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Swami’s IPA: A Beermail Highlight
Beermail is the best. And the best beer from my most recent beermail is Swami’s IPA from Southern California’s Pizza Port Brewing Company. From the aroma at the crack of the can to the lingering...
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Founders Brewing’s Project PAM: A Winter Stand-Out
Winter is definitely retreating. With still a few days remaining before it’s officially spring, I’m already riding in short-sleeves with summer base-layers. I have mowed once and the grass is growing...
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Stone Brewing’s Delicious IPA: Yes, it is.
It has been a great week for local hopheads! We no longer have to run for the border in order to get Stoned. Stone Brewing Company finally brought their beautiful bitterness to town. The week has...
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Oskar Blues G’Knight: Preserving a Perfect Record
I am not a fan of the reds. Yes, baseball season is in full-swing, but I’m talking about pints instead of pitches. In the liquor store, reds and ambers only get a passing glance as I scan for stouts...
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Upslope’s Thai Style White IPA: A Tale of Two Styles
When I first tried Thai food I was a one-star, fried rice with chicken kind of diner. But that’s a waste. Thai food is all about heat and perfect intermingling of both complementary and oftentimes...
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Victory’s Blackboard Series #3: Ich bin ein Berliner
The Victory Berliner Weisse with Elderflower is the third release from their Blackboard Series which Victory describes as their more “unique and adventurous beers.” Based on my tasting of this beer, I...
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Firestone Walker Opal: The Reason for the Saison
As summer fades, so does the percentage of beers that I drink that are IPAs. In the heat of summer, I find myself almost exclusively craving and reaching for IPAs. With cooler temperatures moving in,...
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North Coast Brewing’s Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XVIII: A Worthy Splurge
It’s Barrel-Aged Beer Day so get to the cellar or your closest store and grab one to celebrate. My choice is the North Coast Brewing Old Rasputin XVIII Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout Aged In Rye...
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Arrogant Bastard American Strong Ale: Have Bastard, Will Travel
The Hillberry Music Festival was last weekend, and it’s hard to imagine it could have been any better. The weather was perfect, the venue was not too crowded, the music was fantastic, and it was a...
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Sixpoint’s 5BEANS…Appropriate for the Season. Whatever That Is.
It’s November, and I should be writing that it is perfect stout weather. But I’m not. With highs still in the 80s here, we have been setting records the past few weeks. This week I’m going to feature...
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Sierra Nevada Celebration 2016: Seeing Reds Again
Most of the year I look right past the reds. Amber ales are just not my thing. However, the holiday season sees a lot of breweries releasing seasonal reds that are drastically different than the...
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Bell’s Expedition Stout: A Monumental Journey for Your Senses
Some beers aren’t modest. Bell’s Expedition Stout is one of them. With an initial aroma that leaps from the bottle, a shining black darkness whose beauty can’t be ignored, a plethora of flavors...
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Founders Sumatra Mountain Brown: Atypical and Amazing
When I think of brown ales, Newcastle usually comes to mind. I immediately assume that a brown is going to be overly sweet, have little to no hop aroma or bite, and have just enough dark malt...
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New New Belgium: Voodoo Ranger IPA
New Belgium is welcoming 2017 with some major changes to their year-round offerings. One is Voodoo Ranger IPA which is to replace Ranger as their flagship IPA. I have always been a big fan of Ranger,...
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Wiseacre Brewing Company’s Symphonic American Wild Ale: A Fun and...
Wiseacre Brewing out of Memphis, TN makes some solid “everyday” beers, but it’s their specialty releases that consistently impress me the most. One of their 2016 examples is the fun and fruity...
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The GrowlerWerks uKeg: Brewery Fresh Even in the Middle of Nowhere
As a beer geek, this is one of the most exciting products I have gotten my hands on. Far more than just a growler, the uKeg from GrowlerWerks assures you can have tap-fresh beer at home or on the go....
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Bikepacking the Arkansas Trans America Trail
In hindsight, it’s quite obvious I started my bikepacking trip on the Arkansas section of the Trans America Trail with a lot of misconceptions. I began with misconceptions about the terrain and...
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Alpine Windows Up: Hops to Eleven*
Though Alpine beers are fairly new to our market, I fell in love with their beer a long time ago. There are certain beers that I will always remember my first taste of, and Super IPA, a New...
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Packit Gourmet Meals: The Gourmet is Justified
During my wife and I’s three day bikepacking honeymoon on the White Rim Trail we only had one bad meal, and that was the one meal that was not from Packit Gourmet. Since then, when I take...
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Sixpoint’s Hi-Res: It’s Bigger, but is it Better?
I have proclaimed my love of Sixpoint’s Resin loud and clear in the past. Well let me introduce you to Resin’s big brother, Hi-Res, and answer the question, Is bigger better?Hi-Res is a ‘Triple IPA’ or...
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