I like Dunkin'. I like pumpkin. I like Dunkin' Pumpkin.
Cambridge The Great Pumpkin Ale
The Great Pumpkin rose from the pumpkin patch to deliver this pumpkin ale to my fridge.
Northway Raspberry Shandy
As I look out my window, I see the beautiful colors of the leaves and I know that it's the Fall-est part of Fall but it's actually been pretty warm this week so I grabbed this Raspberry Shandy from Northway Brewing because I'm hanging onto Summer as long as I can.
Blue Point Big Mother Pumpkin
There isn't a great story to this one - I love pumpkin beer season, and when I see one on the shelf that I haven't tried, I basically always buy it. That's how I ended up with Blue Point's Big Mother Pumpkin. It appears that this is sort of an amped up version of their... Continue Reading →
Beer Tree Mashing Pumpkins
Anyone that knows me (or has read through some of the earlier posts in this journal) knows that I love Fall and I love pumpkin beers! Unfortunately, last year was a crazy year moving states and I never made it anywhere to have a pumpkin beer. This year, I saw my bottle shop post on... Continue Reading →
Other Half/Bunker Brewing Boogie Board Stuntz Kölsch
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 →
Brazos Valley 7 Spanish Angels
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 →
Rock Art A River Runs Gruit
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 →
Mikkeller Nelson Sauvin Chardonnay
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 →
Buried Acorn Chainsaws And Kittens Grisette
Chainsaws And Kittens was purchased on the strength of the name and can art, as well as my interest in lesser known beer styles. I might do a longer post about the style itself, but Grisettes are a sub-category of the Saison. They are similarly dry and light. They were brewed mostly for miners, and... Continue Reading →