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Category Archives: Beer
Why You Should Boycott Monster Energy Drink
It’s rare that I call for an outright boycott of a product or company, but this is one of those cases where it is most definitely called for. You see, up in the very small town of Morrisville, Vermont, there … Continue reading
Epic Beer Night
Two nights ago, I decided it was time to finally crack open a couple of very special bottles of beer that I had acquired. They each stand near the top of their own specific styles of beer and, in my … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Review
Tagged Double IPA, Kate the Great, Russian Imperial Stout, Stone Coast
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The Seasonal Beer Creep
You may have noticed that there are some pumpkin beers and oktoberfests already out on the shelves of your favorite liquor store or place to buy beer. Southern Tier released their Pumking in July. I don’t know about you, but … Continue reading
Why I’m Taking a Break from Stone…
I’ve made a decision that was probably a few years in the making. I’m gonna take a break from Stone beers for a while. This came to me after trying their 13th Anniversary ale. It was a boring beer. Did … Continue reading
Sweetwater Brewery Pics
I said I’d post some pics of the Sweetwater Brewery from our Atlanta trip. Well, they are on Flickr.
Batch #5: Brewday; Batch #4: Bottling Day; Batch #3: Update
I brewed a yet-to-be-named Brown Ale today. I went a little different with my recipe. When we were in Atlanta, we tried the Red Brick Brown Ale, which had a slight hint of roasted coffee. I included some roasted barley … Continue reading
Hot’lanta!
Susan and I visited my cousin in the Atlanta area for an extended Memorial Day weekend. It was a ton of fun, but here are some of the highlights and thoughts on some of the urban issues down there. The … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Food, Travel
Tagged Atlanta Brewing (Red Brick), Avery, Bell's, Highland, New Belgium, Old Dominion, Sweetwater, Terrapin
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Hope Ales
I just learned of a new brewery starting up here in Rhode Island. It’s called Hope Ales. Apparently, they came from the west coast to open up a brewery in New England. Let me just say that I am excited … Continue reading
Batch #2: It’s Ready!
Finally, I we tasted my second batch, the chocolate oatmeal stout. We first tried it last weekend. It was good then, but still needed to carbonate. Well, it’s now been in the bottles for 2 weeks. We cracked another bottle … Continue reading
Batch #3: Racked to Secondary
I don’t know why I’m writing this after I wrote the other one, but I figured I should write something about it. I finally learned the proper way to use my auto-siphon. Instead of constantly pumping the beer out, I … Continue reading