting the drops of sweat dripping from my brow lulled me into sleep. Perhaps the most quintessential summer beverage, is [...]
In order to fulfill the foreign language requirement in high school, I took four years of Japanese. In fact, a the age of thirty, I still wear my Japanese Club t-shirt from my junior. While I have forgotten most of the language (but still have dreams in which I’m speaking semi fluent Japanese…weird) I haven’t [...]
Love it or hate it, the TV series LOST has proven to be a drama of epic proportions, having dominated whatever time slot it has filled for the past several years. At one point, the president of the United States even had to rearrange a State of the Union Address so as not to interfere [...]
In an effort to find an non U.S. beer off the beaten path for Sip with us Saturday, I found La Divine by Brasserie De Silly from Belgium. Admittedly, I wanted go a bit more off the beaten path for this one but my choices were a little more limited. Not that I’m complaining, I [...]
I have iterated several times before on this blog that the America Pilsner (and I am speaking generically; that is, making no distinction between say, a German or Czech style Pilsner) is treated like a weird/creepy uncle: While a part of the family, only in reluctance will many admit association. But sometimes a weird uncle [...]
A lively little discussion over at Beer and Whiskey Bros was the fodder that fed the idea behind this weeks Sip With Us Saturday beer. Don thought Boulevard’s Collaboration 1 to be over valued, and I thought the opposite. Head over there and give us your two cents. Here’s the deal… A little disagreement doesn’t [...]
