I really like the Nelson hop that Widmer uses in its Nelson IPA, so when I heard that they were using the same hop in their rotator IPA, I was excited to buy. Ha, jokes on me! Even though they both advertise the Nelson hop as the main selling point, this IPA tastes nothing like [...]
Somewhere along the way, the general brewery consensus decided to call this beer style “Cascadian Dark Ale”. But to be honest, I preferred the old title “Black IPA”, better for two reasons. One, it was a more accurate depiction of the style. It’s an IPA…only roastier. Second, I was much less tempted to spend $4 [...]
Poor Bison. They have such a hard time making beer that I like. And this is no exception. Urged by my sense of treehuggery, I’ve been trying a swath of organic beer lately. And in this IPA’s case, organic means it tastes like wood. Likely due to the fact that it has to much malt, [...]
There was a time when I used to decry IPAs as the worst thing to happen to beer since rice. Maybe it was the effect of one too many Stone Ruinations in my younger years, but I just never understood the appeal of the tooth rattling bitter flavor they all seemed to come with. Then one [...]
As the sun has decided to rejoin our fair state for the day, it is time once again for us to round up the bottles littering the counter and weigh in on what to drink, and what to sink. Great Divide Claymore Scotch Ale (3/6) Poor Claymore. This isn’t a bad beer per se, its [...]
It’s been awhile since I had a beer that really surprised me, so when I did I decided it was time to reenter the blogosphere and let people know. Last weekend I encountered a six pack of “Alaskan IPA” sitting unloved (definately untested) under a table in a friends back yard. There’s something about the [...]
Yes, a can. This weekend I had the pleasure of golfing (for free) at the Indian Creek Golf course in Hood River. While I didn’t make it down to the Full Sail brewery, I did get a chance to play a couple holes under the influence of Caldera IPA in a can. I mean, it’s [...]
Tonight is my 14th wedding anniversary. Is it saying something that I am blogging about beer at 10PM? Maybe. But maybe I have just had such an incredible evening so far that it is perfectly fine for my wife and I to sit on the couch with our Macs in our laps and browse the [...]
This Friday was bachelor night at the Stewart household so I went down to the local Freddies for the beer selection. Fred has recently remodeled and it appears the months of construction is paying off big. They have quadrupled their beer selection, including a daunting selection of Point 2s. It is going to take me [...]
I was lucky enough to have another homebrew delivered to my desk this afternoon. Jonathan Edwards dropped off his latest concoction, Hit ‘n Run IPA. The story goes that on the way home from the brew shop he was actually involved in a hit and run. Something about two meth crazed old ladies who sides-swiped [...]