I don’t remember who or where I got this link from, but I’d bookmarked it last week and then forgot about it: Hot melon in your Budweiser? It’s about Anheuser-Busch’s new "beer mixers": The Belgians love their cherry beers. Americans like to squeeze lime into their longnecks. Now Anheuser-Busch Cos. … Continue reading

Still catching up on my holiday beer reviews, tonight it’s Full Sail Wassail. This is a local classic,  brewed since 1988. It’s 6.5% alcohol by volume. They have the number "12" on the label… is this the 12th year bottling Wassail? Appearance: Orange-brown with red highlights. Tan head, soapy bubbles. … Continue reading

I’d never tried any of Elysian Brewing‘s beers until recently: Dragonstooth Stout, which I received for "Secret Santa" at work last month. I don’t know why I’ve not previously tried any; I’ve seen them around. At any rate, Dragonstooth is an oatmeal stout, 7.4% alcohol by volume, and multiple award-winning. … Continue reading

Via Appellation Beer today comes this pointer to this article on Playboy.com of their picks for the ten best microbrews in America. It’s a decent list, but like all such lists, is entirely subjective. Props to including a Deschutes Brewing beer, though. 🙂 Figure anything from Playboy is NSFW, although … Continue reading

Rudolph’s Revenge Winter Ale is brewed by Cropton Brewery in England, and there’s a bit of confusion surrounding the alcohol content; the bottle I had was 6% alcohol by volume, whereas on their website they indicate a 4.6%. Odd. You’ll also notice their image to the right there says "Bitter" … Continue reading

More odd news in the beer world: Pet shop owner creates beer for dogs. It’s making the rounds on the news sites and beer blogs, including MSNBC and CNN. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — After a long day hunting, there’s nothing like wrapping your paw around a cold bottle of beer. … Continue reading

A collection of some of the odd beer news that’s hit the web recently: Bulgaria reportedly has a breast-enhancing beer Sources here, here, and here. Bulgaria’s "Boza" beer is a traditional Turkish drink made from wheat flour and yeast and is reputed to enlarge women’s breasts. Apparently, though, customs duties … Continue reading

I got a bottle of this from my Secret Santa at work before Christmas. Lucky me! I loves me a good Samuel Smith’s. Appearance: Clear, deep amber tinged with gold—like a dark honey. Fluffy smooth head, white-beige. Smell: Clean, with a rich malt and low hop profile that reminds me … Continue reading

Over on A Roughneck’s Take on Beer Wörtwurst has posted a link to a handy chart on Realbeer.com listing alcohol content and calories on many brands of beer. Pretty interesting and illuminating, having that compiled together in a handy format; something I can use later, I think. He’s also found … Continue reading

A little past the holidays, I know, but I had a bottle of Butte Creek‘s Christmas Cranberry Ale around that time and figured, better late than never to write it up. I’d had the bottle for a while (since a summertime trip to Portland, I think), and when I opened … Continue reading