tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85223422480849809672024-03-05T21:55:27.106-08:00Rate-A-BeerWith so many beers on the market it is hard to try them all. Let me try them first and let you know what I think before you shell out cash for a tasty or not so tasty brew.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841323706685986319noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522342248084980967.post-5684866761021938002011-06-06T17:02:00.000-07:002011-06-06T17:04:00.163-07:00Brooklyn Brewing – Summer Ale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNgbA0ZaaK7HnQWXNB1wR5T_7gT-UBMkhZjuGs3xFeRESiDWAYd-8fRG-xUXT2VSkEb82z3WlviYuEnBsAXp9Aq7osdqBr3ldD6nkKMbTLLfwoup7qxpBEnr1srMSG7jVzjeDGrzJ8Jg/s1600/DSC_0225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNgbA0ZaaK7HnQWXNB1wR5T_7gT-UBMkhZjuGs3xFeRESiDWAYd-8fRG-xUXT2VSkEb82z3WlviYuEnBsAXp9Aq7osdqBr3ldD6nkKMbTLLfwoup7qxpBEnr1srMSG7jVzjeDGrzJ8Jg/s320/DSC_0225.JPG" t8="true" width="190" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>First off I would like to say that I am not a bottle snob.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know that type of craft beer or commercial beer person that will not drink anything unless it is in a bottle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good beer can come in a nice hand held aluminum form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually some of the newest up and coming breweries like Sun King out of Indianapolis only can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main reason is cost, but the promoted reason is that aluminum cans are more environmentally friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay…okay you are waiting for the review of this beer, and I added so much to start with because this is a very simple session beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I say session for those of you that are not in the know, I mean you can drink them like they are going out of style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brooklyn Brewing’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Summer Ale has the strength and “drinkability” as a Budweiser, but gives a little hop note to the flavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can taste the malt flavor coming through, but the small amount of hop taste seems to balance it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also is this a great beer in the eyes of craft drinkers…no...does it meet what Brooklyn Brewing probably set out to make (an easy drinking beer the appeals to the masses)…yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are new to craft beer I would say try one, or if you are out cutting your grass on a hot summer day…pop a cap and put one back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are going to grab a six’er of Bud then you may as well give Brooklyn a try.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQAq6BSqXz-5m6EqLDDgcsDuGJHBqFlA0RHdnj5APwtmHXR1eeINFkWSqZoACpYjAUTyKS3vtDheWWC2wxfewsL2_VIll-TZ1RlVdWHmAnJfviY0Ad6J8sSij09-1u8iwQau9gtUCNRc/s1600/Rating+Chart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQAq6BSqXz-5m6EqLDDgcsDuGJHBqFlA0RHdnj5APwtmHXR1eeINFkWSqZoACpYjAUTyKS3vtDheWWC2wxfewsL2_VIll-TZ1RlVdWHmAnJfviY0Ad6J8sSij09-1u8iwQau9gtUCNRc/s320/Rating+Chart.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841323706685986319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522342248084980967.post-44048180014035895962011-06-03T10:37:00.000-07:002011-06-03T10:40:22.005-07:00What this Blog is About!<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GUK5axkoQB97N4wQVPOOK2yT4lw-YkOSAUS3ImeL1o8Ep8MO878leMd4hX4CWzD9TuU0ibDDKoD-CRxPJaOWN_1iwnOAsUP_6s9zFauTdG4V5gMlYXOprg0e1USkFYj5pgD3PspOGlQ/s1600/Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GUK5axkoQB97N4wQVPOOK2yT4lw-YkOSAUS3ImeL1o8Ep8MO878leMd4hX4CWzD9TuU0ibDDKoD-CRxPJaOWN_1iwnOAsUP_6s9zFauTdG4V5gMlYXOprg0e1USkFYj5pgD3PspOGlQ/s1600/Image.jpg" t8="true" /></a><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>First things first this is all my own opinion, and maybe right or wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The whole thing about the craft beer market is that there are thousands of options, and you do not have to like them all even if someone says something is amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blog is intended to give a quick to the point review of a brew, and is meant for the first time craft beer drinker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not writing over the top technical reviews of beer and how the style is not matching the </strong></span><a href="http://www.bjcp.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>BJCP</strong></span></a><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: blue;"> </span>style guide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If a beer is good it is good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One beer you will not see on here are “smoked” beers…they are just not my thing and I know it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So giving you a review on these beers would be pointless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am writing to the Bud or Miller drinker out there that does not know what lies beyond the “Big Brewery” beer horizon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Craft beer does not have to be a painful experience, and don’t go straight out after drinking a lite and try an IPA…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two are like fire and ice and do not mix well with your taste buds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Start off slow and start off simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are new to craft beer, congratulations, try yourself a lightly hopped Cream Ale or a dry British Ale to start with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One beer at a time you will learn to love them all…well almost them all.</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave</span> T<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841323706685986319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8522342248084980967.post-64312339098377639352011-05-27T19:11:00.000-07:002011-05-27T19:18:42.666-07:00Sierra Nevada - 30th Anniverary Stong Ale<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBMufTlfJY5CFtp39KWGigVPpDxoiPr1giMwqKG2co_wotfisvuiqm1plibO2GPxE56Zu_eNvcWE2BNMdiZTowcivQ6XRLf2VFyAVMZYzC9ND0YDRF_1XnExhsI47pNdhgpCWxnDMndI/s1600/Bottle+Pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBMufTlfJY5CFtp39KWGigVPpDxoiPr1giMwqKG2co_wotfisvuiqm1plibO2GPxE56Zu_eNvcWE2BNMdiZTowcivQ6XRLf2VFyAVMZYzC9ND0YDRF_1XnExhsI47pNdhgpCWxnDMndI/s320/Bottle+Pic.jpg" t8="true" width="81" /></strong></span></a><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>First off when you read the bottle this is a combination of Sierra Nevada’s Bourbon barrel aged beer, celebration pale ale, and their “green” pale ale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May I say it is outstanding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is what a strong ale should taste like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sweetness of the malt shines through and is well balanced by the bitterness of the hops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am guessing they included their signature sierra hop in this beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The aroma of this beer really shines through, and helps you appreciate the process of dry hopping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without the dry hop stage this strong ale would be a malty mess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have not tried this anniversary edition brew I highly recommend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All I can say is at 9.2% ABV this will put you on your ass quick so slowly enjoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The champagne top makes this bottle well worth the $10.99 I paid for it, and I almost feel privileged to consume it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyways enough of my babbling…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Buy a bottle or two and enjoy it with a close friend or love one, and know that 30 years only comes around once for Sierra Nevada so live it up! </strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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