I’ll be honest. I wasn’t a huge fan of Dale’s Pale Ale when I first tried it. Frequently, when you drink something labeled as an IPA you get an American-style pale ale dressed up as an IPA for people who don’t like hops – I’m looking at you Sierra Nevada IPA. With Dale’s, you get [...]
What an interesting brew. Deschutes barlywine style ale, Mirror Mirror is a more intense version of their normal offerings. It really does drink like a higher gravity version of their standard Mirror Pond. I have to admit, I’m a novice when it comes to the barleywine style. I’m more of an imperial IPA or imperial [...]
There’s been a lot of to-do lately about Colorado’s newly proposed House Bill 1192 that would allow chain liquor sales in the state. Specifically, outlets such as King Soopers and Safeway would be allowed to carry full-strength beer. My guess is this will also open the door for Trader Joes to enter the state (though [...]
Lisa and I will be heading to the Great American Beer Festival in a few hours. You can check out my twitter stream for the latest on what’s good and what’s better.
After dumping the Kölsch from my secondary fermenter and cleaning out the trub that had been sitting there from before I had my knee worked on (I think I brewed the stuff in May), it’s time to get another batch of home brew going! For this holiday season, after having done three different pale ale’s [...]
