Today was muggy, raining and long. I drank more then enough water and now i wanted a nice cold beer. Perfect day for a refreshing Radler style beer. Lucky Girl Brewery’s Grapefruit Shandy. Its a hazy golden ruby color, like the skin of a perfectly ripe ruby red grapefruit. With Read more…
With a name like McCarthy it’s difficult for me to resist anything that makes me think of the Ireland / Scotland part of the world. This ale is no exception and is even more so, a pleasant surprise. True to form Drafty Kilt is a deep brown color, approaching liquid Read more…
As I pull this Poltergeist Foreign Style Stout from the cool confines of my refrigerator and pop off the cap, I wonder… Who even brewed this? What’s all this jibberjabber foreign text printed on the bottle? Why’s the bottle such a weird shape? Why am I drinking a super dark Read more…
If you missed the recent movie showings of The Fifth Element for it’s 20th anniversary then boy do I feel sorry for you! This is a classic sci-fi action comedy that I truly enjoyed seeing on the big screen. Only one thing could make this movie going experience even more Read more…
During the Summer of 2015, I had my first Prairie BOMB! It was one of the bottles at a beer share and it was phenomenal. Prairie hadn’t yet made it to Michigan distribution, so I utilized every resource I had to get a few bottles. Shortly after, Prarie Artisan Ales Read more…
It’s been a long winter for us Michiganders. Today we got a taste of spring. While the kids grabbed the sidewalk chalk I decided at 4:37 that it was close enough to 5 o’clock. I wanted a beer that tasted like the slow approaching summer. I’ve been waiting for this Read more…
Dubbel or Double? Ah, I just go with the label. This one is labeled a Double Pale Ale which also confused me …. Maybe that’s the thing, I’m easily confused. Is it a Double and a Pale Ale or is it a Double Pale, Ale? Doesn’t matter, it’s good, it Read more…
While browsing my local beer store for something new to wet my whistle, I decided to give something from Evil Twin Brewing a try. I’d been seeing their beers on the shelves for some time and I wasn’t even sure I’d tried anything they’ve made. So what to try? Molotov Read more…
Let’s talk about hype for a minute. 3 Floyds might be one of the bigger hype breweries in the country. Dark Lord Day is celebrated by many far and wide and with their very limited distribution, it is difficult to obtain their beers, adding to the buildup. So here’s the Read more…
So, the Northheast Style IPA craze has hit Michigan in full force. The haze is EVERYWHERE! With the exception of the “Big 2 ” (Bell’s and Founders) it seems as if everyone is making some variation of it. Leading the pack is Old Nation Brewery in Williamston, MI. Their “M43” Read more…
