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 [...]

Keweenaw Lift Bridge Brown Ale

So I had a goal today - to make a mixed six pack from the liquor store with nothing but beers that were $1.89 or less. Not too hard, but seeing as a lot of what I like is over $3 for a 12oz bottle, or only comes in big bombers for like, $5+, [...]