Jay just informed me that he was drinking Dogfish Olde School on Friday at The Lodge. I can't say for sure if they have any left, but if they do be careful. Dogfish has it listed at 15% ABV this year. To see what's on tap at the best beer bars around, check our On Tap feature.
Continue ReadingIt's a wonderful time of year to be a beer lover. In early November every year the Belgian Christmas Ales begin arriving in droves. There isn't much better than slowly sipping a strong spicy 750ml of beer on a long cool evening in December. I'm sure it would be even better if by cool, I could be referring to temperatures below 70, but we work with what we have. The first I picked up this year is Ommegang Adoration from Brewery Ommegang in Coopersown, New York.
Continue ReadingThis awesome beer infographic comes from The Oatmeal and contains some well-known and not so well-known facts about beer.
Continue ReadingI hosted a homebrew session a while back to show some friends the process and we got to sample the fruit of our labor on Sunday. We set out to make an IPA based loosely on a Victory Hop Devil recipe I gleaned from the Beer Captured book. We overloaded the malt extract by about a pound during the boil and overshot the target OG by .008 at 1.074. It had an adventurous fermentation to say the least.
Continue ReadingTo be the best you gotta beat the best. - "Nature Boy" Ric Flair Old Rasputin is the quintessential American take on the Russian Imperial Stout, the standard by which all others are judged. We thought it would be fun to see how other acclaimed Imperial Stouts stood up to a taste test with Rasputin. Ten Fidy is a new beer in the area from Oskar Blues, the quirky Colorado brewery that distributes great craft beer - in a can.
Continue ReadingLong before the Yardhouse came to town, before we had any real selection of microbrews and European beers, before beer was remotely trendy, the Anchor had the best taps around. The Blue Anchor is an institution in Delray Beach. I have been living here for more than a decade now, and have spent quite a few weekends on the picnic benches outside.
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