Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
For me summertime usually comes with plenty of travel. While I get a bit homesick for the great beers of Central Ohio, it does provide an opportunity to try beers that are not distributed to the Buckeye state. This year my first extended trip of the summer was an 1800 mile cross country road trip... Continue Reading →
During the summer I find myself on the road a lot. While I enjoy using these trips as an opportunity to try beers I can't get at home, increasingly I find that it's not so easy to find places where the beers are better than what I can get back in Columbus. So before heading out on... Continue Reading →
Four Strings, a local Columbus brewery, recently started canning their flagship Pale Ale, Brass Knuckles. Local canned beers are pretty rare around here, so when I visited the Four Strings Brewery last weekend I bought some to bring home for a proper review. Four Strings partnered with a mobile canning company called Buckeye Canning out of Amherst,... Continue Reading →
Alpha King Pale Ale is the flagship beer of Three Floyds Brewing. It's not as coveted as Three Floyds other pale ale, Zombie Dust, but I'm of the opinion that non coveted is a good thing. For those of you who have any memory of Gilligan's Island I guess you could say that Alpha King is Mary... Continue Reading →
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, but sometimes I make modest ones. Given the explosion of new breweries in Ohio this year (90 and growing) I’m pledging to drink more local beer. It will be a sacrifice, but it’s my small contribution to make the world a better place. I’m starting out on New... Continue Reading →
Trailhead Pale Ale is a fresh hopped Pale Ale which is not bottled and according to the Fatheads website is a limited edition batch exclusive to Cleveland. (Editors Note: Fatheads has announced they will begin canning Trailhead sometime in May 2014.) As I reported earlier, this beer won a silver medal at this year’s Great American... Continue Reading →
Beer: MO Brewery: Maine Brewing (ME) Style: American Pale Ale (6.0% ABV) Rating: 8.5 Price: ? Notes: I’m kicking back on a Saturday night watching the ALCS and getting ready to watch the Oregon State – California game. It’s a great time to try a new beer for the first time, and I’ve got one... Continue Reading →
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