Blog Entries
Year of New Beer: Continuum IPA, Saugatuck Brewing (MI)
Written By: Dion on 09/29/2014
Candied orange and pineapple on the nose with traces of brown sugar. On the tongue, the citrus is... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Dark Penance, Founders Brewing (MI)
Written By: Dion on 09/28/2014
Initial hits of pine are followed quickly by citrus and woody, roasted malts. The elements of the... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Neapolitan Milk Stout, Saugatuck Brewing (MI)
Written By: Dion on 09/27/2014
Malted milk chocolate, light strawberry, and a touch of vanilla on the nose. This actually smells... (see more)
Year of New Beer (Day 1000): 2009 Cuvee de Tomme & Love Child #4
Written By: Dion on 09/26/2014
Today's Year of New Beer post is a little different. I've been drinking craft beer for nearly 20... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Mosaic Promise, Founders Brewing (MI)
Written By: Dion on 09/25/2014
999 straight days of trying a beer I've never had before, and this one is awesome. Seeing... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Over and Out Oatmeal Stout, Fish Brewing (WA)
Written By: Dion on 09/24/2014
Roasted malts, bittersweet chocolate, and coffee bean on the nose. The aromas translate well to... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Blue Magic, Right Brain Brewery (MI)
Written By: Dion on 09/23/2014
Highly floral nose loaded with lavender, hints of clove, lemon zest, and fresh wheat. On the... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Clawhammer Oktoberfest, Highland Brewing (NC)
Written By: Dion on 09/22/2014
Lightly toasted bread, muted caramel, and the traditional hop aroma of the German Märzens. On... (see more)
Year of New Beer: London Balling, Against the Grain Brewery (Louisville)
Written By: Dion on 09/21/2014
Sweet brown sugar, bourbon, and dessert breads on the nose. On the tongue is a smooth toasted oak... (see more)
Year of New Beer: There and Back, Sierra Nevada/New Glarus Brewing (CA/WI)
Written By: Dion on 09/20/2014
Nose is mild, with earthy malts and sweeter grains. On the tongue is a light nuttiness, and... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Swagger, Clown Shoes Brewing (MA)
Written By: Dion on 09/19/2014
Toasted bread crust, lightly sweet caramel malt, and citrusy hops on the nose. On the tongue... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Cuvée des Jacobins Rouge, Brouwerij Bockor (Belgium)
Written By: Dion on 09/18/2014
Pungent tart cherries, earthy damp malt, and traces of oak on the nose. On the tongue is a... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Vanillaphant Porter, Avondale Brewing (AL)
Written By: Dion on 09/17/2014
Semi-sweet chocolate and mild coffee on the nose, with a moderate note of vanilla. On the tongue... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Prairie Hop, Prairie Artisan Ales (OK)
Written By: Dion on 09/16/2014
Wonderfully aromatic with apricot, tart peach, lemon zest, white pepper...and a nice damp... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Edacsac Dekoorc Eert, Dark Horse Brewing (MI)
Written By: Dion on 09/15/2014
Being on the golf course necessitates drinking from the bottle, robbing me of much of the aroma.... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Chico King, Sierra Nevada/Three Floyds Brewing (CA/IN)
Written By: Dion on 09/14/2014
Mildly grassy on the nose with hints of caramel malt. Much the same on the tongue as the malts... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Northern Hawk Owl, Right Brain Brewery (MI)
Written By: Dion on 09/13/2014
Earthy, malty on the nose. On the tongue is a slightly sour cherry with an evergreen hop bite.... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Watership Brown Ale, Red Hare Brewing Co (GA)
Written By: Dion on 09/12/2014
Not the darkest of brown ales, but it hits where it counts. Earthy, nutty, and chocolate on the... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Thumbprint Apple Ale, New Glarus Brewing (WI)
Written By: Dion on 09/11/2014
Sweet apples and the faintest hint of earthy hops on the nose. On the tongue, sweet apple juice is... (see more)
Year of New Beer: Big Tasty's Back Door, Westbrook Brewing/Stillwater Artisanal Ales (SC/MD)
Written By: Dion on 09/10/2014
Awesome nose is loaded with sage, followed quickly by clove, white pepper, and perfumed lavender.... (see more)
