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Sep 12, 2018

Founders Mosaic Promise

I picked up a couple of six-packs of Founders Mosaic Promise at my local Safeway when it first appeared for the season. […]

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Jun 11, 2018

Surly Zest Crazed

Back in the end of April, Surly Brewing announced their BC Small Batch series — in honor of their original Brooklyn Center […]

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Oct 30, 2017

Reason Beer Pale

Reason Beer’s Blonde served as a decent introduction to the company that showed promise of things to come. When I purchased that […]

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Sep 13, 2017

Flying Dog Peach Cobbler Ale

Usually, when I approach a beer with a dessert-like name — Peach Cobbler Ale, for instance — a bit of anxiety starts […]

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Jun 16, 2017

Unknown Brewing Pre Game

Back in mid-March, the kid and I took an impromptu road trip down to The Outer Banks for a few days away […]

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Jun 2, 2017

Starr Hill Grateful Pale Ale

Much like they had done with Northern Lights, Starr Hill Brewery has revisited the recipe of their Grateful Pale Ale. The aim […]

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Apr 28, 2017

Lagunitas 12th of Never Ale

Lagunitas, for the last several years, has been a vocal opponent to canning their beers. Well, it looks like that opinion has […]

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Apr 6, 2017

Sierra Nevada Sidecar Orange Pale Ale

I cracked open this bottle of Sierra Nevada Sidecar Orange Pale Ale shortly after the company’s new year-round offering started hitting shelves. […]

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Feb 17, 2017

Upslope Citra Pale Ale

Of the two samples that I recently received from Upslope brewing, it was the newly announced Citra Pale Ale that garnered a […]

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Jan 17, 2017

Upslope Brewing Announces New Year-round Offering, Citra Pale Ale

Press Release Boulder, Colo. (Jan 16, 2017) — Over eight years ago, Upslope Brewing introduced its first offering, Upslope Pale Ale, to […]

Nov 16, 2016

RAR Brewing Pulp

Pulp is my first introduction to RAR Brewing out of Cambridge, MD. This crowler arrived at my work desk a scant six […]

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Sep 20, 2016

Three Notch’d The Ghost of the 43rd

I’d been on the look out for The Ghost of the 43rd recently as the number of Three Notch’d beers had been […]

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