Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA

A friend with some really great beers that we can’t get in Michigan gave me a can of this a little while ago. He had never had Alpha King from Three Floyds, so I passed one of those onto him. Was it a fair trade? The can popped with almost no carbonation. It felt strange [...]

Arcadia Hopmouth

Oh, Hopmouth. What’s to say that hasn’t already been said? You’re beautiful head, your sweet, floral aroma. These are only two reasons to love you. A deep, rich color, and a nice, not too aggressive bitterness. A sweet malt flavor in the front, and a darker, roastier malt in the finish, hiding behind the bittering [...]

Arcadia Hopmouth

Oh, Hopmouth. What’s to say that hasn’t already been said? You’re beautiful head, your sweet, floral aroma. These are only two reasons to love you. A deep, rich color, and a nice, not too aggressive bitterness. A sweet malt flavor in the front, and a darker, roastier malt in the finish, hiding behind the bittering [...]

A pleasant surprise

So, after the gods of science decided to take a steaming dump on my chest today, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to pull out the ol’ credit card and blog some Michigan beers for Michigan Beer month.  The first beer I purchased today was a brand new beer to me.  At the risk [...]

Southern Tier Unearthly IPA

Okay, so this is the first foray that Brian and I are making into mutually blogging about beer. And for our first selection, we picked Souther Tier’s Unearthly IPA. This is what Brian had to say about it. I drunkenly transcribed everything he said. “It was delicious, but it lacked in those two areas, in [...]