Darwin Brewery Original Flag Porter
In 1825, a barge hauling “a consignment of bottled and cask Porter” went down in the rough seas of the English Channel. […]
2012 Archive
Narragansett Private Stock Imperial IPA
The Narragansett brand has been around for a few years — 122 to be exact. And in celebration this fact and their […]
Flying Dog St. Eadman
I’ve had the opportunity to try many great beers from Maryland’s Flaying Dog Brewery, but this is the first time that I’ve […]
Mission Brewery Dark Seas
I believe that this bottle of Dark Seas is my first from California’s Mission Brewery and what better way start a relationship […]
Sweetwater Brewery Unleashes The Gimp and Delivers Happy Endings
Press Release SweetWater’s brewers are at it again, tapping into their dark side to cook up another one-hit wonder to unveil from […]
2012 Million Dollar Desert Island Question
Back in December of 2006, on the same day that I officially launched this site six years ago, I published a post […]
Kona Brewing Elderfire Golden Ale Cocktail
Last week, I received a promotional package — actually, one of the cooler promotional packages that has shown up at my doorstep […]
Karl Strauss Mouette a Trois Fruitcake Ale
It all started with a Parrot in a Palm Tree, an intriguing baltic porter aged in port barrels. Then came the wonderfully […]
Barley Blog 2012 Year in Review
It’s that time of year again when I indulge my own narcissistic interests and review the past 12 months of site activity […]
Favorite Beers of 2012
Along with the freshly posted Year In Review, it’s also time to note those brews which stood out over the past twelve […]
Shiner Bohemian Black Lager
It’s always a pleasure to get samples of beer that has won awards throughout its existence. It’s extra special to get the […]
Schloss Eggenberg Doppelbock Dunkel
Along with the bottle of their Samichlaus Helles that I reviewed the other day, I also picked up a bottle of Schloss […]
