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This weeks BOTW goes to Canadian Brewery, Unibroue whose beers I’ve seen plenty of times but for some reason never gave a shot. This time around I was tipped off by friend, co-worker, classmate and fellow beer-mate Mr. Mike Knize whose beer geekness I’ve only recently discovered. Mike had read the blog and gathered that [...]
Tags: BOTW, BuyThisBeer, Unibroue
So my usual weekend will consist of grabbing some beers, usually 2-3 IPAs and something daring. In this case, with it being the holidays, I decided to go with something more “in season”. Recalling years past I remember these novelty beers as just that, a novelty, limited batch, kept in a cupboard never really intended [...]
Their words [Coronado Brewing Company] not mine. “Hoppy Daze is an unfiltered Belgian style IPA brewed with a unique blend of European grains, a variety of hops, and Belgian yeast to create an unforgettable taste down to its very bitter end. Gold Medal Winner 2007 L.A. County Fair.” A Belgium IPA put out by our [...]
Tags: BOTW, CoronadoBrewing
So this is how I roll on a Wednesday evening. After a hard days work and a kick-ass workout at the gym I think I deserve a little something special for dinner. Today, it’s T-bone steaks with Port Brewing’s Hop-15. While this is not a food site I’d like to share my food and beer [...]
Tags: Port
“Avant-garde means “advance guard” or “vanguard”. The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics. Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the cultural realm.” [...]
Tags: BeerOfTheWeek, LostAbbey
This week we’re pitting a local favorite against an out-of-town challenger. Blue Frog is a brewpub in Fairfield, north of San Francisco. We’ll see how they’re double IPA fairs against the tried-and-true quality of Ballast Point’s offering after the jump.
Tags: BallastPoint, HeadToHead, IPA
I’m mad at AleSmith. They are evil, conniving people. AleSmith has gone off and created a beer that will most likely ruin me for beer for weeks to come. I will not be able to drink a pint of anything without comparing it to said beer, and thus all others will fall short. I had [...]
Tags: AleSmith, BuyThisBeer
Beer of the Week: AleSmith Brewing Company – AleSmith X Serving Type: 22oz. Bottle Price: $3.99 ABV 5.0% Style: American Pale Ale (APA) I recently had the pleasure of attending an AleSmith tasting, at the Holiday Wine Cellar In Escondido, and sampled many of the offerings of AleSmith including AleSmith X. While this was not [...]
Tags: AleSmith, BeerOfTheWeek
Beer of the week is a feature we will be running, you guessed it, every week. We will mostly feature local brews, but will occasionally mix in some others. The first edition will cover Lightning’s Black Lightning Porter.
Tags: BeerOfTheWeek, Lightning, Reviews
We know this isn’t exactly an apples-to-apples comparison. I don’t know how to categorize Old Viscosity, and apparently neither do they (from the label): “We know you’ll come to love and appreciate everything about Old Viscosity even if we never tell you exactly what kind of beer it is” However, we figured it would be [...]
Tags: DarkAle, HeadToHead, LostAbbey, Port, Reviews