What can I say about witbiers? Quite a bit, apparently. You might remember the style from my last review, but here’s something you probably don’t remember (because I didn’t mention it): The first beer to push my OMG-I-LOVE-THIS button was a witbier. Gather ’round, folks — it’s story time.
Several years ago, back when I’d only [...]
Earlier this week I read an article about last year’s World Beer Cup winners. In the comments section, a bunch of Europeans were bullying American beers. All right, guys, we get it; during the half-century following American prohibition, we produced a lot of watered-down lagers, but it sounds as if you haven’t tried a U.S. [...]
I recently smuggled two beers out of Southern California. One was the Allagash Curieux. This CoCoNut Porter was the other. A fertile trip indeed! We’d planned to visit an amusement park (or something), but the GPS led us straight to Bevmo. Then, strangely enough, our electro-guide switched to Mormon mode—as we entered the parking lot, [...]
You can’t find Allagash beers in Arizona. I get it, Allagash. It’s hot here. The state’s deodorant gave out some time during the Paleozoic era. So whenever I get a chance to jump state lines, I try to land near a retailer for this outstanding Maine brewery. On my most recent trip, I spotted the [...]