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 [...]

(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 [...]

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 [...]

So, the other night with nothing to do, and a palate I hadn’t blown out yet, I decided to make it a Belgian night.  Its been a looooooooooong time since I’ve had the Urthel Tripel, so I figured it would be worth a try again, as I used to loathe Belgians.  Urthel was everything a [...]