We’re in the final stretch of the #8BeersOfChanukah, and my poor liver needs a break. Good thing Christmas is right around the corner… oh wait, never mind. Part of me was really tempted to cellar Amsterdam Brewery‘s Tempest Imperial Stout until next year, as it’s supposed to cellar well for up to 3 years. In… Read More
The Mayan calendar predicted that the world would end on December 21, 2012 (or at least the 13th b’ak’tun would end). This clearly did not happen but we were a little worse for the wear today following Indie Ale House’s Stout Night yesterday and kind of hoping for the end of the world. We decided… 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
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’ve been reading about everyone’s Craft Beer Advent Calenders online, and I’ve been growing incredibly jealous. But wait – if we can have a 12 Days of Beer for Christmas, we can have an 8 Days of Beer for Chanukah, can’t we? I can join in the reindeer games too in that case! I don’t have… Read More