Shorts Smoked Apple Ale

I feel bad I can’t give you a picture, but I need to describe this beer. Poured like any other ale, maybe a little on the lighter side. Orange-ish. 0.5 cm head, pure white. Smells like apples and funk. I was confused, momentarily by this. Then again, green apples smell a tad bit funky, so [...]

Moerlein OTR Ale

I had no idea what style of beer this was when I opened it, beyond the fact that it was an ale – while the other beers of theirs I’ve seen have been lagers. When I poured it, it was browner color than I expected, and oh boy is it a brown ale. I like [...]

Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball

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 [...]

Budweiser American Ale

(Since I’m without internet at home right now, the following was written on a previous date) 3 October, 2008 When I first heard that Budweiser was making an ale, I have to admit I was kind of excited. Not so much because I expect a lot from it, but because I’m interested in trying out [...]