I have been intrigued by how different breweries have reacted to my blog posts. By far I would say most breweries have no clue I am here. That is fine with me. I understand I am not on everyone’s radar. I often wonder what makes... read more »
January 24, 2011 4:34 pm / no comments
If you have not figured it out by now, Great Divide is on my list of favorite breweries. Coincidentally BBQ is one of my favorite dishes. When I saw this beer on the shelf I knew I needed to buy it because smoking a hunk of meat was in... read more »
January 12, 2011 4:13 pm / no comments
After spending all of the weekend snowed in, I felt Hibernation Ale by Great Divide was a wise choice for Sunday night. Now I know the folks out in Denver are laughing at my measly Chicago storm, but I do not care. Hibernation Ale is brewed... read more »
December 13, 2010 3:09 pm / no comments
I picked up Hercules Double IPA when I was in Denver, and this has been lurking in the back of my fridge. I decided that Open It! was the right time to bring that bottle to the front.
Tasting Notes:
Hercules poured amber with a medium white... read more »
December 8, 2010 3:05 pm / no comments
We only see fresh hop or wet hop beers twice a year during the fall in the northern and southern hemisphere harvests. To be a wet hopped beer the whole hop cones are used instead of the processed pellets in making the beer. Unfortunately,... read more »
November 27, 2010 2:08 pm / no comments
So I went to Denver over the weekend. Here are my initial thoughts: SWEET. Yeah that sums it up. We started at a place called Cooper Smith’s, New Belgium, and Odell’s on day one. And yes all were awesome. Day two we took... read more »
August 31, 2010 9:08 am / no comments