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For some reason I had never had Full Sail’s Session Premium Lager until recently. It’s a pre-Prohibition style American lager, 5.1% alcohol, and comes in 11 ounce stubbies… a novelty these days. Easy drinking, the stubby is fun… you can’t go wrong! Appearance: Nice honey golden color. Very clear. Thin … Continue reading
According to this post on Luxist, the world’s most expensive beer (officially) is Vielle Bon Secours, which costs approximately $78 per pint at the Bierdrome in London. (Luxist incorrectly says $39 per pint; they got their conversion wrong—it’s about 39 pounds, not dollars.) This beats out Sam Adams Utopias, which … Continue reading
Cedar River Amber Ale is brewed by Hale’s Ales under the "Northwest’s Best" label for Trader Joe’s. The alcohol content isn’t listed, though I’d guess it’s around 5 to 5.5% by volume. It’s a pretty standard-fare amber, and I picked up a 12-pack for $9.99, which is a good deal … Continue reading
Rick Lyke is hosting next month’s Session, and today he’s announced the topic: So what is the topic for September? Welcome to the Brew Zoo. Have you ever noticed how many animals show up on beer labels? We have lions and tigers and bears, plus various birds, reptiles, fish, assorted … Continue reading
Here’s a recipe for beer cupcakes made using Guinness Stout and topped with cream cheese glaze. Yeah, I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to make these. Previously: Irish stout cake, Beer ice cream, Beer cheesecake!
Great Divide has made a splash lately with their latest offering, Samurai Ale, because it’s brewed with a significant percentage of rice. Rice! The only other beers commonly brewed with rice are (notoriously) the big American macro lagers, and Japanese beers. Obviously they chose to take their inspiration from the … Continue reading
Firestation 5 is the beer brand set up by Portland Brewing which produces beers exclusively for Fred Meyer (according to RateBeer) SB Northwest (updated: see below). Kind of like the Trader Joe’s deal on beers, I guess. At any rate, I had their Steam Pumper IPA recently and it wasn’t … Continue reading
This month’s Session topic comes to us courtesy of Greg Clow over at Beer, Beats & Bites: With all of this fruit on the brain (or more accurately, in my belly), it gave me the idea for a theme for Session #6. Therefore, I hereby declare that on Friday, August … Continue reading
Generally speaking, I think Samuel Smith’s beers are pretty fundamental, maybe essential, beers that should be considered benchmarks. Taddy Porter is like that for English style Porters, I think. Or very nearly. Basically, it’s one of the best English Porters out there. Appearance: Dark brown and opaque, like dirty engine … Continue reading
Even though I posted some of the pictures I took with my previous OBF posts, I thought I’d do an entry of all the photos I took, gallery-style. Click on each picture to see a larger version.