In the days before specialty beer stores that allowed you to buy everything by the single bottle, one of the quickest ways to sample a number of offerings from a brewery were sampler packs. Some packs also contain special beers that are only bottled for the mix packs. When I am having people over or getting together […]
Tag: Stout
Clown Shoes Undead Party Crasher
When I heard that Clown Shoes Brewing Company was in legal trouble due to the name of one of their beers I wasn’t too shocked. This is a brewery that is infamous for giving its brews names like Muffin Top and Tramp Stamp, so I assumed the PC police took offense. It was surprising that the […]
Founders Imperial Stout
It takes some cojones to quit a steady job and chase your dream of opening a brewery, but that’s just what Founders Brewing Company co-owners Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers did in 1997. Initially they brewed balanced, but unremarkable beers and they nearly went bankrupt. When they switched it up and made the complex and […]
Mayflower Winter Oatmeal Stout
Any one who went to school in New England is very familiar with Plymouth, MA. It is home to the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States. While the settlers initially intended on building their colony on the Hudson river, their plans changed due to a variety of factors including the […]
Pretty Things Barbapapa Russian Imperial Stout
Historically, imperial stouts were highly alcoholic dark ales brewed in Britain for export to Russia as it was a favorite of the Russian monarchy. More recently Russian imperial stouts have become one of the most popular styles for craft breweries, especially in the winter months. It seems that a large segment of craft beer drinkers […]
Nightshift Taza Stout
Some breweries focus on using just the four key ingredients in beer: yeast, malt, hops and water. The wide variety of available malts, hops and strains of yeast give a solid range of flavor profiles. Other breweries, like Night Shift Brewery in Everett, MA, like to use adjuncts, non-traditional ingredients that add complementary flavors to […]
Baxter Phantom Punch Stout
Until recently the thought of canned beer brought back memories of cheap, mass produced lagers. There has been a push over the last few years by many craft beer companies to start canning beer. Cans have a few advantages over bottles – they are easier to transport, allow less harmful UV light into the beer, […]
Review: Boulevard Brewing Dark Truth Stout
Boulevard Brewing’s website says that they are the second biggest brewery in Missouri, the largest makes a lot of beer that won’t be reviewed in this blog (unless I do it as a joke at some point). Unlike the bland mass produced lagers from St. Louis, Boulevard makes a wide range of flavorful craft beer, […]
Hoppy Boston 