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 [...]

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 [...]

Arcadia Hopmouth and Big Black Voodoo Daddy

So, it’s been a long week, but productive. I’ve put in some good solid miles running, and I got a chance to ride yesterday too. The Gods of Science have shined down upon me fairly as well. So, what does any of this have to do with beer or comics? Well, none, directly… Except that [...]

Stone 13th Anniversary Ale, or how I realized that there is a God, and that he loves us very much.

So, the great state of Michigan is encountering a problem right now. No, not insurmountable job losses. No, not a devastating foreclosure crisis. No, not white flight. Nor even brain drain. We are, in fact, still lacking Stone’s Vertical Epic ’09. In light of that, I’ve decided to review one of my two favorite beers [...]

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 [...]