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. [...]
Wet is my favorite beer from Surly Brewing. (Let’s just get that out of the way.) And because of that, you think that would make me biased, huh? Actually, I think it means that the beer has to be held up to a higher standard by me. And I’ll be honest, it’s a damn high [...]
So the beginning of August rolled around and it was time for me to go on a road trip; a beercation, if you will. A trip that would take me from Minnesota, meander throughout Iowa, into Missouri, pausing in Kansas, and then traveling back home. Why? Why not. I hadn’t seen Flenker since last year [...]
Quick and Dirty – our rapid review of different beers without getting into much detail or professionalism. I was going to put a Quick and Dirty picture here, but when I GIS’ed “Quick and Dirty”… holy hell… just don’t do it with SafeSearch off. I will update this through the night as I continue to [...]
Last Thursday, August 4, was declared to be International #IPADay. All craft beer drinkers were encourage to drink an IPA in recognition of one of the most popular craft beer styles. I was not able to participate in this event as I was here: Since this was a Boy Scout campout with my son, alcohol [...]
A couple of months ago, I was treated to a “sneak preview” of the Boulevard and Deschutes collaboration, a white IPA. And, recently, I was treated to a bottle each of the Boulevard version (Collaboration No. 2 White IPA) and the Deschutes version (Conflux No. 2) (yeah, disclaimer on the rest of the post here: [...]
So Thursday night is softball nights for me in the summer. An excuse to get some exercise (ok, that’s a stretch) and drink some brews. Most of the beer I see around the diamond and in the coolers is macro beers. And some of the more disgusting macro beers (e.g. – Bud Light, Natty Light, [...]
Alaskan Brewing came to Minnesota earlier this month, so, of course, I needed to buy up some and give them a test run. Seeing as this is a Q&D, I won’t be getting into lot of details, just a penny for my thoughts on each brew. Let’s do it. Yes, let’s do it. ALASKAN WHITE [...]
As part of the Kansas City celebration of the American Craft Beer Week, Firestone Walker joined with blanc burger + bottles for a beer dinner, the such event put on by blanc. Also one of the first times they’ve had beers on tap (the first time was actually the Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada collaboration [...]
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 [...]
I’ve not had Sam Adams Latitude 48 but am intrigued by news today they are releasing a special 12-pack called Latitude 48 Deconstructed. The regular Latitude 48 is made with 5 different kinds of hops, Hallertau Mittelfrueh, East Kent Goldings, Ahtanum, Simcoe, and Zeus. The Deconstructed pack will contain 2 bottles of the regular Latitude [...]
After raining and being just generally overcast for basically the whole day, the late afternoon brought sunshine and a little bit of a warm up before the evening. Lovely. Time for a beer. Since it’s National Beer Day and all, it’s my duty, as a beer blogger and an American. Last weekend, my buddy Bill [...]
