By General German on Aug 26, 2008 in Brew News | 1 Comment
A great story in the link below, from the WSJ. They predict prices to fall over the next couple of years.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121970968791471283.html
By General German on Aug 24, 2008 in Brew Reviews | 3 Comments
WARNING: This beer should be consumed by someone with a lot of time on their hands. Like, seriously. This was not at all like the beer I chugged over the weekend during a little reminiscent pong action. This was a turn-on-some-light-music, open-a-good-book kind of beer. Indeed, this IPA is among the most extreme of brews–one […]
By Captain Beer on Jul 2, 2008 in Brew News | 0 Comments
Afternoon, beervolk. Just a simple, straightforward review of a simple, straightforward beer today. None of my usual odd, byzantine ramblings about obscure, wacked-out beers. You may notice that I recently passed ONE HUNDRED POSTS in the venerable Hall of Beers. I’m not going to make a big deal out of it* or anything. I’m a […]
By Commander Cheap on Jun 27, 2008 in Rants | 1 Comment
So the other night I went to an O.A.R concert with Action Jackson. I knew nothing of O.A.R. other than that “crazy game of poker” song, which is just fantastic… which always makes me thinking of a someone starting a fist fight and flipping up the poker table for some reason. Anyway, since I didn’t […]
By Captain Beer on May 12, 2008 in Brew Reviews | 3 Comments
OK, maybe they’re holding onto past glory… maybe the beer’s namesake (Blue Ribbon) is in fact based off of an award they won, um, 112 years ago… but the beer is a staple of moderately priced* and refreshing** American lager, it helped a lot of us get through college, and, sadly, from the […]
By Captain Beer on Apr 3, 2008 in Brew News | 0 Comments
Sometimes a lot of flavor hides behind pale brau, buddy. I’ve had many a Shipyard, but most of them were back in the sylvan days of my East Coast youth. I hadn’t had one in, say, a year. I’ll nary* go so long without one again. This beer is a damn fine balance of crisp-n-refreshing […]
By Captain Beer on Apr 1, 2008 in Brew News | 3 Comments
Friends, at first this Captain was skeptical. I mean, Bud Light… mixed with Clamato!? Whoa! Pass the bong, Chip! It took me long enough to embrace the mixing of clam juice and tomato juice in the first place. In fact, I don’t really think clam juice should be a juice one consumes. But, notwithstanding… this […]
By General German on Mar 22, 2008 in Brew Reviews | 1 Comment
Beer drinkers (let’s not euphemize it…we drink lots of tasty, tasty beer): I am proud to report that the once-thought-terrible IPA I made actually turned out pretty good. It’s clear, malty, bitter, and has an exceptionally thick, creamy head on it. Hallelujah.
By Captain Beer on Mar 19, 2008 in Brew Reviews | 4 Comments
Yet another solemn nod to The Boston Beer Company and another satisfied palate over here. As we strolled the awful cavernous aisles of a wholesaler, seeking free samples and bulk-size crackers, there like a beacon of light shown a beer brewed near Beacon Hill where once I made a bacon sandwich and beckoned friends with […]
By General German on Feb 24, 2008 in Brew News | 7 Comments
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General has come out of retirement to brew…an IPA. I went to my parents’ house to grab my old brewing equipment, then headed to myLocalHomeBrewShop for supplies. The guys there were bend-over-backwards great in making sure I had everything I needed (and nothing I didn’t need, which surprised me). If in the […]