The Brew SiteHeath over at Bottles of Barley is again doing a "25 Beers of Christmas" series, counting down the days until Christmas. For the next 25 days, I will be posting notes on various Christmas beers, winter seasonals and treats from my cellar. What’s awesome about his list is that they’re … Continue reading
For Day 2, I wanted to pick something a little different, something with a nod towards the Midwest where the snow and cold have hit (though it’s unseasonably warm here in Central Oregon!). So today’s beer is Hot Chocolate, from Viking Brewing Company in Wisconsin. This is a beer which … Continue reading
Shipyard Barley Wine Style Ale is the second of the two Pugsley’s Signature Series beers I received from Shipyard Brewing. Their description: Barley Wine Style Ale is a big beer made with six different malts (Pale Ale, Crystal, Caramunich, Wheat, Chocolate and Roasted Barley) and balanced with a very full … Continue reading
Last week I received a bottle of Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale, Anheuser-Busch‘s (by way of their Michelob craft arm) seasonal Winter Warmer. This is aged on oak staves and vanilla bean, and is 6% alcohol by volume. Here’s their spec sheet that goes with the beer: Introduced: 2005 Beer Style: … Continue reading
It’s December again and that means I’m running my annual Advent Beer Calendar! Each day of the month I pick a Christmas or similar seasonally-themed beer and blog about it, counting down the days until Christmas, advent calendar-style. It’s a fun tradition I’ve got going here that I look forward … Continue reading
Yesterday we were at our friends Paul and Sandi’s for beer, food, and (after the fact) football. Paul had promised a beer that would blow me away, one that I would not expect. I had to write about it (and take pictures), naturally, which I’m always happy to do. I … Continue reading
Since Thanksgiving is looming, I’ve seen a few beer posts here and there for what people would pick for their Thanksgiving beers. I figured, what the heck, I’ll throw my hat into that ring too. Coors Original (not Coors Light!): You always have someone who doesn’t (or won’t) drink craft … Continue reading
Shipyard Brewing‘s Imperial Porter is one of the two limited edition beers being offered under their Pugsley’s Signature Series. Here’s their own description: Imperial Porter is a full bodied, very dark, malty beer with a good roasted character coming from the Crystal, Chocolate and Black Patent Malts used in the … Continue reading
Pike Entire is a blend of three beers: Pike’s XXXXX Extra Stout, original gravity 10.73 / alcohol 7.00%; the same beer aged for more than half a year in oak Bourbon barrels; and an Imperial Stout original gravity 10.98 / alcohol 12%. The Entire blend contains 42.7% barrel aged beer … Continue reading
St Austell Brewery’s Admiral’s Ale has won the ultimate accolade after being voted the best packaged beer in the world. Admiral’s Ale scooped the top award at the International Beer Challenge – held in association with Off Licence News – coming in at number one in their list of the … Continue reading