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 [...]

Concluding our Michigan Beer Month series (admittedly late, I wrote this up, and forgot to upload it), I turn to not only my favorite porter in Michigan, but one of my favorites in the whole world: Arcadia London Porter. Like most of their beers, Arcadia made this a pretty traditional English-style ale. For that reason, [...]

Oh Jolly Pumpkin… What a tangled web you weave.  You have bam biere which has truly disgusted me, and you have others which have left me confused, and then you hit me with this.  Ian and I tried this some time back at Ashley’s, but I had it again last night. As a quick description, [...]

So, Original Gravity is a relative newcomer to the michigan beer market, and they’re doing ok for themselves.  This beer came as a surprise to me.  As we’re all aware, I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for experimental beers.  And by bit, i mean giant gaping hole.  So, how does this beer pan [...]

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 [...]