If Abe Lincoln were a beer…

President Lincoln has gone down in history as the Great Emancipator, no?  And what is another word for Emancipator???  Liberator.  What has Short’s Brewing done?  Made a great beer called the Liberator.  Great Liberator = Great Emancipator = Abe Lincoln.  Thus, this is Abe Lincoln beer.
So, we’ve all known for some time that Ian and [...]

Bell’s Oracle: a vision of the future?

So, let me say, I’m an arse for not posting a picture of this beer.  I poured it without thinking, and don’t have the “appropriate” glassware or bottle at hand now.  Suffice it to say, I will attempt to review all facets of this beer with the utmost care.
First off, let me tell you how [...]

Imperial Showdown

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 [...]

Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree

If i could have my choice of beverages in the world, they would go like this:

Imperial IPAs/Imerial Rye IPAs
Diet Coke/Pepsi
Imperial Stout
Blue Monster
Quadrupels
Tripels
IPA
Stout
(big) Doppelbocks
Other Ales

This would make one realize why its no wonder I love double crooked tree so much.  SO much in fact, it warrants a full description.  First, be careful removing the cap.  That [...]