Upland Sour Reserve
Upland Brewing Company is known for producing top notch American Wild Ales,* so it came as no surprise when batch 1 of their Sour Reserve sold out in mere minutes on Upland’s website. Much to my dismay, I was not fast enough to get a bottle. Luckily, Upland opened up batch 2 to a lottery system and this time my luck turned for the better! I tasked a friend of mine who was studying at … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Wild Ale, Beer, Gueuze, Upland Brewing Co., Wine
Archer Liquors – Online Store Review
Archer Liquors, in Chicago, Illinois, has a different method of online shopping. Most stores will make either their entire inventory or a large subset available to online shoppers. Archer, however, will put together different “boxes” of beer. Each box will have a selection of beers that Archer has specifically picked. I have signed up for their email alerts that are sent out when new boxes are available. The latest alert quickly woke up the beer community because … Read entire article »
Filed under: Archer Liquors, Bell's Brewery, Founders Brewing Co., Goose Island Brewing Co., Metropolitan Brewing, Three Floyds Brewing
Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout
For my first TheBeerCircle review, I decided to review a beer that I got my hands on from Brass Rail Beverage via their V.I.P. program – Bourbon County Stout. I was told by some friends that I needed to give this beer a taste, so I jumped on the opportunity and picked up a bottle. Given the rave reviews I heard from others, I decided to find out for myself. Bourbon County Brand Stout Beer Stats Style: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial … Read entire article »
Filed under: Beer, Blend, Goose Island Brewing Co.
AB InBev: Moving Forward Without The Past
While Hurricane Sandy does its worst to the Eastern US seaboard, I decided to have a coffee and read the internet (yes, the whole internet…who knows how long I’ll have power for, so I wanted to make sure I got it all). I came across a few articles detailing how Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev came about. As a beer lover, albeit someone who was not old enough to comprehend the rise of such a monster company, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anheuser-Busch, Beer Facts
West Lakeview Liquors – Online Store Review
After the poor service I received in a recent attempt to order beer online I simply had to get back up on that horse! I received many suggestions about good online beer stores that I needed to check out; one of those stores is West Lakeview Liquors in Chicago, Illinois. I was not to be disappointed! My order consisted of Borgo’s Duchesic, three releases from Perennial, six releases from Pipeworks, Revolution’s Double Fist, and Three Floyds’ Moloko. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Birra del Borgo, Italy, Perennial Artisan Ale, Pipeworks Brewing Co., Revolution Brewing Co., Three Floyds Brewing, West Lakeview Liquors
1,000th Untappd Unique Checkin: Sierra Nevada / Boulevard Terra Incognita – SAVOR Beer
SAVOR Beer Week was a great one in DC (and for this blog) and guest poster Chase had a great time at the event itself. One piece of swag ticket holders receive at SAVOR is a special collaboration beer for consumption at home. Chase was kind enough to share it with me, and I decided it was a beer that lived up the prestige of my 1,000th checkin on Untappd. in case you don’t know, Untappd … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Wild Ale, Beer, Boulevard Brewing Co., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Kahn’s Fine Wines – Online Store Review
Kahn’s Fine Wines is an Indianapolis-based retailer of some exotic, hard-to-find beers that don’t often make their way to our neck of the woods. With three physical store locations, as well as an online presence, Kahn’s is where I often turn to find certain rarities. And now, a brief review: Kahn’s Fine Wines Nothing fancy for a web site or a store front but it is worth checking out. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Kahn's Fine Wines, Online Stores, Three Floyds Brewing
Ultra-Budget: Anheuser-Busch “Natty Daddy”
Every now and then, a truly special beer comes along and finds its way into our hearts and gas stations. Bestowed upon us because we are deemed worthy of this ambrosia of the beer gods, it represents an experience so intense, so powerful, that only those with the greatest of intestinal fortitude even dare attempt to stomach these beers not intended for consumption by lesser beings. Somehow, the great American purveyors of craft beer, 7-Eleven, seem … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anheuser-Busch, Beer, Shenanigans
Budget: Budweiser Chelada
There are those who like their beer, and there are those who like their beer mixed with lime, salt, clam juice, and tomato juice. While this is a foreign concept to a freshly-minted college graduate from Suburbia, Clamatos are apparently all the rage south of the border. And if there’s one thing I learned from Spring Break, it’s that Mexicans know how to have a good time. Our good friends over at Anheuser-Busch have decided to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anheuser-Busch, Beer, Fruit / Vegetable Beer, Shenanigans
Is Major Brewery Ownership of Craft Beers a Bad Thing?
Is the move of major brewery conglomerates like AB/InBev and Miller Coors into the craft beer segment necessarily a bad thing? It all depends, really, on how you want to look at it. A few years ago that answer would’ve been unequivocally been a YES. But that is starting to change as the big boys are learning more and more about the tastes of craft beer drinkers. Most of those living in northern Virginia fondly remember Old Dominion Brewing when … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anheuser-Busch, Blue Moon, Craft Brew Alliance, Fordham Brewing Co., Grolsch, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Kona Brewing Co., Lost Rhino, MillerCoors, Old Dominion Brewing, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell, Redhook Brewing, Widmer Brothers Brewing
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