With the weather finally coming around this is my last post in the Sunday Stout Soliloquy series. I was planning to review Goose Island's Bourbon County Brand Stout, going so far as drinking a bottle that I had stashed away and taking tasting notes. I can summarize my thoughts on BCBS by saying of all the barrel... Continue Reading →
Zauber celebrates the darkness with release of Ominous
The winter solstice is almost upon us. The daylight will only last for 9 hours and 20 minutes this coming Sunday. Appropriately Zauber Brewing is celebrating the darkness by releasing their biggest beer they've brewed since upgrading the brewing system in late summer. Ominous (9.0% abv, 52 IBU) is an imperial stout made with Belgian... Continue Reading →
Beer Review – Urban Cowboy a tale of two breweries
Earlier this year two Central Ohio breweries, Rockmill and Seventh Son, collaborated to brew a Belgian-style stout dubbed Urban Cowboy. As local beer lovers will know these two breweries are something of a contrast in styles. Rockmill is located on a farm near Lancaster, while Seventh Son is located in downtown Columbus in an old... Continue Reading →