Budweiser American Ale

(Since I’m without internet at home right now, the following was written on a previous date)
3 October, 2008
When I first heard that Budweiser was making an ale, I have to admit I was kind of excited. Not so much because I expect a lot from it, but because I’m interested in trying out what it [...]

Woodchuck Oak Aged Cider

(Since I’m without internet at home right now, the following was written on a previous date)
3 October, 2008
I’ve been very excited to try this since we got it in at the store. I enjoy a good cider now and again, but Woodchuck isn’t usually what I consider a good cider. I generally prefer something a [...]

Stone Vertical Epic ‘08

At the store I work at, we have at least one customer who flat-out refuses to drink beer produced by the Stone Brewing company, simply because of the pretension. I mean really, they brew a beer named Arrogant Bastard, and don’t even put the name of the brewery on the label - at least not [...]

Atwater Dirty Blonde

So I’ve been hearing good things through the Oade’s grapevine about this one.
Blondes are not usually my type (in more ways than one), but I’m really glad I gave this a shot.
First thing I noticed was the color. Its clear, light, and almost hazeless. Not what I usually expect from a microbrew. There is a [...]

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 [...]