I took my annual holiday road trip to see family, and like any good beer geek I made a pit stop for beer. On my itinerary were two breweries I have become quite familiar with, The Brew Kettle and Great Lakes Brewing Company. The Brew Kettle... read more »
January 9, 2012 10:40 am / 4 comments
CANFEST 2011 a.k.a Reno International Canned Beer Festival posted the results of this years competition. The big surprise here is Coors Light beating Mama’s Little Yella Pils from Oskar Blues in the Lagers category. Seriously wonder... read more »
November 16, 2011 1:59 pm / no comments
This years GABF awards are out. Congratulations to all of the winners! You can find the full list here. Here are some of my favorites from this years winners:
Category: 3 Fruit Beer – 56 Entries: Gold: Raspberry Tart, New Glarus... read more »
October 1, 2011 10:32 pm / 1 comment
Ten Fidy is a solid heavy Imperial Stout with a mind blowing 98 IBUs. Like all Oskar Blues products, it is canned which I truly feel is better for your beer. This beer recently won a Gold Medal at the 2010 World Beer Championships.
I... read more »
April 6, 2011 9:45 am / no comments
The last few weeks on this blog have been focused on Beer History. Continuing on that trend I would like to discuss my father’s old age, 60. He used to be a Busch guy and then he went onto Bud Light. From Bud Light he went to American... read more »
March 8, 2011 8:24 am / no comments
Welcome to my first blog post reviewing beers as part of Open It!. Open It! is about opening beers that have been sitting on a shelf waiting for a special occasion. This weekend is that special occasion.
Old Chub is a Scotch Ale by Oskar... read more »
December 5, 2010 2:56 pm / 3 comments
Another in the Series based off of 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die (1001 (Universe))
Oskar Blues Makes Canned Goodness
Dale’s Pale Ale by Oskar Blues is quite possibly one of my most favorite beers. When Beer Bitch... read more »
October 19, 2010 9:45 am / 3 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