Posted by Scott on February 19, 2010 · 4 Comments
I may have oversold this chapter with that “pure unadulterated insanity” business, but some strange and amusing things did happen (as they sometimes do when alcohol’s involved). Here are the festival’s oddest moments.
Posted by Scott on January 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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. […]
Category Beer, Editorials · Tags Ale, Allagash, America, Beer, Bell's, Craft Beer, Craft Brewery, Deschutes, Dogfish Head, Great Divide, Lager, New Belgium, Ommegang, Oskar Blues, Rogue, Top 5
Posted by Scott on December 3, 2009 · 8 Comments
Each year, as fall stumbles drunkenly into winter, a slew of holiday seasonals start showing up in stores. These include winter warmers, spiced ales, and even a few twists on seemingly unrelated styles. In this article, you’ll find my top five picks for beers to amass in your holiday bunker. I attempted to judge each […]
Category Beer, Editorials · Tags Ale, Anchor, Avery, Beer, Bigfoot Barleywine, Celebration Ale, Christmas, Deschutes, Doppelbock, Full Sail, God Jul, Great Divide, Hibernation Ale, Hurlimann's, IPA, Jubelale, Lager, Nogne, Old Ale, Old Fezziwig, Old Jubilation, Our Special Ale, Porter, Sam Adams, Samichlaus, Sierra Nevada, Spiced Ale, Wassail, Winter Lager, Winter Warmer