This is it, ladies and gentlemen. This is the first American beer to make an appearance on the 8 Beers of Chanukah, and on the blog itself. New Holland Brewing from Holland, MI is not exactly a local beer, but with a name like Dragon’s Milk Bourbon Barrel Stout, I was lured in, and I knew… Read More
Tonight’s Hopaweizen by Beer Academy (website already defunct following this week’s announcement that they are closing up shop) was a last minute, late addition. Don’t worry, the mystery beer that we planned for tonight will eventually resurface in a later review. Possibly a Festivus review? Time will tell. But with this week’s announcement, we realized it… Read More
Good morning! I got a chance to interview Sam Corbeil of Sawdust City. It’s no secret that Sawdust City is one of our favourite brewers. You can find our review of their Lone Pine IPA and their Red Rocket Stout here! Why did you start your brewery? When I left my old career to go… Read More
I’ve honestly always been a fan of rye beers, despite them being outlawed in the Reinheitsgebot (Bavarian Purity Law) of 1516. I’m not going to let a 498 year old notion of what I should drink influence me! But I also made potato latkes with sweet potato today, so I guess I’m a bit of… Read More
I honestly get sick every year during Chanukah. So you can imagine my frustration when I woke up on the first morning of Chanukah with a cold. I enlisted Kole’s help in making chicken matzo ball soup in the morning so I could breathe clearly enough at night. He had to lend me his nose… Read More