In brazen retaliation against St. Patrick's Day (retaliation initiated thanks to the trashy master's level students who share my office) Tonight I tried William Brother's Brewing Company's (Scotland) Grozet Ale. Touted as a gooseberry ale devised from 16th century recipes and loved by 19th century high society, grozet is a mild-manner brew with one ( Read more... )

A quick follow-up to my 25th brew review - but Avery continues to impress me. Tonight I decided that since every day is just a holiday, I may as well crack open Avery's Samael. Named after an archangel of mixed good and ill intention in Talmudic texts, Samael is a another stunning, hearty concoction from the Colorado brewery ( Read more... )

After years of searching, I have found The Beast. The find came thanks to an impromptu trip to the local Total Wines & More with Loopy (who originally found the place - I had no clue there was one within a 10 minute drive of me). Needless to say, I'm thrilled ( Read more... )

Let's play a game. Think: Corona + Chili pepper. Corona + Chili pepper. Corona + Chili pepper.

Got it? If you do, you've got Cave Creek's Chili Beer. Offering a golden sun-blazed color like most Mexican-sourced brews, Chili Beer is truly something unique in a saturated market. Although a chili pepper mummified in a beer bottle might seem cheesy, ( Read more... )

Belgian-style White Ales should be mellow and sweet. Avery's devilish brew does not disappoint. Combining its hearty 5.6% C2H5OH/Vol. with mellow and pleasant flavor, this is a great beer to sip with good friends after dinner (remember - less than good friends ought get cheap Bud Light). The beer initiates with an enticing floral scent that fades ( Read more... )

Last weekend in the bread aisle (which shares the beer aisle) I suddenly spotted a different-looking case of Samuel Adams beer. I noted it had a spiel about "Latitude 48" on it, a brew I never encountered. So, I shelled-out the $15-ish for the case to get a taste of this new beer ( Read more... )

When buying groceries today, I nearly squealed when I saw sixers of Tsingtao in the beer aisle. Of course, I immediately placed one of the packages in my cart before finishing my shopping. I was sure I reviewed Tsingtao before, and was surprised to find I hadn't. Admittedly, I've enjoyed this Chinese beer many times ( Read more... )

Hidden within a scent of freshly opened grape juice is a certain ambrosia fit for royalty. There, within innocent hints of grape, strawberry, perhaps some coffee and dark chocolate, is the divine beer called Midas Touch. Purported to be based off of an ancient recipe, this divinely sweet beer provides punch atop a blissfully light sip. As a potent ( Read more... )

Few things are as legendary to me as The Eleven. And, no, I do not mean the beer. Back in 2003-2004 while conversing with my "mud brother," gravenimages I gradually began listening to The Grateful Dead. In listening to The Dead, I happened upon their classic jam called "The Eleven." From the moment I heard this euphoric and undulating pulse of raw music energy ( Read more... )

Of all the places, I caught a sixer of "Wild Blue" at a Winn Dixie supermarket. Surprisingly, I've not seen this specialty beer available in either Whole Foods or liquor stores with true beer cellars (fine print being that cellars are nearly non-existent in Florida, so I mean a chilled back room filled with beer). Sporting a cheeky label featuring ( Read more... )