October 5, 2007
The Session #8: Beer and Food
For this month’s Session, we were all given the topic of beer and food. Whether that meant pairing a beer with a specific dish or cooking with your favorite brew, it was entirely open for interpretation. While I pride myself on my grilling abilities, the real cook in the family is my wife. She knows [...]
September 7, 2007
Session #7: Brew Zoo
This month’s Session has the goal of creating a brew zoo — collecting beers with an animal likenesses in the name or on the label. Donning my pith helmet I struck out on several excursions into the wild in search of beer with an animal in its name or on the label. I admit, that [...]
August 3, 2007
Session #6: Duchesse De Bourgogne
For this month’s Session, I needed to find a beer that had been brewed with or augmented by fruit. As some of you know, I’m not the biggest fruit beer fan. Quite honestly, I have been dreading this day since its announcement. But for the sake of holding true to The Session, I sucked it [...]
July 6, 2007
Session #5: Atmosphere
This month’s Session is a bit of a departure from the previous four. Instead of reviewing a style of beer or a brewery, we have been tasked with describing our ideal session environment. There’s No Place Like Home As cheesy as it sounds, more and more, I find myself looking forward to a cold beer [...]
June 1, 2007
Session #4: Williamsburg AleWerks
Session #4 targeted local breweries and brewpubs as the focus of our attention this month. The topic forced me to reconsider some purchases and pushed me to try products from local brewers — well, those within a 150 mile range. I was initially super excited about the prospect of spreading the word a good, local [...]
May 4, 2007
The Session #3: English Milds (Maybe)
Man, I searched up and down for an authentic English mild, but for the life of me just couldn’t find one. While it was a fun exercise in terms of the hunt, I can’t help but feel saddened for not finding anything. So, with a heavy heart I dug deep into the fridge and pulled [...]
April 6, 2007
The Session #2: Belgian Dubbel
Fine, I’ll come right on out and say it — I suck. It’s Friday, April 6 and that means The Session #2 is upon us in all it’s glory. Yet, I’m so totally unprepared. I have absolutely nothing planned for today’s event. Before, during, and after last weekend’s festivities, I had planned on running out [...]
March 7, 2007
Session #2 Announced
Oh, man! The announcement for The Session #2 has been made, revealing the style and reminding us of the date. So on Friday, April 6 2007, be prepared to enjoy your favorite dubbel. I’m a huge Belgian beer fan, an appreciation for which I can safely blame on my father-in-law. He knows more about the [...]
March 2, 2007
The Session #1: Not Your Father’s Irish Stout
Disclaimer Seeing as how I work all day Friday and wouldn’t get to this post until Saturday, I decided it best to drink the beer last night and blog about it this morning. Although I cannot think of anything better than enjoying a fine stout in the comfort of my cubicle, I’m sure that the [...]
