Posts Tagged: Beer Reviews
Belgium: Guldenberg, De Ranke, Wevelgem
Posted by on Sunday, September 30, 2007 in - leave a comment
This weekend, I've decided to have people over and break out some of the gems of the stash in the cause of the International Branch of the National Toast. Last night there were fifteen in the house at one point, though eight were under nine. Mayhem. Hi-jinx even. Anyway, after opening the last …
Porter Season: Black Hole, Weyerbacher, PA, USA
Posted by on Thursday, September 20, 2007 in - 3 comments
If stinking hot July is the month for wheat beers and the end of summer is the time for sour fruit beers, then the end of September has to herald the slowing down of my sour beer studies and the beginning of the season of porters. Why? First, they go with stew and they go in stew and no one eats …
Vermont: Jinx, Magic Hat, South Burlington
Posted by on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 in - leave a comment
Another from Magic Hat's autumnal Night of the Living Dead '07 mixed pack. This time they let us know what to expect as the label says "peat smoked offering" and "an ale inspired by the doctrines of medieval chemists". OK, they give us a hint. I'd link to more detail on the site but it is a 2002 …
Vermont: Autumn Mystery Beer '07, Magic Hat
Posted by on Monday, September 10, 2007 in - 3 comments
I like Magic Hat and I like the way they do not really follow the pack. No beers called "imperial double IPA ESB pale ale" and not really that many claims to making "raspberry cherry vanilla hefeweizen-porter" crosses. Sure they make them - but they just give them batch numbers for names instead … read more »
Paul Goes To Alsace
Posted by on Saturday, September 8, 2007 in - 2 comments
We've recently been on holiday to the Alsace, a very fine part of France. Having decided not to rush to get to our destination we took the over-night ferry to Holland, followed by a planned stop in Liege, Belgium the next night. When looking for a place to stop on our journey we ignored the advice …
Session 7: The Brew Zoo
Posted by on Friday, September 7, 2007 in - 2 comments
It is the first Friday of the month and that means it is the day of The Session. Rick Lyke named it this time and chose "The Brew Zoo" demanding we all drink beers with animals on the labels. I forgot this earlier in the week when I popped a Struis with an ostrich on the front. That would have … read more »
Holland: Struis, Brouwerij 't IJ, Amsterdam
Posted by on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 in - 14 comments
I have a sticker on my hand that says "$6.20" and on my desk I have a 330 ml bottle of Struis. In the US, that price gets the best part of a decent six pack of craft beer. In Ontario, it gets you half a six of Unibroue's Trois Pistoles or a large Chimay Premiere. So, for my dollar, this beer from …
Dogtoberfest, Flying Dog Brewery, Colorado, USA
Posted by on Friday, August 31, 2007 in - 4 comments
Flying Dog has been reaching out to bloggers recently more than any craft brewer in the USA. Beers, contests, friendly emails with people who actually respond. Which makes sense when you think of it. How better to get the word out? I mean most bloggers will work for years to get …
Sad News Of Michael Jackson's Passing
Posted by on Thursday, August 30, 2007 in - 6 comments
Sad news from Stan who is reporting the passing of Michael Jackson, the English beer writer who taught so much to so many of we beer geeks. Tonight, in his memory, you might raise a very good glass of one of the many somethings his writings illuminated for you. • Lew's recollections are quite …
Sour Beer Studies: Grand Cru, Brouwerij Rodenbach, Belgium
Posted by on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 in - 6 comments
There's plenty of good stuff down in the stash but I had to think hard about what was the right beer for the Sox and Yanks tonight. I settled on Rodenbach Grand Cru as it is a Flemish Red. I previously reviewed it but that was so 2004 when I thought it was over the top in tartness. Ah...the …
