A strange combination of beers to say the least — each has become a classic commercial example of its style, by very different means, and in very different categories of beer altogether. The beauty of the “Life is Beautiful” tag is that it can apply to a range of things, even those as different as [...]
Magical things happen in Chico, California – It’s been proven, and many beer devotees make the pilgrimage every year to witness in person the massive amounts of alchemy which take place on the sacred grounds at Sierra Nevada’s brewery. Though I haven’t ventured on the road west yet to sup of the wares in the [...]
Continuing on with my celebration of Fall and German beer, which I was plunged into headfirst by the good folks at Spuyten Duyvil when they hosted their “No Joke Oktoberfest” (read about our take here), I grabbed a bottle of Smuttynose’s “S’Muttonator,” one of the entries in their “Big Beer” series which I haven’t had [...]
