So I’d seen this beer in Indiana, and since its from Terre Haute, that’s no surprise. I didn’t pick it up at the time, but my girlfriend, Jo, stopped into a store in Indiana on her way back from Chicago, and decided to grab a bottle when she saw that it was on sale. First [...]

So, after punishing a stone 13th anniversary, I really wanted this to be something beautiful to compliment the glory that was the previous beer. I was a tad disappointed. Not that this is a bad beer, in fact, it’s quite the fine ale… It’s just not overly impressive. The beer pours a nice deep brown/black, [...]

This weekend, I embarked on a roadtrip to the home of Spider-man, Daredevil, and a whole host of other superheroes. New York City welcomed us with open arms and a shitload of tolls. The grand plan for this trip was to see Paint It Black play at the music hall of williamsburg saturday night. We [...]

What do you know? Its black. Its super black. Black as night. Did I mention that its BLACK? There’s no foolin’, Dark Horse (Marshall, Michigan) named this beer properly. Reserve Special Black Bier Ale. Its interesting in that they don’t actually consider it a stout. It could probably pass as one, though. Its dark, it [...]

So Sheaf Stout is one of those beers that I’ve seen a lot, but never had. There are several loyal buyers of it at the store, and they’ve sworn that its great. So I decided to give it a try the other night. One of the first things I’ve noticed is that (as you might [...]