Abita Turbodog

So like I mentioned yesterday, on a friend’s recommendation I picked up some beer from Abita Brewing yesterday.
Tonight I’m trying the Turbodog.
To start off, it poured way darker than I initially expected, but with a description on the bottle like this one, I probably shouldn’t be too surprised.
“Abita’s Turbodog is a dark brown ale brewed [...]

HeBrew Origin

So I debated for a while whether to get the He’Brew Origin tonight or not. I’m now working at one of the greatest liquor stores in the world (well, certainly in the Lansing area), and I was going to pick up a beer after work tonight.
I thought about the Bittersweet Lenny for a while (possibly [...]

Espresso Love

So tonight is the night Brian and I are brewing our first Barleywine. Sweet! We’ve never made one before so it’s gonna be sweet.
As we do every time we brew, we have a couple beers, hang out, jam some tunes, and make beer. I’ll blog our recipe later, but for now, I’ll be covering one [...]

Stone Arrogant Bastard

So until now, I’ve tried to make it a point to only review beers I’ve never had.  This is apparently a problem, as I’ve had somewhere into the 1200 mark I think.  I’ve had a rough couple days the last few and I have a very loving mother, who likes to buy me beer.  Today, [...]

Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter

Okay, so tonight is beer night. Brian and I are drunk, so we decided to review more beer.
So Brian pulled this one out of the fridge.
Not a lot of head from the get-go, and the smell is hoppier than I expected. It also kind of tastes like a stout - which is what I always [...]