Archive for the ‘ale’ Category
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
I bought a six pack of the Mackeson Triple Stout at Trader Joe's last week. I hadn't bought a stout to have around the apartment in a little while, so I decided to pick this one up on the fly. I am not disappointed in my decision.
This beer is brewed ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
I tried the Baltika 6 porter for the first time tonight. It was actually a birthday gift I received almost exactly a year ago. It's been "aging" in the fridge since then. I'm not exactly sure what that does to a beer. But I figured it was worth making known ...
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
This is one of those cases where "classic" doesn't mean a good example of an ale, but rather a good example of an ale that tastes nothing like any ale you have ever had. Pouring with a cloudy copper color and a perfect head, the nose is immediately assaulted with ...
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
I am not a huge fan of Sierra Nevada. I find their beers too hoppy. The Sierra Nevada brewery is one of the best known and most respected microbreweries in the country, though, so I find it hard pressed not to try one of their beers when I haven't done ...
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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.
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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. ...
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