I went out to find a nice beer to enjoy tonight, nothing too heavy, just something easy to drink, tasty, and that won’t knock me on my ass. I figured that if nothing else, I would grab a bottle of Arcadia Ale’s Sky High Rye. Its affordable, delicious, and at 6% abv, isn’t going to [...]

Wow, I’m pretty pumped about this. Cup A Joe, Kind Ale, Mystery Stout, Uncle Steve’s, Liberator, Uber Goober, PB & J, and Good Humans all in bottles for the first time. Had they included Rich’s Rye (my favorite Short’s beer), I would have been in heaven. Read more about it at MLive’s Kalamabrew.

So this one is new for us. Neither Brian nor I have had it in the past, and it just came out this year, so we’re about it find out if Bell’s can once again live up to their reputation for excellent stouts. Brian says if this beer was a chord, it would be a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]