So this beer was hyped upon its introduction into the Michigan market. Hell, all of Big Sky was, but this was widely recognized as their “best” beer – certainly their most popular. So does it live up to the hype? Sure, its tasty. A nice nuttiness to it. A highly drinkable brown. But at $2.19/bottle? [...]

So I think this is a new brew from Sierra Nevada. New to me, anyway. The photo below doesn’t do the head justice, as it poured with a nice one, but that quickly dissipated. It smells like a German lager. Malty, but lighter than a standard bock. The mouthfeel is pretty lightweight, and modestly bitter [...]

When the wife is away, the blogger will…  blog?  Totally doesn’t rhyme, but is more or less accurate.  Today, I decided to try something completely new to me, and I’ve had some interest in doing a vertical tasting of Avery brewing’s Anniversary saison series.  Unfortunately, this beer may have dissuaded me from that pursuit. I [...]

Ian: So Brian and I haven’t blogged Duvel before, which is kind of weird, ’cause we’ve both had it before. Tonight we remedy that. Aroma: Sweet, light estery. A cloud of bananas and rotting fruit. I’m not sure that sounds as delicious as this smells, but its not too far off. Brian: As for the [...]

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 [...]