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REVIEW: New Belgium’s ABBEY »

Well fellow beerophiles, the Kolonel had a little minor oral surgery Friday, so he spent the weekend living on Vicodin and beer. What a combo! They should have a warning  about that… (read the first two paragraphs under “Important Information”). As I emerge from the haze, I feel compelled to shower compliments upon a New World spin […]

REVIEW: Traquair House Ale: Well Doon »

A’right, ye English bastarrrds, this Kolonel has meede a trrrip across ye wee English Channel, ta’ the feine house of Traquair. And wwhat did eye feind, ye ask? Do ye? Do ye ask meh what did eye feind?
Clearly not proper syntax. However, if you’re in the mood for a random tasty, beardy beer, read on. The Traquair […]

REVIEW: Blanche de Chambly… mkay »

The Kolonel is back for another round with the fine brews of Unibroue. This weekend I took in what I would consider to be the “entry level” version of bottle-conditioned beers. Blanche de Chambly honors a colonial washer woman named Blanche who, according to legend, cleaned the cookware of the Chambly fur trappers in the […]

REVIEW: Unibroue’s Don De Dieu - Kolonel says “Fights On” »

As my faithful fans will no doubt recognize, this is my first post. As I therefore have no faithful fan base to call upon, I will now move right on to a bit of personal background. If you just want to hear about the damn beer skip the next two paragraphs.
As the third ranking officer […]