Short’s Black Cherry Porter

So Brian and I haven’t been the most diligent about blogging lately, something I’ve been meaning to remedy. What better way to get things rolling again is with a beer from Short’s Brewing. Joe Short is a guy not much older than us who makes incredible beers and seems to love trying new things. Here [...]

Tennent’s of Scotland

So I’m a fair bit Scottish by ancestry. I’ve come to terms with the fact that while my people make excellent whiskey, they have never, on the whole, been and will probably never be great beer makers. But I still like to try some now and again. That’s what I was thinking when I bought [...]

Saugatuck Singapore IPA

I went out to find a nice beer to enjoy tonight, nothing too heavy, just something easy to drink, tasty, and that won’t knock me on my ass. I figured that if nothing else, I would grab a bottle of Arcadia Ale’s Sky High Rye. Its affordable, delicious, and at 6% abv, isn’t going to [...]

North Coast: Old Stock Ale 2007

Today I got back to running on my own.  I ran a nice 7.25 miles or so.  Felt great.  I’ll be sore tomorrow, but it was time well spent.  As such, I needed to shower more or less immediately.  Now, my favorite thing in the world is drink beer in the shower.  I was running, [...]

Madrugada Obscura

Oh Jolly Pumpkin… What a tangled web you weave.  You have bam biere which has truly disgusted me, and you have others which have left me confused, and then you hit me with this.  Ian and I tried this some time back at Ashley’s, but I had it again last night. As a quick description, [...]