Every year at St. Patrick's Day, whether at home or at a friend's, green beer is the drink of choice. This year I would like to be able to provide a different option for those of us who despise beer. Have any suggestions?
My first suggestion would be to try drinking beer that can't be dyed green. (Not just for St. Patrick's Day, but in general.) A nice, cloudy Belgian-style wheat beer, a fruity lambic, or a nutty, toffee-flavored brown ale might convince you to merely "strongly dislike" beer, rather than despise it. Guinness is nice, too. (Not just for
Posts Tagged ‘stout’
Breckenridge Brewery Review Part 1
by J Frazzetta on February 27th, 2012 | Beer
For the next two weeks, I’ll be tapping the Rockies, going Rocky Mountain high with some friends imported direct from Colorado. Our friends over at Breckenridge Brewery enjoyed what I said about the Agave Wheat and Vanilla Porter so, to further buy my loyalty, they sent me some other brews to sample and share my thoughts with all of you reading along. This week we’ll take a look at an amber ale and oatmeal stout.
To kick off the whole shebang, I decided to test the amber ale first, since I wasn’t ready to drink a dark beer.
To kick off the whole shebang, I decided to test the amber ale first, since I wasn’t ready to drink a dark beer.
Troegs Brewing Company, Java Head
by J Frazzetta on February 13th, 2012 | Beer
Bottle/Tap: Bottle
There are times that it pays to have extras on hand and this is one of those times. Earlier in the week I thought about a beer to review and, wouldn’t you know, I’d already reviewed it some time ago. Rather than dwell on the past, I found a stray bottle of this coffee concoction that I wanted to give a little more attention to. You might remember this beer from a few weeks ago, Avid Reader, as one of our coffee sampling beers. I didn’t think the few lines I wrote about it did it
There are times that it pays to have extras on hand and this is one of those times. Earlier in the week I thought about a beer to review and, wouldn’t you know, I’d already reviewed it some time ago. Rather than dwell on the past, I found a stray bottle of this coffee concoction that I wanted to give a little more attention to. You might remember this beer from a few weeks ago, Avid Reader, as one of our coffee sampling beers. I didn’t think the few lines I wrote about it did it
Coffee: Not Just Hangover Relief
by J Frazzetta on January 9th, 2012 | Beer
As the Boston Bruins skated toward a disappointing loss against their Stanley Cup rivals, the Vancouver Canucks, there was a matter of coffee to undertake. I’ve sampled coffee stouts before but not like this. Throwing together some chili, corn bread, and even chili dogs, the theme for the afternoon was to sample some coffee brews and see how they fared. Don’t worry, Avid Reader, I had some help.
Hinterland, Luna Coffee Stout – I wrote this up a short time ago and found it to be a good addition to my coffee beer repertoire: smooth, subtle and a nice
Hinterland, Luna Coffee Stout – I wrote this up a short time ago and found it to be a good addition to my coffee beer repertoire: smooth, subtle and a nice
Saranac, 12 Beers of Winter
by J Frazzetta on December 19th, 2011 | Beer
Variety packs are a lot of fun when you want to get the most for your money. Of course this is also how a brewer will get you to try their new beer by lumping it in with a bunch of subpar brews in hopes that you won’t just drink that one beer you were looking for. I’m happy to report that is not the case here, avid reader. Instead, we are given two bottles of six different beers, and each one is sure to spread some holiday cheer this winter.
Bohemian Pilsner – the lightest of the bunch, this
Bohemian Pilsner – the lightest of the bunch, this
