243. Breckenridge Brewery – Christmas Ale
We at my parents tonight to celebrate the holidays, and unfortunately, we’ve got two sick kids. We have a family tradition of getting together with my mom’s side of the family tonight, but had to miss it. So we’re sitting here snuggling with them on the couch watching Christmas movies/cartoons. So, I thought I’d bring one of the couple Christmas brews I brought along to make the holidays a little more...
241. Anchor Brewing – 2010 Our Special Ale
I had to stop by Friar Tuck, my local liquor store, for a gift card, and as you might expect, I couldn’t walk out without some beer. I kept it somewhat reasonable, sticking with some holiday beers and a bottle of Infinium. This was one of the seasonal holiday beers I picked up, although I had to buy a whole 6 pack. I’m hoping to trade a few bottles for a few different beers. This bottle says, “This is the...
130. Rogue Ales – Morimoto Soba Ale
While at the Oregon Brewers Festival for my Brewmaster Cuisinternship, I was told about the Rogue Ales hospitality suite in the hotel across the street from the festival. They mentioned that if we wanted to get out of the heat, we could stop by there for a break. After a fun few hours at the festival, I headed over to check it out. Aside from all the Rogue swag (see the Rogue condoms, tattoos, etc. behind my cup), they had all...
124. Upright Brewing – Reggae Junkie Gruit Draft
After yesterday, I wanted to make sure I tried beers from Oregon Breweries today (despite starting off with the Alaskan Barleywine). I had heard of Upright Brewing on an episode of Basic Brewing Video a few months ago, and, similar to the Midwest’s Jolly Pumpkin, they did mostly farmhouse style beers. I had also never tried a Gruit – a beer brewed with herbs instead of hops. Given that combination, it was one of my...
121. 10 Barrel Brewing – S1NIST0R Black Ale Draft
It was a long day at the Oregon Brewers Festival, from the brunch and parade and the tapping of the keg, to trying some new beers and sipping on the 13 year old Russian Imperial Stout from Full Sail. Having not eaten since the brunch, it was dinner time, and time to get some food in my stomach. I went to dinner with a few of the marketing folks from Full Sail, and Matt Swihart, the brewmaster from Double Mountain (see picture on the...
109. Fort George Brewery – Spruce Budd Specialty Ale Draft
One of the reasons I asked if I could participate in my Brewmaster Cuisinternship during the Oregon Brewers Festival was so that I could experience beers from some breweries that I’ve never heard of, or (unless I’m able to get back to Oregon again) may never be able to try again. One of the more interesting selections from the Brewmasters’ dinner was this spruce bud beer from Fort George Brewery in Astoria, OR. As...
87. Cathedral Square – Iglesia Agave Ale
After a little rain, the sun came back out and it’s again a nice Fourth of July day. A friend from St. Louis told me about another new brewery there called Cathedral Square Brewery. He also told me about this interesting beer they had. The label on the Iglesia Agave Ale says, “This Ale is brewed with three malts, two hop varieties and authentic imported Agave Nectar. Iglesia is Spanish for church and this Ale is blessed...
53. O’Fallon Brewery – Hemp Hop Rye Amber Ale
It’s Friday afternoon, and I wanted to go for something fun to kick the weekend off. So, when I reached into the beer fridge. I grabbed an O’Fallon Hemp Hop Rye Amber Ale. On the label, it says that it is a ,”Malt Beverage Brewed With Hemp Seeds.” when I poured into the glass, it had a fairly small head, which disappeared quickly, and not much of a head stuck around at all. It was pretty cloudy and had a dark...
48. Stone / Firestone Walker / 21st Amendment – El Camino (Un) Real Black Ale
I was really looking forward to this one, as I have heard so much about all of the great breweries that collaborated on this beer. However, I was a bit nervous, since my friend from New York who sent me this (and several others) seemed most eager about getting my feedback on this one. Then, I read the label, which says, “Ale brewed with fennel seed, chia seed & pink peppercorns – with mission figs added.” the...
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