Anne and I had a great vacation in North Carolina last week, and savored the best that this wonderfully diverse state had to offer. The Tar Heel State also has a diverse list of breweries and brewpubs, from Raleigh-Durham to Asheville. I’ve already highlighted several excellent beers from Highland Brewing in my previous post. I [...]
“No Crap On Tap” is the motto from Mr. Beery’s owner Mark Tuchman, and this craft beer pub lives up to its promise. I stopped by Mr. Beery’s earlier this week with my friends Steve & Bill, and we talked beer with Mark and the crew, and drank a few as well. Mark was a [...]
Our recent trip has to the Pacific Northwest has given me a new appreciation for IPAs, and two more that stood out are being featured here. The first, DogZilla Black IPA (Laughing Dog Brewing; Ponderay, ID; Black India Pale Ale; ABV: 6.9), is a crisp, smooth drinking IPA. The citrusy hops are fully complimented by [...]
I remember the first time I walked into Mr. Beery’s with a couple of friends a little less than two years ago. Owner Mark Tuchman was on hand, and we all hit it off immediately. Before the end of the night, Mark was breaking open complimentary bottles of Ken Schmidt Maui Stone Coffee Macadamia Coconut [...]
Stopped by The Shamrock yesterday afternoon and was pleased to learn from James that a porter I have wanted to try was on tap. Described by Ommegang as a “Belgian Love Affair”, I was quite eager to try this latest offering from the Cooperstown brewery. Ommegang Seduction (Brewery Ommegang; Cooperstown, NY; Porter; ABV: 6.8) is [...]
I received a couple of sample bottles from Newcastle of an ale that’s part of their Limited Edition series. As I’d enjoyed their Newcastle Winter IPA from a previous sampling, I was looking forward to trying this latest offering. Newcastle Founders’ Ale (Caledonian Brewery; Edinburgh, Scotland (UK); English Pale Ale; ABV: 4.8) is a fine [...]