I had no idea what style of beer this was when I opened it, beyond the fact that it was an ale – while the other beers of theirs I’ve seen have been lagers. When I poured it, it was browner color than I expected, and oh boy is it a brown ale. I like [...]

So at the store I work at, we have a regular named John. He’s a nice guy, who always loves to talk beer (almost as much as his favorite sport, rugby). Occasionally, he likes to do something nice for us. He recently bought me a beer. One of the breweries John and I (and most [...]