Checking under every bottlecap for the best beers around.
There are a few breweries and beers that have a reputation that evoke a certain reverence in beer fans. Some of these reputations are born of their overall rarity whether due to seasonality, price point, or regional or even brewpub-only availability; some are because they're trailblazers in a style of beer, but nearly all of... Continue Reading →
Listen, I love IPAs of every style and New England IPAs in particular are everywhere and I can sometimes go too long without drinking other styles. Other Half is well-known in the IPA fan community, but when I saw they had a Kölsch out - I really wanted to try it. I hadn't heard of... Continue Reading →
Some people in the craft beer community refer to something called a "porch bomb" - a package full of beer that arrives on their porch because someone shipped it to them. My aunt and uncle living just outside of Houston recently surprised me with a porch bomb of my own, full of some of my... Continue Reading →
I'm a big fan of Bright Ideas, which is about 10 minutes down the road from my in-laws' house, and they released one of these Quaffable Waffle stouts shortly after I moved to Upstate NY but I wasn't able to make the short trip over to the brewery before it was gone. Needless to say,... Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago, we spent a week traveling around Vermont visiting breweries and generally relaxing in the beautiful mountains. We'd heard of Rock Art, but they weren't super high on our list of places to visit. We ended up stopping in because we were nearby - and we still talk about it today... Continue Reading →
I've driven by Hermit Thrush's taproom in Brattleboro, VT but haven't been able to stop in yet, unfortunately. I know I'll definitely stop in the next time I'm going through town though, and Brattlebeer Wild Ale helped make that a surety. This wild ale is brewed with local apples, and it's really evident - in... Continue Reading →
Honestly, this one had me pretty nervous. I had never had any Brut beers before, but I had read a couple of articles about them. We happened to see this sitting on a low shelf and thought its can art stood out. I'm always happy to try something I've never had, but I usually have... Continue Reading →
Kings County Brewers Collective has quickly become a brewery that I trust since I moved to New York, and they have a Penguins Session IPA series that really intrigued me so I picked up two of them - Penguins in Space and Penguins in Hyperspace. There are a couple others but I haven't tried them... Continue Reading →
It seems that the name for this comes from mutant hops that arise from deep in the fermenter, filled with alpha acids. I like to think that they name came from the Futurama episode...but either way, behold this Canadian brew: The Mutants Are Revolting, a session IPA from Ontario. Brewery: Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery (Barrie,... Continue Reading →
Here's the other IPA I was able to get from Great Notion in Portland, Superstar. Lumberjack, I think, character on this one. These characters have names and profiles on Great Notion's app. Apparently you can collect them and get points and rewards. It seems interesting, but I couldn't figure out how to submit purchases that... Continue Reading →
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