Trust me, anything with the word ‘Lazy’ in the title gets my attention. Lazy Hiker Brewing Company is in North Carolina and I’m starting to think this neck of the woods is a pretty good source of some good craft beers. The history of the junction of North Carolina / Read more…
My apologies reader, but the responsibility of hosting and cooking for Thanksgiving this weekend has delayed my review this week. I’m going to make it up to you by reviewing Gonzo’s Biggdogg Double IPA, named Yummy Hoppy. Yummy Hoppy is well named, as it is both yummy and hoppy. It Read more…
This is certainly not some johnny-come-lately craft brew – New Belgium first pumped out the Abbey in 1991. The web site states their recipe was modified a bit in 2015; if that did anything it rounded out a smooth Belgian Dubbel. In a nutshell: a good beer but not an Read more…
What a nice little beer. The label calls it an ESB Amber Ale, an Extra Special Bitter. Not sure why they’d call it that, as the IBU’s tip the scale at a meager 32 and the taste, while certainly having a bit of a something like a bite to it Read more…
A friend recently handed me a can of Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat and asked me to try it out. I wasn’t sure what to expect out of Tallgrass Brewing Company out of Kansas, but I was not expecting a rich and creamy stout that balanced the dark malts with oats Read more…
With Better on Draft hosting The New England IPA Showdown, I thought I’d review one of the beers still in the running. Rochester Mills has hopped on the haze train and has put out Juice Bigalow Hop Gigolo. Now that this style is becoming more prevalent I wanted to not Read more…
If anyone has read my previous reviews they know how I feel about Florida beers in general. If my experiences with Florida craft brews could be described as hit or miss it would definitely be more hits than misses. I couldn’t resist the can on this one though, the artwork Read more…
I’ve picked on this beer this week out of respect for a friend. Eddie doesn’t often go for the hoppy, bitter stuff that most craft beers end up being and he’s a big fan of Yuengling, so for my friend I thought I’d try one of these and see how Read more…
Southern Tier has made some truly fantastic dessert style beers in the past. Their latest in the series is Cinnamon Roll Imperial Ale. Let’s take a taste and see if it lives up to their previous beers. Cinnamon Roll has a thick tan head with medium lacing as you take Read more…
Has it been a brutal week at work? Are you looking for something to jump start your weekend? Arcadia Ales has a seasonal porter to give you that pick-me-up you need to get over your weekday chaos. Morning Nightcap is billed as a coffee porter and it delivers that flavor Read more…
