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Bottle/Tap: Bottle
When it comes to local brews I do my best to make sure that I branch out beyond New Hampshire and try to grab anything from New England that I happen to come across. This beer struck me as interesting, Avid Reader, since I’ve been to the island and walked through parts of Acadia National Park then driven up to Cadillac Mountain. That was a long time ago and a very fun weekend of lobster ice cream and sightseeing. Anyway, getting back to the beer in front of me, I figured I would give this brew a chance
Long Trail, Double IPA
by J Frazzetta May 13th, 2013 | Beer
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
Ah yes, spring, when a young man’s fancies turn to IPA’s or something like that. Here we are, Avid Reader, another week of near perfect weather and a great beer to enjoy it with. I had picked this brew up a few months ago and discovered it at the start of May. Considering I was running low on options for this week it seemed rather fortunate that I would come across this bottle sitting where I had left it back in February or March. No matter, I stashed it in the fridge to cool and waited for the
Ah yes, spring, when a young man’s fancies turn to IPA’s or something like that. Here we are, Avid Reader, another week of near perfect weather and a great beer to enjoy it with. I had picked this brew up a few months ago and discovered it at the start of May. Considering I was running low on options for this week it seemed rather fortunate that I would come across this bottle sitting where I had left it back in February or March. No matter, I stashed it in the fridge to cool and waited for the
Sam Summer Part 2
by J Frazzetta May 6th, 2013 | Beer
Last week I talked about the first few beers in the latest Sam Adams variety pack and this week I’m back to round out the rest, Avid Reader, so get ready. You may recall when I said that we would look at the heavier bodied beers this time -- well that was a bit of a lie. The other beers here aren’t much darker than what I sampled the first time and shame on me for making such a statement in the first place. Not that you care so I’ll get down to business.
Porch Rocker – this
Porch Rocker – this
Sam Summer Part 1
by J Frazzetta April 29th, 2013 | Beer
The snow has melted, the air is crisp and beers with the word "summer" are on the shelves again. That’s right, Avid Reader, spring is in the air and to help usher in the warm weather I picked up the latest variety pack from Sam Adams to see the few new brews and let you know my thoughts. I’ll splitting this up over two weeks and this week we’ll be looking at the lighter bodied beers while next week we’ll see the heavier bodied offerings. Enough of this chit chat and let’s get to the brews.
Blueberry Hill Lager –
Blueberry Hill Lager –
Green’s, Dubbel Dark Ale
by J Frazzetta April 22nd, 2013 | Beer
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
Whenever I see an interesting beer you know that I have to give it a shot. If the label happens to read: ale made from millet, buckwheat, rice and sorghum, then that is a perfect candidate to wallow in my pint glass, Avid Reader, for a while. This particular beer happens to be gluten free and I’ve talked about another sorghum beer before, but the fact that this came from Belgium added more curiosity to my purchase. The side of the label had something I’d never seen before either: a sort of disclaimer telling you what the
Whenever I see an interesting beer you know that I have to give it a shot. If the label happens to read: ale made from millet, buckwheat, rice and sorghum, then that is a perfect candidate to wallow in my pint glass, Avid Reader, for a while. This particular beer happens to be gluten free and I’ve talked about another sorghum beer before, but the fact that this came from Belgium added more curiosity to my purchase. The side of the label had something I’d never seen before either: a sort of disclaimer telling you what the