Posted in miscellany, ale, seasonal beer, porter, Ridgeway Brewery on December 31st, 2007 No Comments »
“Would you like to taste Santa’s Butt?” I just asked my wife. Of course, I tasted Santa’s Butt before she did. Yes, sometimes I’m so juvenile that I make Beavis and Butthead look mature. Huh. Huh-huh.
Just like Bad Elf, this beer is brewed in the UK by Ridgeway Brewery, and imported by Shelton Brothers. […]
Posted in porter, Samuel Adams on August 4th, 2007 No Comments »
What Daryl said.
Posted in porter, Samuel Adams on July 4th, 2007 No Comments »
The anti-summer beer. This is part of a pre-mixed mixpack. It pours almost black with a good 2+” of rich, thick head. The head dies off pretty quickly leaving lots of “lace” on the glass. Nice malt aroma. This is a very drinkable beer. The honey comes through, but […]
Posted in porter on May 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
It seems that there is a strong negative correlation between the cutesiness of the name on the label and the quality of the beer in the bottle. The Atlantic Brewing Company’s “Coal Porter” is no exception. The beer pours a dark brown color with no head. Literally none. I was really […]
Posted in ale, porter, Rogue Ales on February 20th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’ve been into mix packs lately, but I had a good feeling about this beer so I bought a sixer. And it’s a good thing I did because I’m going through them quite rapidly.
Pour one of these into a pint glass and you’ll find a beer that is a deep, dark brown with a thick […]
Posted in seasonal beer, porter, Samuel Adams, Boston Brewery on November 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
There is a bit of folklore surrounding porters. The story goes that in victorian-era London, there was a beverage called “three threads” which was a mixture of three styles: ale, beer, and two-penny. Three threads was very popular with London’s baggage carriers, and a when brewers started making a single brew that replicated the flavor […]
