April was another great beer month. I started “drinking outside the box” and incorporating themes into the beers I chose to try. Here are the month’s winners: 1. Dogfish 120 Minute IPA (2011) I loved everything about this beer. A hop head’s dream. 2. Founders Imperial Stout I think I love everything that I’ve had [...]
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I really got back on the wagon in March. I had so many brews, went to AC Beerfest and did a beer-related March Madness. So, here are the winners for the month: 1. Fuller’s London Porter Katie sure can pick a good beer. One of the best porters I’ve ever had. 2. Fuller’s Vintage Ale [...]
March Madness – Finals The final matchup. This has actually been a really fun experience. It’s forced me to go back and really look at what I drank and put beers of completely different styles up against each other and evaluate them. Perhaps this becomes an annual thing. So, onto the last matchup…two great beers, [...]
March Madness – Final Four We’re now down to the Final Four. Every beer that’s made it this far is one that I’ve really loved. This is definitely going to be a tough matchup. Let’s see who makes it to the finals… (1) Westmalle Trappist Tripel v. (3) Terrapin Reunion Beer 2011 Winner: Terrapin Reunion [...]
Now it’s getting to the really tough matchups…I’m going to be sad to see any of these beers go home, but let’s see who lasts to the next round. South Region (1) Westmalle Trappist Tripel v. (2) Fuller’s London Porter Winner: Westmalle Trappist Tripel Comments: This was a ridiculously hard decision. I loved the London [...]
It’s the Third Round of March Madness. This is definitely going to have some tough matchups… South Region (1) Westmalle Trappist Tripel v. (5) Fuller’s ESB Winner: Westmalle Trappist Tripel Comments: Wow, this one was a tough matchup. I thoroughly enjoyed both brews, but Fuller’s just couldn’t stand up to one of the best tripels [...]
Second Round South Region (1) Westmalle Trappist Tripel v. (8) Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel Solstice D’hiver Winner: Westmalle Trappist Tripel Comments: Although Solstice D’hiver was a solid and enjoyable beer, it couldn’t stand up to the Belgian-y goodness of Westmalle’s offering. (5) Fuller’s ESB v. (4) Fuller’s Vintage Ale (2009) Winner: Fuller’s ESB Comments: Man, [...]
Here are the remaining matchups from Day 2: South Region (7) Fuller’s London Pride v. (10) Wychwood Hobgoblin Winner: Fuller’s London Pride Comments: Another easy matchup, despite the rankings. Hobgoblin was a bit thin and not really flavorful to me. Fuller’s won this one by a lot. (2) Fuller’s London Porter v. (15) Molson Golden [...]
First Round Matchups South Region (1) Westmalle Trappist Tripel v. (16) Dos Equis Special Lager Winner: Westmalle Trappist Tripel Comments: This was an expected blowout. Dos Equis was just fizzy and wet, and that was the good qualities about it. It just couldn’t stand up to a tasty Belgian brew. (8) Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel [...]
March Madness is upon us, so here at the blog, I’m actually doing something to “celebrate” it. Like many other blogs and websites, I’ve decided to do a beer bracket for March Madness. But, I decided to do it a little differently. Here’s the methodology: I took all the beers that I’ve reviewed from the [...]
