by storminspank Now that BEERacketology is officially over, it’s time to dive back into the reviews here. The Alchemist Heady Topper ABV: 8.0 IBU: 120 Style: Double IPA (Imperial IPA by my judgement) RateBeer: 100/100 BeerAdvocate: 100/93 Aaron (@ndsumiller) recently came into some Heady Topper from Vermont. It’s not easy to get. It’s akin to [...]
Every year my brother-in-law (@LNeibs) makes us a wonderful Christmas dinner as his gift to the family. He’s made us anything from a Greek-themed meal to a full-blown Italian feast. This year the idea was “Pretentious Pub”, wherein the food was inspired by bar food, but made up to be pretentious in character and self-importance. [...]
Yeah we are big timing it now. We did a podcast. It’s probably the best podcast you will ever listen to, ever. Ever. Except the opposite. But please don’t turn it off after 3 minutes… get to at least 5 minutes in to make us feel better. [...]
I have several friends, some of those contributors to BrewManiacs, who have already tasted Russian River’s Pliny the Elder. The consensus from my inner circle is that Pliny the Elder is right up there with the other top of the line DIPAs/IIPAs. BeerAdvocate puts it at an A+. RateBeer puts it at 100/100 for style [...]
New label released. Pretty sweet looking label… plus it’s the size for a bomber. Awesome. Yum.
I had to get my lawn mowed tonight. Well, not so much mowed as “baled”. It had been over a week and rain was predicted for the next 2-3 days. But, MetsFanVI, what does this have to do with beer, you ask? That’s an excellent question. As I walked back and forth across my humble [...]
Every so often New Glarus brewmaster and co-owner, Dan Carey, brews up some specialty brews. I’ve heard them referred to as “Unplugged Series” and “Thumbprint Series” and, of course, “Seasonal”. There are instances of these throughout New Glarus Land (DISCLAIMER: New Glarus Land doesn’t exist – there isn’t an amusement park full of beer and cheese [...]
I’ve mentioned Firestone Walker a few times before, between the launch party and the beer dinner, so I reckon it’s high time that I do a proper review of one of their beers. As you may have wondered, the “Firestone” part of the name is indeed related to the Firestone tire company – co-founder Adam [...]
Yeah, that’s a reference to the Foo Fighters song. I’m so witty, I know it. So very witty. It’s also very applicable in this particular situation. For what seemed like an eternity, Stone Brewing did not distribute in Minnesota. Instead, I was relegated to listening to my friends and colleagues talk about just how delicious [...]
Wikipedia defines “squall” as “a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed which is usually associated with active weather, such as rain showers, thunderstorms, or heavy snow.” Having lived in Michigan, I am familiar with snow squalls (which often turned into lake effect snow). I miss those squalls. So, to celebrate American Craft Beer Week I [...]
My 17th birthday was actually kind of awful. I had All-State band auditions the day before, and didn’t make it. While I was there, I got a loose-meat sandwich, complete with salmonella. So the next day, my birthday, I was not able to enjoy any of the lasagna or cake my dad made. Making things [...]
(NOTE FROM FLENKER: Now to be fair, I drank this a week or two ago, and am just now getting around to typing everything. Because my life’s so wild and exciting that I couldn’t be bothered to try and decipher the notes I wrote for like 10 days. Or, I’ve just been a little lazy. [...]
