Comstock, Michigan. That’s where Bell’s Brewery is. In my novice-level forays into the world of fine beers, it appears that there are quite a few Bell’s fanboys out there. At the “premier” beer-review websites, pretty much every Bell’s beer gets glowing reviews. In general, these reviews are earned.
I haven’t had that many Bell’s varieties yet, [...]
About a week or so after we got home from the hospital, I sent Le Wif out for a brief jaunt in the car because she was starting to get a little stir crazy. She’d been stuck on the couch and needed a little time doing something else. Good husband that I am, I happened [...]
Okay. A while back, I posted a beer review that mentioned the fact that I don’t really know what I’m doing when it comes to drinking and tasting beers. This is absolutely true, and I was thinking the other day about something completely embarrassing. More than completely embarrassing, especially when it comes to drinking beers [...]
Oh. My. God. It tastes like chocolate and coffee. It’s thick and dark. Just the right about of bitterness. It’s like a magical liquid meal. This beer is North Coast Brewery’s Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout.
Given that I’m more or less a beer novice, here’s what I understand about a regular old stout versus a [...]
As part of my seemingly never-ending quest to find tasty beers, I came across one that interested me at Beer Advocate a few weeks ago. I finally found it in the form of a 4-pack at one of my local liquor stores. It’s Bluegrass Brewing Company’s Jefferson’s Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout (BBCJRBBS for short). [...]
So, yesterday was my birthday, if you weren’t able to put it together. Le Wif’s friend Rachel made a peanut butter cake for me and dropped it off before I got home from work today.
If memory serves, and if you know me, you know that it *probably* doesn’t, here’s how it works. 2 white cakes [...]
I’m well aware that I don’t try a new beer in the way that is generally accepted to be “correct.” The first thing I do when I crack one is stick my nose in the bottle. Usually, the beer smells more or less the same as it does after it’s in the glass. Not so [...]
I’ve had a hankering for a long time to write occasional music reviews. I’ve never really had a good avenue to do that, and since I’ve started this blog with the intention of keeping its topics pretty much wide open, I think it’s time to open things up for bands that might not otherwise get [...]