I had a couple of things come across my desk this week that got me thinking about beer that some might consider to be a little bit to the left (or right) of center. I am talking about beer that most would consider “unusual”; not the typical hops, malt and yeast lineage that the vast [...]
I have run across several articles in the last couple of weeks, in USA Today and on-line, that talk (quite disparagingly) about the ongoing trend for States to pass new laws allowing beer to be sold higher amounts of alcohol in it. While I would definitely view these new laws as a victory for the craft brewers in this state and for those of us that enjoy styles of beer that tend have a higher ABV, there are some that would see this as a way to “promote” alcoholism. Let’s have a look…
It is not uncommon for me to search the Web for artifacts concerning the particular beer I am drinking at the time. I am sitting here drinking a Pennichuck Brewing “The Big O” Oktoberfest Lager and have just run across some very sad references to the Pennichuck Brewing Company. Apparently it has escaped my attention, until now, that Pennichuck has been on the brink of closure for the last month or so; a fact that now seems virtually inevitable.
I have been drinking a few pumpkin ales lately… ’tis the season for harvest-type ales, of course. Below is a run down of three of my most recent samplings…
Weyerbacher has produced this interesting wheat wine, a variation of the more traditional barley wine, as a celebration of their 14th year of making craft beer. The wheat adds some interesting characteristics and a new dimension as compared to its more common “barley” cousin… spicy, sweet… really good!
I just finished a bottle of Weyerbacher Thirteen… their 13th anniversary Imperial Stout. At 13.6% ABV… it’ll *rock* you!! Picked this up at Downeast Beverage during a brief foray to Portland, Maine last week.
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