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2014 Archive

Dec 2, 2014

Sweetwater Brewing Spinnerbait

Spinnerbait was just recently announced by Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing last week. These samples of the brew arrived shortly after. But they sat […]

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Dec 1, 2014

Strangeways Brewing Placebo Pils

Placebo Pils is the third beer from Strangeways Brewing that I decided to crack open after a Summer trip to Richmond. This […]

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Dec 1, 2014

Tin Cannon Brewing Grand Opening

This past Friday (the 28th) was the grand opening of a nano-brewery relatively close to the homestead. Tin Cannon Brewing is located […]

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Nov 26, 2014

Strangeways Brewing Martian Spring

Yesterday, I mentioned that I had finally gotten the opportunity to purchase a few Strangeways Brewing products while on a trip to […]

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Nov 26, 2014

SweetWater Debuts New Winter Seasonal – Spinnerbait

Press Release ATLANTA (November 25, 2014) – SweetWater Brewing Co. wants folks to dodge catching a cold this winter and instead cast […]

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Nov 25, 2014

Strangeways Brewing Albino Monkey

I’d been on the look out for Strangeways Brewing products in the NOVA area for a while now, but it wasn’t until […]

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Nov 24, 2014

Gordon Biersch WinterBock Doppelbock

It was cold this past weekend. Damn cold. And standing along the sidelines — cheering on the kid in her first ever […]

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Nov 21, 2014

Center of the Universe Brewing Barrel Aged Scotchtown

I haven’t had Center of the Universe Brewing’s base Scotchtown, but this barrel-aged version sat in A. Smith Bowman whiskey barrels for […]

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Nov 20, 2014

Heavy Seas Plank III

I’m pretty sure that I have had Heavy Seas’ Plank or some version of it in years past, but according to this […]

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Nov 19, 2014

Sierra Nevada Maillard’s Odyssey

Maillard’s Odyssey is the last of the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Across American variety pack. This 8.5% ABV brew sort of fits […]

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Nov 19, 2014

Tin Cannon Brewing Co. Opens on November 28, 2014

Press Release Tin Cannon Brewing Co. (TCBC) started with two experienced craft beer home brewers, John Hilkert and Aaron Ludwig, who decided […]

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Nov 18, 2014

Flying Dog Oatmeal Raisin Stout with Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

The last pairing that arrived from Flying Dog Brewing is a combination that essentially pits similar entities from two worlds — brewing […]

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