It’s great when you can find an IPA that gives you the best of both worlds. One with a robust hoppy character that you expect from this style of ale, but at the same time balanced enough to not overpower the additional flavors. Great Divide Titan IPA (Great Divide Brewing Co.; Denver, CO; India Pale [...]
It’s great to see that Goose Island is making their beers available here in the Tampa Bay area. Having been a fan of the brewery, especially their Belgian style ales, I was looking forward to trying the beer that took home the Gold Medal at the 2011 World Beer Championships, under the category Abbey Dubbel [...]
I decided the other day to open a bottle of a vintage ale that I had in stock. While this ale is no longer brewed, you can still find a bottle or two every once in a while, e.g. the Cock & Bull had several vintage editions on hand. Thomas Hardy’s Ale Vintage 2005 (O’Hanlon’s [...]
Fox Business Network will be doing a live broadcast tomorrow, September 23, at Boston Beer Company beginning at 9:00 AM. Fox Business Network anchor Robert Gray will be broadcasting from the brewery in Boston, going behind the scenes to take a look at what makes the nation’s largest craft brewery tick. Brewery founder Jim Koch [...]
Stopped by Gecko’s tonight to meet friends for drinks, and saw that they had an IPA from Magic Hat in bottles. I’d heard good things about this beer, so I decided to give it a try. Magic Hat Blind Faith (Magic Hat Brewing Co.; Burlington, VT; India Pale Ale; ABV: 6.2) is a crisp and [...]
Anne and I stopped by Mr. Beery’s Friday night for their Evening with Sam Adams. In addition to several beers not normally available in the Tampa Bay area, there were raffles for bottles of Sam Adams offerings including Utopias. Remy Fromm, who is the brewery’s District Manager for Southwest Florida, was on hand as well [...]
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 [...]