Long time no see

It's been way too long since I've written a beer view. I'll be doing one shortly as I have purchased the infamous Beer 30 Ice. After I drink a 6 pack of these, I will write my review on it. Thank you. Keep a bar stool and pint ready for me!

To my sad realization...

I've really neglected my blog here. Then again with the economy and just sticking to my favorite brews, I haven't really found the time, the energy nor the money to try new brews and review them. I hope to rectify that as soon as I can and get things moving here once again.

I do enjoy trying new beers as well as other alcoholic beverages, including whiskys(whiskeys, those not brewed in KY), rum, bourbons, scotch, and even mixed drinks. The list could go on forever but why bore you with listing everything out there on the market?

It is helpful when a suggestion is made to try something new. After all, it can be difficult to pick and choose a good drink. (Trust me, there are some not worth the money to drink!) Horse Swill! THAT sometimes has a better ring to it than whatever you're drinking! I'm sure we've all had that drink that tasted like pee, smelled like a skunk, or was just indescribable! Blah!

So, if something comes to mind for me to try, drop a comment here and tell what it is. I'll be sure to see if I can get here in central Illinois, buy it, taste it, and review it. What else am I going to do anyway? Watch the paint peal? LOL

As always....

Keep a bar stool and a pint ready for me!!!!

Slàinte!

New reviews to come!!!!

I know it's been awhile for a review, but seriously I CAN'T drink all the time! LOL


Anyway, I will be putting up new reviews this month and new links to some great breweries! I'll see you soon at the pub!!!!!


Sláinte!!!!

On edit....I've basically taken July off to enjoy the summer and family. So, August will be the time I'll start posting reviews again.

Thank you

Sierra Nevada Stout

To start off, Sierra Nevada Stout has a 5.8% ABV. Beginning gravity-16.0 Plato and ending gravity of 4.8 Plato. The yeast is a top fermenting Ale yeast. It uses Magnum bittering hops and finishing hops of Cascade and Willamette. The Malts used are Two-row Pale, Munich, Caramel and Black.

The aroma is malty and roasty with a deep-dark hue that is good for a stout. It also has a good head and lacing all the way down the glass!




It tastes very creamy, malty and some sweetness in there. A bit of bitterness too to complement it all. A nice change from other stouts.



Not bad at all, good job! If I couldn't have Guinness or it didn't exist (Heaven forbid!)I would definitely drink this stout. I just may have to pick up a six or twelve pack of Sierra Nevada Stout to enjoy when I'm out of my usual Stout!

Arcadia Ale-London Porter

Arcadia Brewing Company was established in 1996 as a microbrewery specializing in handcrafted British-style ales. All of their beers are produced in small batches, and their 25 Barrel Peter Austin Brewery and methods originated in England, which allows this style of beer to reflect over 250 years of world class brewing heritage.

Arcadia Ales

This is their version of an 18th Century “Smoked Porter”. A dark, black hue with a barley malt aroma. Decent head and lacing as seen below.



It has an extraordinary taste, malty, caramel, and chocolate??? Yes, I was right, according to their site with also hints of coffee(I mistakenly thought caramel). A bitter, creamy aftertaste, other wise not bad for a porter. For being a porter, I would almost swear it was a stout!



I enjoyed this porter and hope you do too.

Sláinte

Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale

Hops, hops, and more hops!!! You have to love hops to love/like??? this beer. Magnum, Centennial, Chinook, Amarillo and Palisade, all of these go into this brew. Three pounds of hops per barrel at 3 different times of processing!!!!

It has a medium golden color, but not much of a head. Though the lacing is pretty good. (below)



Definite hop aroma, there's no doubt about that. It's bitter! Just not good tasting at all, I won't be drinking it again! Too hoppy and bitter, plain God awful!

The bottle says it's: "herbal and aromatic and delicious", it is not, whether it's an American IPA or not!



Loose Cannon also uses Crisp English Pale, Carapils, and Munich malts. The ABV is 7.25% (is that the only good thing??)

The beer is hopped 3 ways - in the kettle, in the hop back, and dry hopped. Winner of the Overall Best of Show Award in the Maryland State Governor's Cup 2005 Competition and voted the #1 IPA by Mahaffey’s Pub. We are very excited about this new product and have decided to make this beer available year round!

Clipper City Brewing Co.

The people at "Mahaffey's Pub" must drunken slobs, they should have thrown this one back, into the sea. Davy Jones Locker needs to keep it under lock and key(preferably losing the key!).

Well...Not the first disappointment I've had and probably won't be the last.

Until next time, save a bar stool and a cold pint for me!

Lion Lager

Unfortunately, I couldn't find an actual website for this brew. Disappointing too, I really wanted to learn more about the company and it's other beers. Maybe later, one will turn up and I can edited this post! :)

So, this will be a fairly short review.

The lager it's self has a light golden hue and a head that starts off good. The bad thing is that it dispenses rather quickly. As for the lacing, well, it's reasonable then appears less and less on the glass.



Loin Lager has a malt aroma and a definite malt flavor than is also creamy. It doesn't have much bitterness, it's a light full body taste. It's refreshing and surprisingly good.




My only disappoints in the beer are the head, lacing, and the lack of a website to really studied up on it's brews. Hopefully, one will be short coming and I can tweak this post.

Cheers!