So Brian and I got together tonight for the first time in a while.
Naturally, what are we doing? Blogging about beer. ‘Cause we’re sweet like that.
Tonight (as Brian promised) we’re trying Backwoods Bastard from Founders in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Lets start from the beginning.

Its been a couple of years since I’ve had it, but Founder’s Old Curmudgeon Ale has not been a disappointment in the past. I mean, who can really dis a good Barleywine-style ale?
So without further ado, I’m trying this year’s batch.
Its lightly carbonated, and as such, it poured with almost no head.
There is definitely an [...]

Last week, I did a favor for all of humanity, and I tried Founders Devil Dancer and Dark Horse’s Double Crooked Tree back to back in an effort to compare the two. There will obviously be some naysayers claiming that one cannot fairly pass judgement on the second after finishing the first, but these [...]

So at $3.59 a bottle, I wasn’t exactly excited to buy again and try a beer that I disliked so much last time. But at Brian’s insistence (and especially after his latest review), I’m giving it a second look. And you know what?

OK friends, first off, happy respawn day! As Amanda said to me earlier, “Happy beer and soda day!”
The real premise of this post, is to settle an old score, first perpetrated here. The great rift over Founders Devil Dancer.
First, lets look at Ian’s qualms with the beer.

No head
Too Hoppy
Too much booze

Now, let us [...]