Oct 21, 2015
New beers are released every day, I’m sure of it. And by new, I mean beers that have never before existed. Such is the world we live in, with the dizzying array of new breweries offering standards as well as fascinating original creations, it’s no surprise that you...
Oct 16, 2015
Is there any beer more subtle, wonderful, and comforting than the English Brown ale? Flavorful, easy to drink, attractive to look at, offering sweet, sometimes nutty aromas, English brown ales are a very soothing choice in the ale world. Possibly the most versatile...
Oct 8, 2015
At a great little pizza joint a few weeks ago, I ordered a pint of Dogfish Head Punkin. One of my favs, this beer offers a brown ale base with pumpkin flavors and brown sugar on top. Quite nice. However, my buddy gave me some stick for the selection, saying that he...
Oct 1, 2015
The 16 days of Oktoberfest 2015 will have come and gone; another fantastic festival in the beer books with the traditional gun-salute finale on the steps of the Bavaria Monument at the Theresienwiese fairground at noon on Saturday, October 6. The Märzen will have...
Sep 24, 2015
It’s all happening. This week’s sees us usher in the first day of fall, Sept 23, also known as the autumnal equinox, when the sun shines directly on the equator, and day and night are nearly equal in length. Just as, if not more important, last week, on Sept. 19, gave...