Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
It seems like Elevator Brewing Company has always been here, but the facts say they are only 15 years old. In human years that’s not even old enough to drive, but in Columbus craft brewery years that’s older than Actual, Four String, Land Grant, North High, Seventh Son, Sideswipe, Wolf’s Ridge, Zaftig and Zauber all put... Continue Reading →
Have you ever thought that you'd like to try your hand at homebrewing but don't know where to start? You could be like me and wait for someone to give you a Mr. Beer American Light starter set for Christmas. If you follow all of the instructions in a few short weeks you too can have... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, September 20 the guys at Zaftig are throwing a party and everyone is invited. The party gets started at noon at their Worthington location (545 Shrock Road, Worthington, OH 43229) and runs until 10 pm. The centerpiece of the celebration is a chance to sample five wood aged varieties of their Too Cans Imperial IPA.... Continue Reading →
As just about everyone knows Deschutes Brewery, the 5th largest craft brewery in the US with headquarters located in Bend, Oregon, will be available in Ohio starting this Friday, January 24. Deschutes makes a number of beers that are very highly regarded such as The Abyss (Imperial Stout), The Dissident (Flanders Oud Bruin), and Fresh Squeezed IPA (an IPA fresh hopped with Citra... Continue Reading →
Although Christmas beers have been on the shelves for months now, as we come to the winter solstice I thought it would be appropriate to do a post on holiday beers. Last weekend I asked my friends Ralph, Nick and Mark to come over, taste a bunch of holiday beers and help me choose the... Continue Reading →
As most of the Ohio beer community already knows New Belgium beers were made available across Ohio today (12/16/13). Fat Tire, Ranger IPA and Trippel are initially selling at $2.99 per 22 oz bomber, which is unheard of cheap for a bomber (but still about $9.80 per 6-pack). Three beers from the Lips of Faith series are... Continue Reading →
This is a review of Autumnation, a seasonal beer made by Sixpoint Brewery out of Brooklyn, NY. Before I get to the beer itself you'll have to forgive me for going off on a rather long tangent on how I came to buy this beer. I first encountered Autumnation at Savor Growl (my local growler... Continue Reading →
As Halloween comes and goes the pumpkin beers are rapidly giving way to the Christmas beers. As a new beer blogger it seemed my duty to sample a variety of pumpkin beers and offer up my opinions. Back in early October that seemed like a good idea, but after starting the project the appeal of... Continue Reading →
The winners of the recently concluded Great American Beer Festival can now be found online. The following link will take you to a PDF file that has the gold, silver and bronze medals for each of 84 different style categories (American Style Wheat Beers to Barleywines).PDF List: http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/13_GABF_winners.pdfThe next link will take you to a... Continue Reading →
Now that it is October we are well into pumpkin beer season. As KCs Finest pointed out in the comment section pumpkin beers can be all over the map, both in terms of style and quality. Some are made with real pumpkin and some just throw in some spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and/or allspice and... Continue Reading →
Here is an interesting “Best Beer” list. Two Stanford Computer Science professors have analyzed the ratings on the website Rate Beer, looking specifically at people who have rated more than 50 beers and followed the patterns of these experts to see which beers they gravitate to. See the article for more details. http://www.businessinsider.com/experts-pick-best-beers-in-the-world-2013-9?op=1 I wonder... Continue Reading →
Feeling guilty about drinking beer? Check out this story from CNN about the health benefits of drinking beer (and not just for breakfast). http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/health/beer-good-health/index.html?hpt=hp_bn13 The article does end on a somewhat strange note though, by encouraging readers to pour beer from a chilled mug onto the top of your head.
Dedicated readers of this site will know that there was recently an online debate between myself and Amy C. from Syracuse about the place of Flower Power IPA in the pantheon of great IPAs. We agreed to settle it later this fall with a blind taste test, the results of which will be reported here. ... Continue Reading →
Recently an online site called Thrillist published their take on the best brewery in every state. http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/americas-50-best-craft-breweries-state-by-state?ir=rr_highlight It's a pretty good list, but this kind of list is always good for some idle debate. I'll limit my comments to the four states I've lived in. I still have friends in all of these places and I... Continue Reading →
To get things started I thought we would start with a survey about styles of beer so I can get to know my audience (all 3 of you). 1. What are your favorite styles of beer, with some examples? 2. What beer styles would like to know more about? 3. What are your least favorite... Continue Reading →
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