Hall of Beers

We’re still here, people… if you are. This Captain still drinks beer and thinks beer all the time. If you’re out there, beer readers… if you want us back here… oh, it shall be so.

Ohmigod… oh baby…. So we brewed a stout over at (hey!) Sgt. Stout’s house 2 weekend’s back and I bottled the sumbitch on Sunday. It’s going to be a life-affirming beer, I’m telling you. Kahlua infused coffee beans, darkass malts—this brew smells amazing, and is the color of motor oil. I’m sure there’s no way I’ll be able to resist cracking one early this weekend, and I’ll give a full report when it has been conditioned for 3 weeks or a month or so. Awwwww yeah.

So… Michelob. You think Ultra, yes? And Light. Fair enough. While my natural inclination is to scoff out of hand this thinly veiled offshoot of Zie Anheuser Busch family, well… a lot of Michelob beers are pretty good. Take its stalwart Amber Bock and its new forays into the world of Pale Ale. And then take me in the refrigerated beer aisle seeing a mixed wheat beer 12 pack on sale for $9.99 and we have ourselves a review of Michelob’s Dunkel Weiss.* Read the rest

You know what? Screw it—this diagram made me proud as hell. Proud because, given the right circumstances, I would do serious damage to a 12 pack of Schlitz, but on any given day, this is about right:

http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/12-22-2008/How-to-Know-If-You-Are-a-Beer-Snob-92

Just a quick note of appreciation for Sgt. Stout, who brought over 5 gallons of birthday beer for Mrs. Beer’s birthday. A nice batch of golden ale bubbles away in our uh… what do I call that… mud room? Back hall/room/thing. We may add spices, we may go simple. But 5 gallons of beer is good news any way you cut it.

Friends, it’s a happy time when a Sam Adams mix pack comes out. As you all know, darker, winter beers are this Captain’s favorite, but summer/spring beers are wondrous too. The most recent mixed 12er I picked up has 2 of each of the following: Boston Lager, Sam Light, Blackberry Wit (finally!), Hefewiezen, Summer Ale and Pale Ale.

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Fellow Beer-ers and Beer-ettes,

It seems we have been focusing recently on a ‘back to basics’ for beers, and thus I shant disappoint. From New Belgium, a company which in spite of relative youth delivers fine and innovative beers consistently, comes Mighty Arrow Pale Ale. It’s a medium-bodied, medium-hopped pale ale, and it’s just an even-keeled representation of the BJCP guideline. That’s not to say it’s mediocre by any means.

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So, just a quick post…I sent my kickin’ IPA to Sam Adams for the Longshot competition, and the shipment was received by Bob Cannon, one of the Brewmasters. Dude! Sweet!

HOOOOOOOOOOOO doggy! See below for their lovely label. Here’s just a quick little note to say that I finally had this beer and it it’s amazing. It’s everything you’d expect. BIG roasted malt flavors with notes of toasted bread, bitter coffee and a slight almost leathery outside. The hops are a bracing bitterness in tandem with but slightly overpowered by the immense grains. TRY IT! I wouldn’t let you down, beer reader.

It’s been a busy 2009 so far, beer readers. I’ve had time to sample some new brews, but I haven’t been able to tell you folks about them. My humble whatevah. Anyway, here’s a review for you. Enjoy with a side of beer.

Mission Street’s beers are very good. You may recall earlier this month when I discussed their Pale Ale. Well, what’s the logical progression? Yeh… India Pale Ale. These beers run you$5.99 a 6-pack. Good recession brew. Read the rest