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, [...]

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, its [...]

So, Original Gravity is a relative newcomer to the michigan beer market, and they’re doing ok for themselves.  This beer came as a surprise to me.  As we’re all aware, I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for experimental beers.  And by bit, i mean giant gaping hole.  So, how does this beer pan [...]

On the label, Mt Carmel Brewing Company describes their Nut Brown Ale like so:
“Mahogany in color, entering with hints of maple, followed by a roasted hazelnut body, balancing a clean malty finish.”
This is probably the first beer I’ve ever had that had a description on its label that wasn’t just hype, and wasn’t stroking their [...]

So at the store I work at, we have a regular named John. He’s a nice guy, who always loves to talk beer (almost as much as his favorite sport, rugby).
Occasionally, he likes to do something nice for us. He recently bought me a beer.
One of the breweries John and I (and most everyone [...]