The vast majority of people are perfectly happy with lagers and, to a lesser extent, ales, and consequently never bother tasting anything else. I find this somewhat sad, as sour beers can be much more complex than your typical lager, and I enjoy them immensely. This week I grabbed a Gueuze, which is a blended [...]
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St. Bernardus beer has dark coloring, malt taste
Although most people have been rejoicing at the early arrival of the summer weather, I have been in denial. While, like most graduate students, I rarely see natural sunlight, I also happen to like the darker months and the rich beer styles that are typically served in cool weather. This week I decided to have [...]
Hard cider offers a unique combo of apples and pears
Cider is often overlooked as an alcoholic drink, but it is deeply rooted in American history. The most famous example of this is John Chapman, known colloquially as Johnny Appleseed, who traveled the country planting apple trees. The part of this story elementary school teachers leave out is that these trees where not planted randomly [...]
Chilling and grilling with Saison Dupont beverage
The warm weather of the past few weeks has finally hammered through my thick head that winter can’t last forever. I personally love winter, but I also try to make the most of each season, so I just busted out the grill for the first barbecue of the season. Now, the classic beers to have [...]
End of History-style brew bottles taxidermy rodents
The beer that I picked up this week is from a brewery that has a reputation for brewing odd and extreme beers. The American champion in this category is Dogfish Head Brewery, but over in Scotland the reigning champ is BrewDog. This brewery is best known for making the world’s second-most alcoholic beer, End of [...]
What’s Happening in Philly
Comedy Cabaret “Let’s Pretend We’re Famous” Philadelphia’s most comedic character couple, Jennifer Childs and Tony Braithwaite, return to the stage for a limited-engagement run of their newest comedy cabaret, “Let’s Pretend We’re Famous.” A trip down the red carpet featuring classic and original material, Childs and Braithwaite try on the high life for an evening [...]
Quad caps the winter with a sweet, heightened ABV
While this year has not yet brought cold and wintry weather to Philadelphia, this week I sampled a brew that longs to be consumed in a log cabin in front of a crackling fireplace after trudging home through the falling snow on a cold winter’s day. The Belgian Quadrupel is a strong, dark Trappist style [...]
Your Franzia-free college guide to accessible wines
Far too frequently I suffer from a case of those telltale purple lips. You know what I’m talking about: the lips that are just hiding a stained smile. Sure, it’s a dead giveaway that I’ve been enjoying an intimate encounter with some red wine, but never is that a bad thing for me. I guess [...]
Palo Santo Marron offers a woodsy taste
Dogfish Head Brewery is one of the most famous East Coast breweries largely because of its founder, Sam Calagione, and his obsession with strange beers. Dogfish Head opened as a brewpub named Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in 1995 in Rehoboth, Del. This was the first brewery to open in the state since Prohibition was [...]
Blithering Idiot complex and surprisingly strong
One of the classic beer styles for this time of year is the barleywine. I have an appreciation for this style, even though it’s not my favorite, largely for its complexity. Most local breweries turn out a version of this beer at one time or another, so for this week I procured a bottle of [...]
Rodenbach’s Grand Cru has distinct, think taste
The new year generally brings lots of parties and celebrations, and this year was no exception. While others sip on champagne, however, I prefer to grab a bunch of complex beers and enlighten people to the wide world of brewing. This year, however, led me to discover a new favorite, the Rodenbach Grand Cru. Rodenbach [...]
Mad Elf in time for holidays
Recently I have been mulling over a very serious issue, specifically which beer to have with Thanksgiving dinner. Now, this is a nontrivial question. I think a heavy lager like a bock would go great, but these beers are somewhat difficult to drink in quantity, and certain people just don’t like them at all. Wheat [...]
Straub’s historic brewery creates light, sweet taste
A few weeks ago I reviewed Yuengling Traditional Lager, which got me wondering what other historic brews are available from Pennsylvania. The answer that quickly came to my mind is Straub, so I grabbed a case of their beer to try. Straub Brewery was founded by Peter Straub in 1872 when he bought the Benzinger [...]
Victory’s Weizenbock both sweet and spicy
The harvest season has brought to mind my favorite beer style, the Weizenbock. I personally love wheat beers and this is the biggest, baddest wheat beer of them all, with a much bolder, maltier taste compared to the lighter German wheat beers. The beer in question this week is Moonglow Weizenbock from Victory Brewing Company. [...]
New Oktoberfest beers encompass the season
Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, closed last Monday, Oct. 3, which was also German Unity Day. This festival was first held in 1810 as a celebration of King Ludwig I’s marriage to Princess Therese, but it has since been moved to September so that the weather is more favorable, and an agricultural show has [...]
Japanese beer highlights with a touch of caramel
This week I decided to pick up a beer from a brewery I’ve never sampled before. I’ve seen Hitachino Nest beer before, as the Foodery usually keeps several types in stock, so out of deference to the warm weather I decided to grab one of their IPAs, the Japanese Classic Ale. Hitachino Nest Beer is [...]
Pirate beer brings the heat
Some time ago I was introduced to Clipper City Brewing Company, and this week I decided to grab one of their beers to try. I ended up, by accident, with their Weizen Doppelbock. Even though its not the normal time of year, I have a bit of a soft spot for wheat beers, so I’m [...]
Pirate beer brings the heat
Some time ago I was introduced to Clipper City Brewing Company, and this week I decided to grab one of their beers to try. I ended up, by accident, with their Weizen Doppelbock. Even though its not the normal time of year, I have a bit of a soft spot for wheat beers, so I’m [...]
Banana Bread is 2002 “Beer of the Festival”
I enjoy beer for a variety of reasons. For example, beer lends itself to social interaction, since alcohol tends to loosen your tongue, and you have to do something in between sips; although, I have to admit that we engineers tend to gravitate toward other forms of entertainment besides conversation, such as gaming, watching TV, [...]
American independence has never tasted so sweet
This week I decided to celebrate the birthday of the United States of America with some truly patriotic beer, even though this article won’t see the presses for a couple of weeks. Last year I celebrated the Fourth of July with one of the few truly American beer styles, the double IPA, but this year [...]
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