I’ve been slowly crossing beers off my 50 beers from 50 states list, and am finally able to cross the state of Indiana off my list. While Indiana has some great breweries, I’ve had a tough time getting my hands on them…. until now. Sun King Brewing, based out of Indianapolis, sent me some samples of their Wee Mac Brown, Osiris Pale Ale, Sunlight Creme Ale, and Isis double IPA (which I chose to review…
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a beer review and decided enough was enough, it’s time to drink some beers. If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you might remember last year I set out to drink 50 different beers (that I’ve never tried) from each of the 50 states (1 beer per state). I kind of stalled out after reviewing beer from 32 states. 18 states still sat there mocking me. While Portland…
Like most beer nerds, I love to try new beers from small breweries from around the country, especially when I’ve never tried any of their beers. That’s why when I received a Frog Hop Fresh Hopped Pale Ale from The Great Northern Brewing Company out of Whitefish, Montana I was pretty excited to try it out. To be honest I had never heard of The Great Northern Brewing Company before getting a bottle of their…
This year marks the 30th birthday of Redhook, and if you’re like me, you probably missed their birthday party which featured a performance by Devo. While there is still one more month left in 2011, you can still celebrate with them (Redhook, not Devo…) with their special Blueline Series release, Extra Special Birthday beer. They sent me a 22oz bottle for review and I’ve been eagerly waiting for the right time to crack it open.…
It’s officially fall and I’m going to continue the theme this week by reviewing a fall seasonal release sent to me by Magic Hat Brewing Company. First of all, thanks to Magic Hat for sending me their seasonal beers to try out. Since I live in the Northwest I don’t ever get to buy their beers locally so it’s fun to see what there up to. Anyways, today I tried their fall seasonal called Hex which I…
It’s almost Halloween so I figured what better way to celebrate than to drink beer. Ok, I don’t really need a reason to drink beer, but at least I’ll try some festive beers this week. The first on my list to review this week is Werewolf, from Newcastle who is most well known for their brown ale. I heard about this beer awhile back and was looking forward to trying it out. Thanks to Newcastle…
My quest to review a beer from all 50 states takes me to the most exciting state of Nebraska. Ok, I’ve actually never been to Nebraska but I’ve heard it’s a magical land filled with farms and… well, that’s about it. However they do have beer. Luckily for me I was able to get my hands on a bottle of Nebraska Brewing Company’s Melange a Trois from their reserve series. Melange a Trois is a…
One of my favorite breweries as far as graphic design goes is definitely Magic Hat based out of South Burlington, Vermont. Each of their bottles and packages are crafted in a way that always makes me curious as to what’s inside and I have to try them out. Luckily for me they sent a few of their seasonal beers to help me check Vermont off my list for my 50 beer challenge. Out of the…
You have to love days that are designated to celebrate good craft beer. Today is a great day as it’s the first International #IPADay, a day set aside to celebrate one of my favorite styles of beer, the glorious India Pale Ale. Luckily for me, I was able to find an IPA in Portland that was from one of the states I still needed to hit up for my 50 beer challenge. While there are…
Today as part of my 50 beer challenge I’m reviewing a beer that I’m sure the self-righteous beer snobs are already making their way over to my contact page to complain (that’s what they do). Before you cry and whine about technicalities, I really don’t care, it’s my experiment. Why the controversy you ask? Well, I can explain it in 2 words, North Dakota. First of all, I think we need to shed a brief…