23 Nov

Review of Founders Porter

This is another beer that my wife picked up for me when she was out in Pittsburgh.  She got me several different beers from this brewery to try and I can’t wait to dive into them.
Founders Brewery is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a great reputation for making quality ales and lagers.
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18 Nov

Review of Stone Vertical Epic 09.09.09

My wife travels for work and I am a pretty lucky husband.  She likes beer but not as much as I do.  Despite that, she fully supports my Year of Beer and loves to help me in my quest.  Whenever she travels she looks for places she can stop and buy beer for me and [...]

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16 Nov

Gift Idea #4 – Basic Brewing DVD’s

I have been listening and watching a lot of beer podcasts since I started my Year of Beer.  One of the shows that I really like is Basic Brewing Radio and Basic Brewing Video (both done by the same guy).  He puts out a really great show and both his audio and video have been [...]

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15 Nov

Gift Idea #3 – A Homebrew Starter Kit

In basic terms, there are two types of home brewing; brewing with malt extract and all grain brewing.  Almost all home brewers start out as extract brewers.  It’s not only easier but you need less equipment so it’s a lot less expensive.  I have only been brewing for a small period of time and I [...]

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12 Nov

Review of Hurricane Reef Pale Ale by Florida Beer Company

From the Florida Beer Company, we have the Hurricane Reef Pale Ale.  This beer is an American Pale Ale and is brewed with two-row barley and hops from the Pacific Northwest.  This is one of the beers that came in my first Beer of the Month club shipment and it’s taken me this long to [...]

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11 Nov

Review of Old Leghumper Robust Porter from Thirsty Dog

I must admit, I bought a six pack of this beer because I loved the name.  This beer is from Thirsty Dog Brewing Company based in Akron Ohio.  The name of the beer is Old Leghumper and the label, if you can’t make it out, has a black dog with three sets of beautiful legs.  [...]

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