Arcadia Hopmouth

Oh, Hopmouth. What’s to say that hasn’t already been said? You’re beautiful head, your sweet, floral aroma. These are only two reasons to love you. A deep, rich color, and a nice, not too aggressive bitterness. A sweet malt flavor in the front, and a darker, roastier malt in the finish, hiding behind the bittering [...]

Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen

What is typically one of, if not the, best Oktoberfest every year didn’t disappoint this time around. While there are usually some good, interesting takes on the Oktoberfest style, I usually find myself particularly impressed with the traditional German varieties. They’re malty and sweet, but not like the American versions tend to be. They’re incredibly [...]

victory hopdevil

Not a stellar beer night in the house tonight, but this is definitely better than that hefe… Victory’s got a good product line with a great imperial stout, and a great tripel. Their imperial IPA is also solid. Their standard ipa (which I’m reviewing) leaves a bit to be desired though. HopDevil is to IPA’s [...]

Rogue MoM hefeweizen

So… I have a brand new blackberry bold (w00t!) and it provides me the opportunity to write constantly, as well as take decently high quality photos. This is good for whatever readership is out there because I can impart my snobbery upon the world at my whim… Suckers. The first victim, and I do mean [...]