For me, this was a particularly fitting and somewhat emotional beer for this week’s Brew Review. I won’t get into why just yet. I’ve already mentioned before that I love porters, and up there with them I’d add brown ales. Ellie’s is what I’d call the perfect brown ale. It has that roasty, nutty, chocolaty […]
I have to make a confession. I’ve had Jumping Cow many, many times before, so this isn’t going to be a review coming from a virgin to this beer. However, this is one I definitely wanted to include in the CliqueClack beer fridge (I’m working on the image, really!), so I wanted to sing its […]
“This is an agressive beer. You probably won’t like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We suggest that you stick to safer more familiar territory — maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing […]
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I was originally going to go with a traditional (or not-so traditional) Irish beer, but then I saw something on the shelf that was practically calling out my name. Well, part of my last name at least. I’ve had Gritty McDuff’s beers before, but this was the first time […]
Once again it appears I’m on a Trader Joe’s kick for picking up new beers. And why wouldn’t I be? Trader Joe’s has some excellent deals on some great beers; I highly recommend visiting there if you’re up for something new that won’t put too big a dent in your wallet (that is, if your […]
Most of the time when we’re buying fresh produce, we will opt to get organic if it’s available and priced reasonably. However, for whatever reason, I’ve never gone out of my way to buy organic beer. It’s not that it’s priced higher — I just never thought too much about it. Last week on a […]
