Archive for January, 2007

Looking For a Good Argentian Beer

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

I received an email via my "Contact Me" link the other day. I have pasted the email in the blockquote below, and I included my response beneath the blockquote. I figured it made for a relevant post here at The Bottom Shelf. I am a member of a Dinner club in ...

Samuel Smith Organic Ale

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Here is a YouTube-hosted video of Greg and me reviewing the Sam Smith Organic Ale. As Greg mentions in the video, he found this beer at Trader Joe's. I enjoyed the beer, though it was too malty for Greg's taste.

Lagunitas Censored Rich Copper Ale

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

I have to admit that, until I sat down to write this post, I had the Censored Rich Copper Ale confused with the Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale. The latter beer has an interesting backstory. The article to which I linked gives the details. Here's the gist: But when Lagunitas Brewing Co. ...

Arrogant bastard

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

Oops, I couldn't get the embed video html to work. Is a plugin really necessary for that? Here's the google video link: Arrogant Bastard Ale. UPDATE (by Jeff): I've added the embed HTML to the page, and it looks like it works. This video is of Greg reviewing Stone's Arrogant ...

Fat Tire Amber Ale

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

It is my great pleasure to finally review the Fat Tire Amber Ale. I have Adam to thank for this one. He brought a six pack of it over to my place to have with dinner a while back. Fat Tire holds a special place in my heart, because it's the ...

Sierra Nevada Porter

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

The Sierra Nevada porter poured an unsurprising deep, dark brown that was nearly opaque. There was no noticeable head on this beer. The only word I can use to describe the taste is "bitter". It's not the type of bitterness that blows your mind, but the hops in this beer ...