2011 marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi Delta blues legend Robert Johnson. According to legend, Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at midnight on a crossroad near Dockery Plantation. Dogfish Head has paid tribute to the late blues icon by collaborating with Sony Legacy again for the second time (Bitches Brew in honor of [...]
This Saturday marks the second anniversary of Billy’s Beer Blog. To mark the occasion, I’ve decided to do an updated version of my Ultimate Case. While I’m keeping two of my three rules from a year ago – no retired beers and a limit of one beer per brewery – I’m dropping the ban on [...]
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Miles Davis’ legendary jazz fusion album Bitches Brew, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery released a new Russian Imperial Stout. Mr. Beery’s had it both on tap and in bottles, so I decided to stop by and give it a try. Dogfish Bitches Brew (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Milton, DE; Russian [...]
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 [...]