This is a beer in a series of beers that Stone as put out called the Vertical Epic series. Now, I haven’t had all of them, but I hear the ’07 wasn’t very good. The ’08 was amazing, however. This year’s edition is almost a smoked porter, but made with a belgian yeast, and tangerine [...]

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 [...]

At the store I work at, we have at least one customer who flat-out refuses to drink beer produced by the Stone Brewing company, simply because of the pretension. I mean really, they brew a beer named Arrogant Bastard, and don’t even put the name of the brewery on the label – at least not [...]

So until now, I’ve tried to make it a point to only review beers I’ve never had.  This is apparently a problem, as I’ve had somewhere into the 1200 mark I think.  I’ve had a rough couple days the last few and I have a very loving mother, who likes to buy me beer.  Today, [...]

So, today I was feeling that feel… like I’d enjoy a fine ale.  I went to the closest establishment at which I might find said indulgence, which is. unfortunately, the local grocery store.  They do have a surprisingly good beer selection for a grocer, however.  Today, I thought long and hard.  I’ve had pretty much [...]