3/27/24: HighGrain Brewing Company's Ibex
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This is the final March post of 2024, which means it's my last bock season. I was happy to find this (at the tail-end of February) on the build-your-own shelves of my local bottleshop. Having only had great experiences with the brewery, I eagerly threw it in my pack. The brewery? HighGrain. The beer? Ibex, their Weizenbock. Let's see how she's drinking. HighGrain's a local brewery (which opened just down the road from where I lived in Cincy just after I left). They're dedicated to making beer brewed with sustainability in mind, and they're doing all they can to leave behind a healthy ca ..read more
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3/21/24: Yuengling Bock Beer
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1w ago
Have I really never talked about Yuengling on the blog? Hold on--let me do a quick check. Okay, yeah, that's wild. I guess I've really never done up a Yuengling beer before. Well, I get to correct that today. You may recall how, last March, I bemoaned the fact that there were just a few bocks on the market. This year's different. I'm sure Yuengling's released their Bock Beer in prior years but I've never seen it before 2024. But, now that I have it in hand, let's see how America's Oldest Brewery treats this classic and beloved German style lager. Yuengling's history starts in 1829 as Pottsvi ..read more
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3/4/24: Christian Moerlein Brewing Company's Maibock
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3w ago
Do you remember when I drank Moerlein's bad Märzen last September and said it would "...most likely be the last Moerlein brew I ever drink?" Well, I threw in that "most likely" because I needed to give myself some wiggle room. See, I'm not one to completely write off any brewery. Just because I haven't had a beer I enjoy from them doesn't mean I won't ever have a beer I enjoy from them, you know? What if, this fall, Moerlein puts out the greatest pumpkin ale to ever be produced? I don't want to keep myself from trying it just because the brewery's always missed for me. That was my line of th ..read more
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2/29/2024: Pipeworks Brewing Co.'s Ninja Vs. Unicorn
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1M ago
I'll bet you thought I forgot about the blog this month, huh? Well, here I am with a bit of a Leap Day miracle for you. Before I turn my attention to my typical March fare (bocks), I have a single beer to do up this month. I was recently at a local bottleshop looking at single cans and bottles when a guy (who was not an employee of said bottleshop) recommended today's beer to me. "It's an IPA," he cautioned. I told him I liked IPAs and happily put the can into the sixer I was building. That can was a pint of Pipeworks' Ninja Vs. Unicorn, aka today's beer. Pipeworks was started by some bu ..read more
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12/28/2023: Victory Brewing Company's Merry Monkey (A Late Christmas Post)
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3M ago
Well, that was a whirlwind. How was your Christmas? Mine (if you can't tell) got away from me a little. But hey, what's Christmas around here without a late post? And, for this post, I have a little something. That little something is nothing else than Victory Brewing Company's Merry Monkey, the first beer I've ever had from this prolific brewery. Let's see if it's as Santa's little helpery as I'm hoping it is (we're in the midst of our second Christmas right now). Twenty-seven years ago, long-time buds and classically-educated and -trained brewers Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet opened a bre ..read more
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12/23/2023: North Peak Brewing Company's Blitzen
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I nabbed this beer in Michigan while we were up there for Thanksgiving. Since, I've been waiting to review it. I have a feeling that it'll be the most traditional (for me, at least) Christmas Festivus beer I'm doing up on the blog this year.  That's it. I have no further preamble. I have North Peak's Blitzen and I'm ready to drink it for your reading pleasure. North Peak Brewing Company's based in Traverse City, MI. Well, that's where their pub is located. Back in 1997, their brewing operation was headquartered there (making them some of the brewing old guard). That changed in 2013 when ..read more
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12/18/23: Einstök Beer Company's Winter Ale
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3M ago
Remember that illness I mentioned off-hand in my last post? It was the damn plague. It hit everyone in my household and now, well over a week later, it's finally letting up. I felt horrible in the depths of it and my sense of taste turned a little wonky for a minute. But, now that I'm only fatigued, I can finally get around to my next beer of the season. Yeah, that's right: Christmas doesn't stop for COVID-19. Now, over two weeks out from the first Christmas beer '23 post, our Christmas lights are hung and our tree's nestled in our living room, trimmed to our satisfaction. Let's keep this ho ..read more
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12/1/23: West Side Brewing's Holiday Ale
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4M ago
It's now, officially, the holiday season here on the blog, folks. December 1st has finally rolled into town, bringing with it chilly weather, yuletide cheer, and dark evenings. I (might, depending on illnesses on the home front) have a big Chirstmassy weekend lined up: hanging lights, getting and trimming the tree, piecing together a Christmas list, a maybe a little more present shopping.  Despite all that, I'm making time tonight to do up the first Christmas beer post of 2023. I have a small smattering of holiday brews to discuss (Anchor went under, so their Christmas Ale will, for the ..read more
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11/28/23: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery's Wake Up World Wide Stout (2022)
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4M ago
And here we are. Like I promised in this month's first post, I've saved the biggest beer for last, which is especially fitting as I crossed the 50,000-word NaNoWriMo finish line this morning (go, me!). Today, we're taking a look at a special beer from one of my original favorite craft breweries (has it really been two and a half years since they got screen time on the blog? Wow, too long). Nestle in, friends. Grab a strong maple beer of your own. Throw another log on the fire against late-November chill. Tonight, we're going big and heavy. Tonight, I'm drinking and telling you about Dogfish ..read more
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11/20/23: Tales from the Cellar--Goose Island Beer Co.'s Bourbon County Brand #4 Stout (Revisited)
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I'm making the second post of 2023's Maple Month a fun one. I try to nab an extra bottle/can of the beers I discuss in November whenever I'm able, in the hope that I'm able to revisit them some Maple Month down the road. I have a small shelf in my beer cabinet dedicated to this. Do you remember two years back when I did up Goose Island's maple-forward Bourbon County Brand Stout? I loved it, giving it my highest recommendation. Since I'm keeping things compressed this month, I figured I could break into my second (of two!) bottles of the beer today. Let's see if BCBS Special #4 is just as goo ..read more
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