Dion's Blog Entries

Written On: 07/27/2015
After playing 36 holes of golf in low 90's temps, this beer seemed like the perfect choice.... (see more)

Written On: 07/27/2015
Many of us have had them...that hard-working, gruff grandpa. But if you're from around here, or... (see more)

Written On: 07/26/2015
I don't drink a lot of wheats, but after 5 hours on the golf course on a hot, humid day, they can... (see more)

Written On: 07/25/2015
Priviliged tonight to take part in a tasting of five different bottles, ranging from 4 years to 12... (see more)

Written On: 07/25/2015
My first Upland sour, and man is it tart. Full disclosure--I don't think I've ever tasted... (see more)

Written On: 07/25/2015
Few times have I smelled chocolate in a beer that come close to matching this. Rich milk... (see more)

Written On: 07/24/2015
Decadently sweet on the nose as layers of chocolate, silky vanilla, and creamed coffee hit in... (see more)

Written On: 07/23/2015
Nutty, roasted malts with a dry cocoa powder on the nose. The tastebuds reveal a slightly sweeter... (see more)

Written On: 07/22/2015
The pour reveals an explosion of mango on the nose, with lesser notes of peach skin and spice... (see more)

Written On: 07/21/2015
Grassy bitterness in the nose translates as exactly that on the tongue. No malt to back it up... (see more)

Written On: 07/20/2015
My first warning was the 2013 stamped on the cork. The second was the aroma. Instead of the hoppy... (see more)

Written On: 07/19/2015
Big citrus notes on the nose with underlying hints of pine and toasted bread. On the tongue is the... (see more)

Written On: 07/18/2015
Rich cocoa and creamy vanilla strike the nose first, with sweet cooked apples and charred oak... (see more)

Written On: 07/17/2015
Very nicely balanced on the nose and tongue as a pine resin is countered by increasing citrus and... (see more)

Written On: 07/16/2015
Fairly subdued nose hints of freshly cut grasses, light caramel malt, and faint citrus pith.... (see more)

Written On: 07/15/2015
Cocoa powder, salted caramel, and coffee grounds fill the nose, with traces of raisin and toasted... (see more)

Written On: 07/14/2015
Fairly run of the mill red ale here, as a mediocre nose offers up light caramel, toasted bread... (see more)

Written On: 07/13/2015
Very mild on the nose with light, sweet grains, a bit of caramel, and traces of floral hops. Not a... (see more)

Written On: 07/12/2015
Surprisingly, this hopped up Gose has very little going on in the aroma department. Traces of salt... (see more)

Written On: 07/11/2015
Named after the historic homes that line Charleston's famed Battery, this brown ale emulates... (see more)