Being neither a proponent of East Coast, nor West Coast craft beer, I pretty much put my reviews up here in the order in which my notes were taken. It just happens that this week’s three are all East Coast brews – Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. While I am a proponent of good [...]
Ah, the weekly edition of beer reviews. Nothing like sitting down with a nice ale on a cold winter’s day. Of course, sometimes you end up with nothing like a nice ale. That’s why I do what I do, throwing myself on the proverbial beer-grenade for you, my reader.
Admittedly, I try to do my best [...]
I love a good craft beer. You’ve probably already figured that out
But I also like the hunt.
“The hunt?” You might ask. Yes, the hunt. Like most people, I have a favorite, or certain favorites, but with over 1500 men and women out there brewing any number of different styles of beer professionally, I think it’s [...]
Before I dive headfirst into this week’s installment of beer reviews, let me begin by saying there is indeed good beer and bad beer. A brewer can screw beer up, as can a brewing company hellbent on producing pablum for the masses. That’s not to say that mass produced can’t be good, however, when producing [...]
I am more than just a bit of a hop head. I really like IPA’s. Some more than others, but a good IPA makes me a happy camper. Ah..who am I kidding – a good APA, or CPA also makes me a happy camper. Classics and Americans can be just as satisfying as any Indian, [...]
Before I get into the review, just a brief reminder: I rate beers in four categories on a ten point scale. I look at color, flavor, carbonation/pour, and bouquet. I want to make sure these suckers look, taste, smell, and act the way that they should – according to their style. A 10 is a [...]
Let me start this week’s segment of reviews by putting forth the following disclaimer. I am a fan of Flying Dog’s beers, and I cover the brewery regularly as part of my beat writing for the Mid Atlantic Brewing News. That said, I am not going to treat them any differently than I would any [...]
Given the short week with the travel, the relatives and all the drama that a dead turkey brings, I am giving you only three reviews this week. I have a beer from Vermont’s Magic Hat, Maryland’s Flying Dog, and Boston’s Sam Adams. Let’s kick things off with the king of the craft brews (in terms [...]
This week I have five pretty damn fine brews that I’m looking at. But first a quick note -
Bacon is a wonderful thing. The best thing pigs have ever gifted us with. Vodka one the best things that Russia has given the world. The two together? I have my doubts.
On to the Beer. Like last [...]
In this week’s installment of BR, I sampled five beers, four from mid-Atlantic states – one of which has Maryland ties. Along with those four mid-Atlantic beers is a West Coast brew that came to me on the recommendation of a home-brewer I know.
Let’s work our way through them, from best to worst, the worst [...]
