303. The Abbey Brewing Co. – Father Theodore’s Stout Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in Miami Beach today and spent the morning running and enjoying the sun on South Beach (along with getting some work done with my laptop). For lunch, I searched for a nearby brewery or brewpub and found The Abbey Brewing Company. While trying their Immaculate IPA, I struck up a conversation with their Brewmaster/President Raymond Rigazio. He was a tremendously nice guy and let me sample...
292. St. Louis Brewery – Schlafly Reserve Imperial Stout 2010
As I mentioned in my last post, my mom unexpectedly passed away on March 18. As you can imagine, it has been a tremendously difficult time. We’ve not only been dealing with her death, but all of the other things you don’t think about until something like this happens. My wonderful wife went out to do some shopping and came back with this beer for me. She figured I needed something big to relax and help deal with...
290. Great Divide – Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout Draft
My friend Robert (seen in the background here) and I were still hanging out at The Gingerman in Austin, TX, getting ready for the beginning of SXSW. We had both met Beverly the week before at the iMedia Brand Summit, who was also sticking around in town for SXSW. She joined us for a drink. Unfortunately, she’s not much of a beer person, and ordered a glass of wine. As you can imagine, the wine at a beer bar doesn’t see...
264. Left Hand Brewing – Imperial Stout
I had brought my sister some of my homebrew of Thanksgiving to share with her friends. When I went home over Christmas, I brought more. She surprised me with a few Michelob beers, and this one from her friend Pam. She told me that Pam appreciated my beers and wanted to share this with me because it is her favorite beer. The bottle says, “A black ale to brighten your day” and given the kind of days I’ve had...
236. Two Brothers – North Wind Imperial Stout
We tried several beers at our ABNormal Brewers club meeting tonight, but I decided to review this one, since somehow, I ended up with a nearly full bottle of it. I wasn’t so lucky with the Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus, but I’m definitely going to head over to Friar Tuck to get a couple bottles of it (Thanks to Edwin, a member of the club and employee of Friar Tuck for the presentation tonight). As you can see, it was dark...
224. Southern Tier Brewing – Creme Brulee Imperial Milk Stout Draft
After a very stressful couple of weeks, it was nice to get out for a night and have some decent beers while having our ABNormal Brewers steering meeting. When I got to Fat Jack’s I looked up at the list of new beers on tap, and realized it’s starting to get a little bit harder to find a beer that I have not yet had. I had read a review of this on the Daily Beer Review and thought I’d give it a try, since I...
120. Full Sail Brewing – ’97 Russian Imperial Stout Draft
As I mentioned, for my Brewmaster Cuisinternship, I brewed at Full Sail in Hood River on Monday and Tuesday, and then traveled into Portland on Wednesday to brew with brewmaster John Harris (seen here in the hat). At the brunch and parade, John told me to come find him around 3 o’clock at the Buzz tent (a tent at the Oregon Brewers Festival that offers unique beers for 2 tokens each). When I arrived, he mentioned that they...
107. Hopworks Urban Brewery – Velvet Underground Imperial Black ESB Draft
After brewing all day at Full Sail’s Riverplace location, recording a segment for the Beer Goddess, navigating Portland rush hour, checking into my hotel out by the airport, then navigating Portland’s MAX, I finally made it back down to the riverfront for the Oregon Brewers Festival Brewmasters’ dinner. They were serving beers that weren’t on the Oregon Brewers Festival list, so I thought I’d jump right...
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