Originally written and published in March of 1999, this review of Boddington’s Pub Ale is one of my favorites. I learned something about the English, Strangeways, and warm beer. Cheers! - Greg The English, I’m told, like their beer warm. Warm beer?( SEE THE UPDATE!)In the U.S.A. we have so many awful beers, that when [Continue]
Not for the faint of heart, Tröegs Nugget Nectar is for the true hops lover. If you like your beer sweet, run, don’t walk, away from this beer as quickly as possible. However, if you are a true hophead, Tröegs Nugget Nectar is the beer for you. Always the beer adventurer, I stumbled across the [Continue]
Samuel Adams Noble Pils is $15 USD a six pack. The question is not if it is a good beer, but is it good enough for the money? [Continue]
Freakin’ fantastic, fresh funky fun might be the best description of Plastic Beach the new album from the cartoon band Gorillaz. Plastic Beach features performers that can bring the funk including Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, and De La Soul. The fun comes from the clever musical wit of Gorillaz co-founder Damon Albarn and the way [Continue]
I love Dewey's Pizza. The restaurant opened in Grandview, Ohio, around this time last year. I frequent it about two or three times a month. It's a lot, I know. But once you try their Ryan's Inferno pizza with the chicken, ranch and buffalo sauce, then you can let me know how often you frequent it and it might be similar. Dewey's changes their beer [Continue]
I don’t get a whole lot of joy from shoveling six inches of snow off of my driveway and sidewalks nightly. Even at a cool 20 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of zero degrees I still sweat my ass off. The joy comes when I get to refresh afterwards, and nothing refreshes like a [Continue]
Who cares if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow or not? Spring has arrived and its liquid gold with a thin head and fine little bubbles that tickle my taste buds. Spring is bottled by the Pyramid Breweries in the form of their Fling™ Pale Ale. The Spring Fling is labeled as a pale ale but [Continue]
If you're looking from a break in your routine and you're tired of coffee with breakfast, have we got a beer for you! Founders Brewing Breakfast Stout is the breakfast of champions. This is a full bodied beer made with all of your favorite breakfast ingredients including oatmeal, coffee and chocolate. [Continue]
Belgians make some of the best beer in the world. That is commonly accepted by beer aficionados and alcoholics alike. St. Bernardus’ Christmas Ale is no exception. St. Bernardus’ Christmas Ale is a great beer. It may not, however, be a great Christmas Ale. It really is delicious. I enjoyed it immensely. However, it lacked [Continue]
Back in the day when I first reviewed Bell's Porter, I found nothing about it particularly appealed to me. It was icky. I've been reluctant ever since to try another Bell's beer. The Christmas Spirit, though, has melted my cold heart and led me to Bell's Christmas Ale. This is a fine Christmas Ale sure to make your holiday season a little [Continue]
I stopped by my local beer temple to pick up my favorite Christmas brew, Great Lakes Christmas Ale. Its been nearly ten years since I first tickled my tastebuds with this ale, and it is by far my favorite Christmas brew (I’ve consumed two since I've been home). There have been several Christmas beers in the last ten years, both good and bad, [Continue]
From the heart of Iowa comes...corn? Pigs? Miles and miles of rolling hills? Or a team the almost could have played for the 2009 NCAA National Championship in football? No, No, No...it is the Hub City Brewing Company in Stanley, Iowa Hub City offers seven beers from pale to stout. [Continue]
Whenever I travel, I like to sample the local brews. In Chicago, it seems that the predominant local beer is brewed by Goose Island brewery. I reviewed their Christmas Ale a few years ago, and since then I haven't been pining for other Goose Island brews. In Chicago though, there is no avoiding it. So with an open mind, I downed some Goose [Continue]
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