I hate to say anything disparaging after watching the very entertaining Brewmasters show they just put out, but holy damn if, “Waaaaugh”, wasn’t the first word out of my mouth when I drank this stout by Dogfish Head. This beer is an all out assault on the tastebuds. But not in the roasty uppercut way [...]
Some fast facts about Biere De Mars: – This is a beer called “Beer From Mars”, and has a picture of Mars on the label. – Despite being from Mars, the name is in French. – Comes in a big fat bottle with a champagne-style cork. – Prominently mentions that its brewed with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, [...]
The story of my college girlfriend Em goes like this. When we first got together, it was all fun. We partied, life was great. But as time went on, I started to notice something sour. Something just not right. So I broke up. But she just wouldnt leave. Stalking, leaving weird notes on my door… [...]
You’d think I’d learn after trying an import from Poland (“cool!”) that turned out to be their Malt Liquor (“dag nabbit!”) that trying odd Eastern European imports with labels in foreign languages is a wild gamble. But if you’ve been reading my posts so far, you now know that I never learn. Those brain cells [...]
I’m not going to spend too much effort on this, other to say that the 2006 version of Jubelale was nasty. 2007 was gross as well. In this regard, the 2008 version does not disappoint. Just as cheek smashy, just as odd tasting, just as quickly down the sink. This year, even the wrapper was [...]
Widmer and I go way back. It began innocently enough with Hefeweizen. Pretty ubiquitous around the west coast, it taught me many years ago that there was beer that was actually good. Drop Top was decent for parties, and then came Snow Plow. When I first moved up to Beervana, I wish just giddy for [...]
Ever had one of those beers where it feels like the flavor wraps around your teeth? Like its originating in your molars, wandering your bicuspids, then slowly slithering its way into that part of your pallete that makes you shudder. The kind where it’s a liquid, but you feel the urge to chew, and chew. [...]
“Who is more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?” -Benjamin Kenobi Juan de la Cueva may have been a loon. For some reason in 1575 he wrote about some dish that combined Jalapenos and ale. Crazy? Maybe. But the real fools in this instance are the guys at Rogue Brewery who decided [...]
This is a beer whose artwork can Kick Your Ass, Burn Your Village, and Decimate Your Culture for Decades To Come (and will Later Become the Mascot for a Football Team). This beer’s artwork scoffs at the so-called “badass” artwork of Colt 45, King Cobra, and the like. This beer’s artwork eats Steel Reserve for [...]
…aka Aftertaste attack, OMG the aftertaste…did I mention the aftertaste? Some time ago, Skylark was waxing poetic about this brewery in Eugene, Oregon called Ninkasi. It had something to do with the brewmaster but I can’t remember whether he met him, slept with him, stole his dog or what. He spoke with a salvating tone [...]