The longer you spend around a group of people, the more personality traits you begin to notice. The same goes for breweries in the craft beer world. Some are hard working and well respected, some are laid back and care free. Some make you want to scream while others make you want to l...  more »

To fully appreciate craft beer culture, you have to understand what complexity brings to the table. Vibrant beer styles like Belgians and Barleywines are very well known for their smorgasbord of flavors. Once beer fans hone their palates for these beastly brews, it's not uncommon for...  more »

Memorable moments. Every craft beer journey is full of them. Your first beer festival, meeting a world renowned beer expert, hanging with one of your favorite brewers, sampling a rare specialty brew, the list goes on and on. One of the more entertaining moments is the ''holy crap on a...  more »

On a day that finally, finally felt like Autumn, I relished the fact that I loaded up on this beer a month ago, and had some on hand when it really mattered -- a windy, grey mid-November day where dead leaves wouldn't stop falling and making a mess of sidewalks and driveways. Brec...  more »

So what do you get when you dump buckets of brown sugar into a fantastic American strong ale? Well you get the Lagunitas Brown Shugga' of course! This delicious seasonal brew recently hit the beer shelves and beer geeks have been clamoring for it. Why is it so sought after you ask? We...  more »

In my last two reviews, I highlighted brews from the Cambridge Brewing Company. One was the Tall Tale Pale Ale from their core line. The other was the Coach and Four Belgian Dubbel from their seasonal line. Both were very tasty brews and I was pleased with the experience. But, I still...  more »

Sometimes beers just kick you square in the teeth. It's true. I've seen it happen. As a matter of fact, one of those abominable brews accosted me in a dark alley recently and I have the battered taste buds to prove it. It should come as no surprise to anyone that the brewery in questi...  more »

Anyone familiar with Terrapin's Side Project series knows just how wild these beers can be. The latest one to cross my path is the Phlux Capacitor American Strong Ale. It's been a while since a beer has left me speechless and this beer hit my taste buds like a potency freight train of...  more »

Seasoned craft beer fans can easily recall a handful of revelation beers that initially turned them onto the craft movement. One of those beers for me was Rogue's Dead Guy Ale, a delicious German maibock. I remember hanging out at a local bar with friends and seeing this beer up on th...  more »

The collaboration beer. Collaboration brews are just another highlight of the craft beer world that the huge corporate giants would never even dream of doing. Normally it means that two or more breweries or brewers have decided to put their collective thoughts together, brew a beer...  more »