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Sep 14, 2011

Lindeman’s Cassis

It’s… it’s purple… I’m pretty sure that I’ve never ingested anything that was made with blackcurrants — at least knowingly ingested. All […]

Sep 12, 2011

Green Flash Hop Head Red

Hoppy and red Here’s further proof supporting my theory that if you include enough hops in a beer style that I don’t […]

Sep 9, 2011

Post Road Pumpkin Ale

Still a classic favorite I’ve had an idea bubbling around in my skull for a little while now and it looks like […]

Sep 8, 2011

Climax Brewing India Pale Ale

A pretty good IPA After enjoying Climax Brewing’s 15th Anniverday Ale back in May, I had made the decision to try a […]

Sep 8, 2011

Session #56 Announced

It felt good to get back into the flow of The Session and get involved with this month’s topic last week. Hopefully, […]

Sep 6, 2011

Simple Malt Double Porter

Mmmm… almost motor oil I started off last week with a review of Brasseurs Illimités Simple Malt Impériale Stout, a beer that […]

Sep 2, 2011

Session #55: Label, Coaster and Cap Art

Running The Barley Blog is a hobby — a tasty, tasty hobby. The full time job has me fully immersed in Web […]

Aug 31, 2011

Cottrell Mystic Bridge IPA

Mystic Bridge IPA I picked up this bottle of Mystic Bridge IPA along with a bottle of the brewery’s Old Yankee Ale […]

Aug 30, 2011

Trinity IPA

Trinity on the back deck I purchased this bottle of Rhode Island’s Trinity Brewhouse IPA the other week amongst a few other […]

Aug 29, 2011

Karl Strauss Seasonal Releases

San Diego’s Karl Strauss Brewing has a few tasty treats coming out this Fall and Winter: First up is the brewery’s second […]

Aug 29, 2011

Simple Malt Impériale Stout

Mmmm… motor oil Of the few bottles the Simple Malt brand from Brasseurs Illimités, this 8.1% ABV Imperial Stout was, for me, […]

Aug 26, 2011

Simple Malt Altbier

A surprisingly tasty brew There have been several simply designed Simple Malt (brewed by Brasseurs Illimités) bottles at my local shop for […]