The late Hunter S. Thompson was one of the most eclectic political writers of our time. Whether you agreed with him or not, he was nothing less than interesting. Thompson was also an accomplished sports writer as well, adding the same humor and insight to his weekly Hey Rube column for ESPN. In honor of [...]
Billed as The World’s Strongest Fruit Beer, Dogfish Fort (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Milton, DE; Fruit / Vegetable Beer; ABV: 18.0) is one potent ale. It had been awhile since I’d last tried this beer, so I picked up a bottle at Total Wine & More recently. The alcohol presence is very noticeable here, so [...]
Anne & I stopped by Mr. Beery’s this past Saturday. Everyone was in a festive mood, and Mark broke out a bottle of Russian River Consecration (Russian River Brewing Co.; Santa Rosa, CA; American Wild Ale; ABV: 10.0) for us to try. My friends who’d tried it have been preaching to the choir about how [...]
St. Bernardus is truly one of the world’s greatest breweries. Every beer that I have had from them has been nothing less than excellent. It’s amazing to think that I haven’t even drank even just an average or good ale from them, let alone one that was mediocre! And the latest offering that I had [...]
No sooner had Schorschbräu Schorschbock 40% claimed the title of World’s Strongest Beer, that BrewDog upped the ante once more. The Scottish brewery has launched BrewDog Sink the Bismarck (BrewDog Ltd.; Fraserburgh, Scotland (UK); Imperial India Pale Ale; ABV: 41.0), a quadruple IPA with an alcohol content of 41%! An IPA that’s twice the strength [...]
Another year, another Best Beers list. I decided to do a new slant on this year’s All-Time Favorites post, and create my dream case. The criteria is as follows: a. Retired beers have been omitted. Ales such as DuClaw Repent, Blue Point No Apologies Imperial IPA, and Thomas Hardy’s Ale were among my favorites, but [...]
We stopped by BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse in Pinellas Park on Sunday for dinner, and noticed that they had an abbey ale as the special on draft. Beer Advocate had it listed as retired, but BJ’s is brewing it again. I can definitely attest, after a couple of pints, that everything’s back to Normal! BJ’s [...]
It’s an annual right of passage at the beginning of February that two world renowned Imperial IPAs make their mark upon the craft beer world. The first, Russian River Pliny The Younger (Russian River Brewing Co.; Santa Rosa, CA; Imperial India Pale Ale; ABV: 11.0), has become the Holy Grail for many beer enthusiasts. While [...]
With the explosion of the craft beer industry, it seems like ales and lagers are giving wine a run for its money as the drink of choice. In fact, many breweries have started to age their ales in oak barrels which give them a distinct wine like character. This “crossover” is producing beers that appeal [...]