959. Cigar City – 2014 Winter Warmer
It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and without any family visiting, it’s been pretty relaxing. It’s a football Saturday, and so I got in the hot tub and watched the Mizzou-Vandy football game – getting to see Sarah Fuller, the first woman play in a major college football game. Tonight, I’m just hanging out, watching TV, and eating leftovers from our Thanksgiving dinner. Since I’m approaching the last couple...
925. Founders – Curmudgeon’s Better Half
TGIF! Ever since the holidays, when we had a few short weeks at work, work weeks have been feeling long. The kids also had the day off school today because of the cold. We’re supposed to get more snow this weekend (third weekend for snow in a row). So, now that Friday’s finally here it’s time for a beer! I bought a four pack of this beer a few weeks ago and have already had a couple, which I’ve really enjoyed....
894. Sierra Nevada/Fuller’s – Atlantic Style Vintage Age
Things are getting pretty tough at work, as I’ve still got a few weeks before I find out the fate of my job (once again). It makes it hard to stay motivated, and when I get home, I’m usually ready for a beer or a bourbon. I reached into the beer fridge tonight and figured I’d drink whatever I grabbed. I got this beer sent to me as part of the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Across the World special 12 pack this past summer....
823. Georgetown Trading Co – James E. Pepper 1776 Ale
It’s Election Day here in the United States, with two of the most disliked presidential candidates in our country’s history. I voted this morning for what I felt like was the lesser of two evils. So, now that I’m home, and I’m watching the back and forth on the news, it’s driven me to drink. So what better way to commemorate election night than this beer. It was given to me by my friends Fred and Heather...
777. Against the Grain – Kentucky Ryed Chiquen
As I mentioned in my last post, I was up in Chicago for work today, and on my way home, I decided to stop in Lexington, IL at Kemp’s Upper Tap. This small bar in a small town always seems to have the best beers around. It must help that one of the big local craft beer distributors is located just up the street from them. When I saw this beer on the list, I knew I had to get it. I’d heard about how good it was, and then...
756. The Grand Canyon Brewing Co. – Winter Bourbon Barrel Bomber
I received this beer from the brewery last year and saw that it had a “flavor bomb” on the inside. Therefore, I decided to wait a while and let the flavor soak into it a little bit – especially since it was a bourbon barrel flavor. I finally opened it tonight after watching the local team (Illinois State University) lose in the national championship today. I’m working on work stuff tonight but thought...
244. St. Louis Brewery / Schlafly – Holiday Ale
As I mentioned, we’re in St. Louis, visiting my parents for the holidays, and I brought a few beers with me. I bought this one a couple weeks back on another visit here, but after reading the last line on the label, I just knew I had to bring it back for this visit. The bottle says, “Holiday ale is a bottle-conditioned, English-style “Old Ale” brewed at the Schlafly Tap Room on 21st Street for Culinaria, a...
174. Great Divide Brewing – Hibernation Ale Draft
I was having a great time hanging out at Great Divide Brewing before heading over to the Great American Beer Festival. They had pulled couches out onto their back area, so I was just hanging out in the nice Denver weather and enjoying the beer. They were actually currently brewing and serving their Hibernation ale, which is their winter seasonal. It was brown in color and had a very thick, tan head on it. The head retention was...
160. Founders Brewing – Black Biscuit Draft
My wife and I went to St. Louis for the weekend and went out with a friend and his wife. A fellow homebrewer and beer lover, my friend suggested we try the International Tap House (iTap) in Soulard. They’ve got a ton of great beers on tap, so we thought it would be a good place to try a few new ones. We saw that the Founders Black Biscuit was on the menu scheduled to be tapped today. Sure enough, it had just been tapped, and...
138. Rogue Ales – 21 Olde Ale Draft
The Friday session of the Oregon Brewers Festival was drawing to a close, and it was time for one more beer before they stopped serving for the night. When I stopped by the Rogue hospitality suite earlier in the evening, they guys there told me that their “21” was brewed special for the Oregon Brewers Festival, and named because it was 21st different beer they had brewed for the festival. The olde ale included...
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