I think that I have a new rule. Instead of trying to have just one beer a night, I’ll try to have just one good beer a night. Not that I’ll really care if the rule gets broken, but I want some insurance, know what I’m saying? After suffering through a bottle of swill last [...]
Straight to the point – I got this brew in a trade as an extra and it’s a total flop. A watery screw top beer that is apparently pretty “fresh” but still tastes like nothing. I guess this is trying to be an ESB, but it’s got no balance, no assertion, no nothing. It’s limp, [...]
I should make it clear, as if it’s not clear enough from the posts on this blog alone, that I am a severe nerd in need of help when it comes to restraining myself. For example, I get deeply into beer, and a scarce few months later, I’m at the counter at the bookshop buying [...]
A lot can happen to a brewery in 12 years, especially if they’re in the business of producing a dying style, in a dying beer region which is slowly being taken over by multinational, American-influenced corporations. Not that this scenario is in any way particular to Belgium, or even the Belgian regions known for producing [...]
2008 marks the 28th anniversary of one of America’s oldest and most celebrated craft breweries, Sierra Nevada. In order to celebrate their anniversary every year, Sierra releases an “Anniversary Ale,” a nicely hopped American IPA which, according to the label, “features Cascade hops.” It certainly does, and in the process, Sierra succeeds yet again in [...]
Shmaltz Brewing is an elusive beast, elusive enough that I had to ask Stinky for clarification about how the relationships played out between Shmaltz, He’Brew, and Coney Island. According to the resident beer industry expert:
“Shamltz is the actual company. Coney Island is the Lager line-up, and He’Brew is the ale line.”
Okay then! The beer I [...]
I’ve been fully immersing myself in the beers of Belgium these days, and that means (a little bit more) than just drinking a lot of beers from that great country. I’ve been reading books, brewing styles, and doing research on what makes the beers of Belgium so distinct, and why they are so capable of [...]
Getting out of the city for the weekend is an essential aspect of staying sane in New York City. Stinky, myself, and our better halves made the short trip up to Taconic State Park to hang out, drink brews, cook over a fire for a few days, and swim and bask in the oddly named [...]
“Some people paint, some sing, others write … I brew.” – Daniel Carey
I could try to explain this beer and the style, and of course I’ll try — but here’s what the brewer has to say:
“Napoleon hailed this tart beer style “the Champagne of the North.” A lively and elegant masterpiece this Berliner Weiss [...]
