“Well, it pours with a TON of head.” That’s the first thing that ran through my mind as it entered the glass. This could be good. I like a weisse with a lively mouthfeel. What’s remarkable is that I smell a lot of banana in the glass, versus the hop nose that hit me as [...]

Part of the 2008 Oktoberfest Horizontal series A case full of $35 worth of different “Oktoberfests” – some of which are true Marzens, and some are “inspired” by them, or “marzen-style” lagers or ales. Are many of these going to suck? Oh yes. But also in that box are beers like the Ayinger Oktoberfest, one [...]

So I was excited about Lazarus when I picked up the first issue (cover to the left here). It was even easier to get into knowing it was a limited series. I can’t complain about adding a book to my pull when I know its only going to last three issues. That said, now that [...]