I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to be going to this tasting event at National Geographic Headquarters (where I work) on May 18th! I am silly stupid excited! Garret is going to be discussing the effects of the American Craft Beer Revolution on Scandinavia – did you know that they [...]
Filed under: Beer on March 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
Holy wow, this is a bitter beer. And I like me some bitter. I would have said this was an IPA, not a Pale Ale, because it is so loaded with what I am pretty sure are Cascade hops. It’s has the kind of bitter that sticks to the back of your tongue and keeps [...]
Filed under: Beer, Drink local on March 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
I felt the need to give a shout out to our friends at Sierra Nevada Brewery. They are celebrating their 30th year of operation and I think that deserves a moment. They were a pivotal player in bringing craft brewing to the masses. They fought the good fight against the distributors and the Big Three [...]
Filed under: Beer, Drink local on March 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
This was the second beer I had at the lovely River City Brewing Company restaurant in picturesque Jacksonville, Florida (what a view, see my review of the Kentucky Bourbon Triple Ale to see a pic). It was very mellow like a typical pale ale. I found it a bit light on the hops, but then [...]
Filed under: Beer, Food on March 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
Here’s the second beer from the Flying Dog Bitch Session at Policy.This followed the Brooklyn Lager and the snifter of Dog Schwartz Tons of floral and citrus notes. Lovely amber color. Belgian flavor comes through on tasting but doesn’t linger long. A nice, hoppy beer that satisfies. At 8.3 percent, maybe not the best choice [...]
Filed under: Beer, Drink local, Food, Tasting notes on March 18th, 2010 | No Comments »
I have to begin this post by telling you that I am a native of New England – the New Hampshire seacoast area to be exact. And one of my biggest pet peeves is when someone outside of New England tries to serve one of our traditional dishes with their own flourish and say it [...]
Filed under: Food, Not beer on March 16th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I recently had the privilege of the most awesome and relaxing vacation in the Jacksonville, Florida area. I was watching my sister’s home and pets while she and her entire brood were off to the wilds of NH to see other family. It was awesome! I had the whole house to myself and access to [...]
Filed under: Beer, Food on March 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
Sitting in McGinty’s pub. We ordered one Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and one Redhook ESB (extra special bitter). Comparing the two is an interesting exercise. Sierra is crisp with a little sweet, coppery note. The ESB has a great hop bite, almost as bitter as the Sierra, but a totally different character. Sierra has all [...]
Filed under: Beer, Tasting notes on March 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
My sister and I picked this up at a great store in NJ. HUGE selection of really cool beers. They have one aisle of large bottles and six packs. I almost unpacked my bags and moved into that aisle. But on to the beer: Pale, cloudy ale. Sour berry nose. Cidery flavor at the first [...]
Filed under: Beer, Tasting notes on March 6th, 2010 | No Comments »
Quick notes from the Flying Dog Bitch Session. They featured three beers: Raging Bitch 4, Garde Dog Bier de Garde, and Dog Schwartz. I wanted to try Dog Schwartz first. The idea of a smoked double lager intrigued me. However, tap issue thwarted my plans. After a Brooklyn lager, the bartender brought over a snifter [...]
Filed under: Beer, Drink local, Tasting notes on March 4th, 2010 | No Comments »