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 [...]
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 [...]
So I stopped by my local liquor store, Andy’s Liquor – Crossroads, and talked to Mike for a while. He’s always been a great host – from picking out beers, to tasting beers, you name it, he’s just a great, great guy. Tonight we got talking about Belgian beers, quads, trippel, strong ales, etc… (among [...]
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 [...]
Alrighty then, it’s time for another OPEN BEER THREAD on Brewmaniacs. If you don’t know what that is, check out the last time we did this. Basically, we all drink beer throughout the night and wax intellectual about it… or unintellectual about it. Whatevs. There might be superheroes and actions figures involved, perhaps even animals, [...]
It’s no secret. I like Lagunitas. A lot. I like ‘em lot. Yep. So this review is going to be biased. Don’t like that attitude? Who asked you? Oh right, me. Sorry. Read on, it’s probably worth your time. Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale Lagunitas calls this their “Imperial Mild”, which kind of makes sense [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this week, Morehouse, Sparky and myself attended a beer dinner at my favorite local watering hole, Red’s Ale House in North Liberty, IA. The dinner was featuring beers from one of Iowa’s newest breweries, Toppling Goliath Brewing Company, located in scenic Decorah, IA. Toppling Goliath was founded in 2009 by Clark Lewey when he [...]
Here’s what I did on my summer weekend: I drank some great beer, listened to some phenomenal live music, and entertained some crazy awesome conversations until the wee hours of the morning. If that’s not a perfect weekend, then I quit. I quit everything. FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON Made my way into Minneapolis late in the [...]
Mikkeller Black Hole STOUT BREWED WITH COFFEE 13.1 ABV/VOL 375 mL bottle corked newcorked and foil wrapped. Yeah, not a fan of the newcork. Brewed at De Proef Brouwerij in Belgium. Date on top of foil “14/01/14″ – so based on Belgium’s date format, I can assume this is a “Best Before Date” of January [...]
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 [...]
