Lost Abbey Carnevale Ale
Officially my first Lost Abbey beer. The unfortunate reality of living on the east coast, we don’t get many breweries from the west coast. I suppose the same could be said the other way...
Simply Beer Club
We are proud to announce the start of the Simply Beer Club in conjunction with Amanti Vino in Montclair NJ. Our inaugural tasting will be on Nov 7th. These tasting are going to be...
New Glarus Unplugged Imperial Saison
Thanks to Jason at Barleypopmaker I’m sampling my fifth New Glarus beer over the last couple of weeks. I’ve had the Fat Squirrel, Stone Soup, Dancing Man Wheat, and a big Belgium Red. The...
Sierra Nevada 13th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale
I’m always on the look out for the next big hop craze, it was IPA’s then Imperial IPA’s then hopped up whatever and now we are at Wet Hop beers. While Sierra Nevada has...
Ramstein Beer dinner at Restaurant Passionné
A couple weeks ago I ran into Chef Mike Carrino, owner of Restaurant Passionné, at an Oktoberfest party in Montclair NJ where he was serving up some amazing brats with red cabbage. As we...
Beers of the World – Rochester, NY
Hot Damn! If I was a beer this is where I would want live. Beer of the Worlds is what a beer store should be. It was just beer after beer, after row after...
Tap and Mallet – Rochester, NY
It’s not every day I get to leave my cave and get out. Even rarer are the days that I have to travel to lands unknown. This past weekend brought me to Rochester NY. ...
Flying Dog Dog Schwarz Smoked Double Lager
Wow, that is quite the name! I’m a huge fan of the smoky goodness that comes with good rauchbiers. They always remind me of bbq, there’s nothing like the taste of smoked meat! The...
New Glarus Fat Squirrel
Thanks to Jason at Barleypopmaker I’m sampling my fourth New Glarus beer in 3 weeks. I’ve had the Stone Soup, Dancing Man Wheat, and a big Belgium Red. The Belgian Red absolutely rocked; I...
Russian River’s Pliny the Elder
If you have been around craft beer for any amount of time and like IPA’s, I’m sure you have heard of Russian River’s Pliny the Elder. This Russian Rivers Double IPA has a diehard...
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