Posts Tagged: Beer Reviews
Josh Goes To Mitch's Tavern, Raleigh, NC, USA
Posted by on Monday, June 4, 2007 in - 3 comments
Today, we introduce a new writer here at A Good Beer Blog, Josh Marlow, who wrote this when I asked him about himself: • “I'm 25, living in Raleigh, NC, and recently married. I have a degree in chemical engineering and a degree in English. We both have families in Asheville, which is probably … read more »
Big Hop Bombs: Simcoe Double IPA, Weyerbacher Brewing, PA
Posted by on Monday, June 4, 2007 in - 1 comment
Rich fine tan creamy head over deep caramel ale. The smell is orange marmalade with a sort of distinctly garlic-y hot heat. In the mouth eucalyptus and mint hops with orange peel and rich creamy malt closing into heat. A really fine double IPA, balanced - at 9% not overwhelming. A kinder gentler …
Session 4: What Is My Local Brew?
Posted by on Friday, June 1, 2007 in - 5 comments
This is the fourth session. Session number four. I did number two but that is, like, two sessions ago. Now we are under orders. Where before we spoke of things like stout, dubbels and milds, Gastronomic Fight Club now we speak of the local in beer as was suggested, nay, demanded by Blogmaster …
Gary Finds A Use For Cave Creek Chili Beer
Posted by on Saturday, May 26, 2007 in - 3 comments
I have a hellacious cold and the temps got up into the 90s today, so it was time to crack open the chili beer. I wondered if it would clear my sinuses, and boy, did it ever! • From Arizona to me here in New York, I wanted to try the beer in the clear bottle with the floating chili in it. I got … read more »
National Six-Pack: Arkell Best Bitter, Wellington, Guelph, ON
Posted by on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in - 2 comments
It has been a while since I did a National Six-Pack review. There are a couple of reasons. There are, relative to anywhere in the US or the UK say, quite a limited number of craft brews available to the Canadian consumer. And, in addition to that, there are a lot of them that I really would not …
Being Untrue With Heavy*Weizen from Southern Teir
Posted by on Sunday, May 20, 2007 in - leave a comment
I am usually quite true to you and this blog. I buy beers I never have had and I write about every one. Pretty much. But last night, after a warm spring Saturday on a long Canadian holiday weekend, after mowing and BBQing t-bones and checking out inter-league baseball...well, I cheated. I had a … read more »
Big Hop Bombs: 10th Anniversary IPA, Stone Brewing, CA, USA
Posted by on Friday, May 18, 2007 in - 2 comments
I have to say, I like the anniversary brews. I had Stone's eighth anniversary brew, a 7.8% mild ale that I reviewed back in 2005. And I think this last year's edition uses font half the size compared to two years ago and I suspect there are over 1,000 words in the personal essay by brewer Dave … read more »
I Thought That May Was Mild Month!?!
Posted by on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in - 3 comments
According to CAMRA, May is Mild Month. Great news if you are going to a beer festival. Not necessarily so great if you are just dropping into the pub for a swift half. • Last weekend we were in Norwich. Now I know of one or two decent pubs in Norwich where mild wouldn’t have been a problem, but …
Gary Tries Three Dutch Micros
Posted by on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 in - 1 comment
Like pennies from heaven, this correspondent received beers from Amsterdam. Nothing else to do but drink them! I notice the book review of a history of Dutch brewing here, so this is most apropos. I loved the first I tried, an unfiltered lager reviewed here from Christoffel. I didn't know what it …
Session 3: The Closest Thing To Mild Around Here
Posted by on Friday, May 4, 2007 in - 4 comments
OK, here is a further last note about my best bet for a bottle of mild or a mild like product made in Ontario - Black Oak's Nut Brown Ale from Oakville to the west of Toronto. In the early 1970s, David Line (the grandfather of all homebrewing and thereby the great-grandfather of the modern craft …
