Archive for the ‘Beer Snob’ Category
My father recently took a trip over to Sweden to pick up the newest addition to their herd of sheep dogs, (my parents are breeders and showers of said herd). Knowing that I have a fondness for beer of all kinds and delight in out-of-the-ordinary and hard to find brews he kept his eyes peeled
Not to sound so particular, but I’m still exploring the beers that the Chicago area has to offer that I haven’t seen back home in the D. This one is quite exceptional, another one to look for if you make it out this way. Brewery: Argus Brewery, Chicago IL. Style: IPA ABV: 6.5% IBU: 60
Jun 07
Six-pack Workout: Victoria
Taking a cue from Ian, with his fast growing back catalog of wine posts, and realizing that I’m not doing a good job countering that with scribblings on barley derived beverages (as is one of my duties) I’ve decided to start a short and sweet review series of my own. Having recently moved to the
We seem to be running short on pairing tips and tricks, so this seems as good a time as any to expand on that subject. Food and beverage pairing can be intensely intricate and daunting, but it needn’t be. Simplicity can, and often does, yield amazing results, so you don’t have to be a Master
Last year I posted an extensive (though, by no means complete) review of some of the most common and some of the most obscure Oktoberfest offerings from Germany and the U.S. I was originally planning a repeat of that, covering exclusively more of the obscure breweries, but I quickly realized that most of the beers
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