By Mark on March 10, 2010
After seeing it in the store for several months I finally bought Two Hearted Ale, which is brewed by Bells Brewery in Michigan. It has received praise all over the place so I figured I better see what the fuss was all about:
Posted in 4 Mugs, American IPA, Beer, Styles | Tagged Bell's Brewery, India Pale Ale, Two Hearted Ale
By Mark on March 5, 2010
Cask Aged Beer For A Cold Night
It was yet another cold and windy evening, which was OK with me because I was ready to try a beer that had been in storage for nearly a year, the BrewDog Paradox Macallan. Paradox is a series of Imperial Stouts that are aged in various Whiskey casks. The [...]
Posted in 5 Mugs, Beer, Russian Imperial Stout, Styles | Tagged BrewDog Brewery, Paradox Macallan
By Mark on March 2, 2010
Happy Birthday To Me
Wow, 1 year on YouTube! I pretty much forgot about it but I realized yesterday that I’ve been posting my video beer reviews to YouTube (and this blog) for just over one year. So to celebrate I’ve come up with a contest to build subscribers and video views. Watch the video for [...]
Posted in Contests | Tagged contest, money
By Mark on March 1, 2010
Jamaican Coffee Stout From New York
We had another fairly cold and windy evening last week so I decided to fire up the old gas log fireplace and have myself a nice, big, Imperial Stout. My brother had sent me a bottle of Southern Tier Javah which is part of their Blackwater series of Imperial Stouts. [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, American Double/Imperial Stout, Beer, Styles | Tagged Jahva, Southern Tier
By Mark on February 26, 2010
Bock Time
It was another nice day in Atlanta. I got in a nice long bike ride, did some yard work, and spent some more time out on the porch. To help me enjoy the beautiful day I decided to try the newest offering from Americas oldest brewery, Yuengling, which began brewing beer in 1829. Their [...]
Posted in 3 Mugs, Beer, Bock, Styles | Tagged Bock, Yuengling
By Mark on February 24, 2010
Bring On Spring
After an unusually cold and wet Winter we finally had a warm day this past weekend so I decided to enjoy a beer out on the porch. In honor of Spring’s imminent arrival (fingers crossed), I picked up the newest seasonal offering from Sierra Nevada, Glissade, which is a Golden Bock,and gave it [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, Beer, Maibock/ Helles Bock, Styles
By Mark on February 22, 2010
Beer And Pizza Time
Samuel Adams Noble Pils is part of their Seasonal Beer Collection and is brewed with all 5 varieties of the “Noble Hops”. I picked up a six pack to try with a pizza I made that was topped with roasted garlic , onions, arugula, and tomatoes:
Posted in 4 Mugs, Beer, Beer and Food Pairings, German Pilsener, Recipes, Styles | Tagged Pilsner, Samuel Adams
By Mark on February 19, 2010
Big Green Egg Time
Ok, it’s been a while since I did a beer and food pairing using the Big Green Egg. I haven’t used the ‘egg in a couple of weeks and I was itching to fire it up. So, I picked up a London Broil at the store and decided to pair it up [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, American IPA, Beer, Beer and Food Pairings | Tagged big green egg, london broil, New Belgium Brewing, Ranger IPA
By Mark on February 17, 2010
Spring Is The Air
We’ve had a fairly cold winter here in Atlanta. Nothing like the North, but for here it has been cold. Last weekend we had our 2nd snowfall of the year (about 3 inches) which is always nice to see but I’m ready for Spring to get here. I picked up my 1st [...]
Posted in 4 Mugs, American Pale Ale, Beer, Styles | Tagged Mighty Arrow, New Belgium Brewing, Pale Ale
