Checking under every bottlecap for the best beers around.
I got this beer at one of my favorite drinking establishments - The Skellduggery. I should explain though. The Skellduggery is my father-in-law's garage - you see, a Skell is slang for a vagrant or small-time criminal sometimes used in the New York City area, especially Staten Island which is where he's from. Also, his... Continue Reading →
My wife and I were in Bennington, Vermont to have lunch with family and stopped into a local liquor store because we like to check out stores whenever we cross the border from our home in Upstate New York since they might have a different selection of beers. We've had quite a few different offerings... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
I'm going to get this out of the way right from the start: this American Imperial IPA plays second fiddle to no beer. I tried to take a wonderful picture of the can with a trophy to emphasize this, but alas, I am no photographer and without a stock of props to make my artistic... Continue Reading →
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