535. Victory Brewing – Hop Devil
It’s Friday night and after the week we’ve had, my wife and I really needed to go out for pizza and a beer. We went to Flingers Pizza & Pub here in Bloomington, IL, because they have a great tomato basil “cheesebomb,” as well as some great craft beers on tap. This was one of a couple craft beers on the menu I hadn’t had yet, but had been looking forward to trying. Location: On tap and served in a...
529. Lagunitas Brewing – Lagunitas Sucks! Brown Shugga’ Substitute Ale
I’m at Medici in Normal, IL tonight for the Wednesday Warrior yearly celebration. For the uninitiated this bar has Wednesday night craft beer specials, and if you come 10 times throughout the year, you get a t-shirt and an invite to the yearly celebration, which has free food and a free (guess what it is) beer on tap. After trying the beer on tap (I thought it may have been Schlafly’s Scottish Ale), I decided to get a...
516. Lagunitas Brewing Co – Hop Stoopid Ale
It’s a lazy Saturday and I thought I’d grab something big and tasty out of the beer fridge. This was the first thing to grab my eye. It wasn’t marked with a date, and I can’t remember exactly when I bought it, but it can’t be more than a few months old. Location: Poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass from the 22oz bottle at my home in Bloomington, IL. Numbers: 8% ABV, 102 IBUs, 1.085 OG, 250 Calories...
513. Oskar Blues Brewery – Deviant Dale’s India Pale Ale
I’ve been going into the beer fridge the last few days, and trying to pull out older beers. I picked up a four pack of these cans during my vacation in Florida, the first week in August. It was a great beer, and I especially enjoyed having this big beer in cans, so I could enjoy it on the beach. I was saving this one for a more formal review, and tonight is the night. Location: Poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass from the...
506. Highland Brewing Co – Kashmir IPA India Pale Ale
I took the day off work today to stay home and watch the kids. We had to go out for a little bit and get some shopping done and it turned into a bit of a debacle. My son spilled his root beer on the floor of my car, and then my daughter spilled her chocolate milk on my seat. Needless to say, when I got home I reached into the beer fridge and this was the first thing I grabbed. I believe this beer was given to me by my sister’s...
493. Flat Branch Pub & Brewing – Galaxy Wheat IPA
We’re in Columbia, Missouri this weekend for the homecoming football game at my alma mater, Mizzou. I get to make it back here a couple times a year, and when I do, I like to stop here and try some of the beers on tap. If you’re a regular reader, you’ve already seen that I’ve had their Ed’s IPA, English Pale Ale, Irish Red, Hudson’s ESB, Cherry Brown, Green Chili, Belgian Golden, and Kristal...
488. Laughing Dog Brewing – Rocket Dog Rye IPA
For my last post, I was at my homebrew club meeting, having a Bell’s This One Goes to 11 Ale. Today, I’m meeting with a small group from my homebrew club to discuss a “barrel project” where we can all brew a beer and age it in an old Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrel for a year or so. During out meeting, I decided to have this beer since I’d only had Laughing Dog’s Dogzilla Black IPA, and was sure I...
486. Naked City Brewery – Hoptari Fresh Hop IPA
It’s been a really, really long day, but it’s been a great one. I was in Redmond, Washington for work this morning, and stopped at The Cork and Vine, checking out Black Raven Brewing. Afterward, I headed back to downtown Seattle, visiting Pike market and the Pike Brewery. I then met up with my cousin, hitting Fremont Brewing, Reuben’s Brews, NW Peaks Brewery, Hilliard’s Beer, and Old Town Alehouse. Our last...
485. Schooner Exact Brewing Co. – Hopvine India Pale Ale IPA
I’ve had a great day and evening so far, stopping at several breweries throughout Redmond and Seattle, Washington. This evening, my cousin and I have been walking around his neighborhood of Ballard, going from brewery to brewery. So far this evening, he and I have stopped at Fremont Brewing, Reuben’s Brews, NW Peaks Brewery, and Hilliard’s Beers (and that’s after stopping at Black Raven and Pike Brewing Co....
481. The Pike Brewing Co – Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA
The St. Louis Cardinals are on the TV, beating Atlanta in the NLCS wildcard game, and I’m at The Pike Brewing Company in Pike Market in Seattle, Washington. I’m in town for a conference for work, and after everything finished up today, I came here for sightseeing. I’ve already had their Harlot’s Harvest Pumpkin Ale (along with a couple of beers at Black Raven brewing earlier). This beer was endorsed by James...
479. Black Raven Brewing – Trickster IPA
I’m still at Black Raven Brewing in Redmond, Washington, and I just had their Totem Pale Northwest Ale, along with a pizza delivered there. I’m in town for a conference and was looking for good breweries in the area to visit. A poll of my Twitter followers, Facebook friends and people on my Google+ page, showed that this brewery came highly recommended by those who’ve been to the area. Therefore, when the...
476. Ninkasi Brewing – Total Domination IPA India Pale Ale
It’s been a long day in Seattle, Washington, where I am for work. I’ve been at a conference all day and a networking event afterward (where I had Mac & Jack’s African Amber). Then I stopped at Red Mill Burgers, which came recommended on the Travel Channel. Finally, I stopped at Hale’s Ales for a few quick samples, where I had their Red Manace Big Amber, Cream ESB, and Mongoose IPA. When I got back to my...
475. Hale’s Ales – Mongoose IPA
This is my third post from Hale’s Ales in Seattle, Washington, where I stopped for a few samples while on a trip for work. The conference I was at was finished for the day, and I stopped at Red Mill Burgers for a bite to eat and then here for a quick few small drinks. I started with their Red Menace Big Amber, followed by the Cream Hale’s Special Bitter on a nitro tap. I wasn’t necesarily impressed with either,...
470. Elliott Bay Brewing – Dry Hopped IPA
After stopping at a couple of breweries this morning, including Elysian and Pyramid, and then stopping at Two Beers and Georgetown brewing, My cousin and I decided to go to dinner at Elliot Bay Brewing Company in West Seattle. This brewery had come as a recommendation from a couple of people from Twitter and my Google+ page, but he had been there before and said it would be a nice place to have dinner. Location: On tap and served in...
468. Pyramid Brewery Seattle Alehouse – Hop Tep II
It’s my first day in Seattle on trip for work, and I stopped at Elysian Fields for lunch. There, I had their Blight Pumpkin Ale, and the Dark O’ the Moon. On my way there, I passed Pyramid Brewery Seattle Alehouse a couple blocks from Elysian. So, after I had lunch, took a few pictures of CenturyLink Field (where the Seattle Seahawks play) and Safeco Field (where the Seattle Mariners play), I stopped at this brewery...
464. Fremont Brewing – Interurban IPA
I’m getting ready for a business trip out to Seattle, and I’ve been trying to have a few of the beers my cousin sent me a few weeks ago from Seattle. I’m hoping that it’ll help me determine a few breweries I must stop at while I’m there. In doing a little prep work for my trip, it looks like this brewery has a great “urban beer garden,” so I’m hoping this beer will be the motivation I...
463. Pennsylvania Brewing Co. – Overlook IPA
A few weeks ago, my dad and sister made a trip out to Pittsburgh, PA. My sister plays professional women’s tackle football for the St. Louis Slam, and she was out there for the league’s all-star game. She and my dad stopped at Penn Brewing for dinner and decided to buy me a mixed 6-pack of beers to review here on my blog. They struck up a conversation with the waiter and told him about this, and he sent them home with...
460. Elysian Brewing – The Immortal IPA
I found out that I’m going to be heading to Seattle for work in a few weeks, and one of the first things I did was see what breweries were in the area that I could visit. I had heard of this brewery, because my cousin had sent me a bunch of beers from Seattle and this was one of them. Bottle says, “Aggressive, yet well-balanced, The Immortal IPA is a Northwest take on a classic English style, golden-copper in color and...
450. Cigar City Brewing – Jai Alai India Pale Ale
I’m back from my family vacation, and it’s taken me a week to adjust. I was able to smuggle several beers out of Florida and bring them back home to add to the list. I bought a 6-pack of this beer my first night in Florida and was planning to review it down there. However, I drank these mostly at night, so it wasn’t ideal to take a picture. I thought about getting more when I visited Cigar City Brewing my last...
448. Peg’s Pizza Cantina Brew Pub – G.O.O.D. Dancing Cody IPA
When I went to Florida, my friend Joe recommended Peg’s Pizza Cantina Brew Pub. Then when I got down there and talked with a couple of folks, they recommended it as well. When I read an article naming this the best brew pub in America (yes, it’s debatable), I knew we had to go. So, on the last night of our vacation in Madeira Beach, we headed over to Gulfport and had dinner at Peg’s. The brewmaster at Peg’s...
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