TOP 50 BEER NAMES: #50-41
Top 50 Beer Names: #50-41
Month: April 2010
DOGFISH HEAD BURTON BATON
Baron Sudsy von Brue gives Dogfish Head’s Burton Baton 3.5 hops!
SOUTHERN STAR BURIED HATCHET STOUT
Aleheads are a jaded lot. We’ve sampled beers so high in IBUs that raw horseradish tastes like celery to us. We’ve thrown back beers with such monstrous ABV percentages that they’re essentially whiskey with a dash of hops. We’ve chugged beers so dark that light is actually sucked back into them like a black hole. […]
A QUARTER CENTURY OF SAM
Here’s to Jim Koch…on 25 years of changing the way we look at beer.
THE MALTERCATION: NOW IS THE SPRING OF OUR DISCONTENT
The gang babbles incoherently about Spring seasonals.
ERIE’S GOLDEN FLEECE MAIBOCK IS A GOLDEN SHOWER FOR YOUR MOUTH
“Bibo ergo sum“ Ever since Descartes took a couple of hours out of his busy day to argue with himself over whether a piece of wax was real or not, philosophers have struggled with the same fundamental epistemological question: How do we know what we know? What is the nature of reality? Much like Libby Smith […]
GROWLER 101
How long will a growler last?
THE DOC DELIVERS
After I used the Aleheads patented, legal-issue-avoiding, Star Trek transporter technology to ship Doc an assortment of Terrapin Brewery offerings, the Doc returned the favor…and then some. Look for future tasting notes on this murderer’s row of brews: Pretty Things Once Upon a Time Mild Ale (I’m a huge fan of the rarely seen mild […]
TRÖEGS NUGGET NECTAR
Ahoy hoy, fair readers. Upon deciding to jump into the tasting note game, I found myself unsure of which beer should have the honour of being the first to undergo the Skullsplitter treatment. Because I plan to travel to Pittsburgh next week for a visit with Mr. Six-Pack, I decided to track down one of […]
MERCURY CLOWN SHOES BLACK I.P.A.
Mercury Brewing Company’s Clown Shoes Black I.P.A. Receives Three Hops.
ANCHOR BOCK BEER
Spring is here, and with the help of Anchor Bock Beer, we’ll all transition out of the Winter doldrums quite well.
THE PENGUIN COMETH
The 32% ABV Tactical Nuclear Penguin migrates to the States.
BREWING IN ‘BAMA
The Brewery Modernization Act of 2010 is on its way to becoming law in Alabama.
SIERRA NEVADA GLISSADE
A less-than-stellar, Golden Bock offering from a generally reliable brewer.
DON’T TASE ME, BRO!
The Dark Lord Day “golden tickets” sold out in under 30 minutes!
THOSE FAT CATS IN WASHINGTON (STATE)
A tax-hike on brew? Say it ain’t so, Olympia!
PRIMER #2: HOPS
An in-depth look at everyone’s favorite strobile, the hop.
MAGIC HAT VINYL
Vinyl, a disappointing spring seasonal from Magic Hat, receives two hops.
THE MALTERCATION: HOPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
The Aleheads discuss all things IPA.
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