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• Epic & DC Brau Team up For: Fermentation Without Representation

  

  Fall is in full swing now – so bring the pumpkins out!  Or as we have here Spiced Pumpkin Porter. This was a bottle share courtesy of my brother-in-law. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Shepherd & the Knucklehead – A Trip Down Memory Lane

  

  Sometimes, over the years, your memories of a place end up being better than how it had actually been.  Call it the haze of years, or want to reminisce about th... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Celebrating Oktoberfest Early with Great Lakes Brewing Companies Oktoberfest

  

  With fall in the air, and having already had 1 pumpkin ale sampled, what better time to try an American take on the classic Oktoberfest bier? Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ballast Point: Sculpin IPA – Dare I Say This is the Perfect IPA?

  

  Yesterday was a night of getting together with an old friend and paying a visit to our old college haunt: The Shepherd and the Knucklehead Pub. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Jersey’s Own: Carton Brewing Beer Reviews

  

  Last night I had the opportunity to try several of Carton’s beers.  I was excited to be able to try some local brewers, so seeing several on tap (as well as som... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Jersey Beer Blogger Roll Call

  

  I was thinking of getting a listing together of all the local blogs (PA and NY are cool to) and put up a sticky page so we can have one place for all of us. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exploring Sours: Leveling up

  

  Our first installment was on the entry – gee that looks interesting maybe I should try it? – level For this week I went out and scoured the dusty bottom... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• First Craft Beer in Cans from New Jersey (via Idrinkgoodbeer.com)

  

  Reblogged from Tapped: 'I Drink Good Beer' has a great post documenting the canning process of Carton Brewing's Boat Session Ale, the first New Jersey craft bee... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Six-Pack Project: Minnesota's Flight

  

  Reblogged from Alcohol by Volume: The Six-Pack Project, a collaborative effort from a group of beer writers across the country, was started by Bryan Roth of Thi... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• [Poll] Can Or Bottles? Or Both?

  Take Our Poll If we looked back far enough the was a probably a question that was up in the air from as long as canned beer has been around. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brux: Can You Domesticate a Wild Ale?

  

  Brux As the label says this is a domesticated wild ale.  Is that even possible?  Would it be the farmed bison of the beer world? In a short answer, yes you... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• If You Care About Craft Beer This Article Is A Must Read

  Reblogged from Proper_Pour: If You Care About Craft Beer This Article Is A Must Read Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Stone Enjoy By 09.13.13 – Piney & Balanced

  

  Enjoy By 09.13.13 This was my first time getting a chance to try one of the Enjoy Be Series. I only other experience with the world of ultra fresh IPA’s was... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exploring Sours: Entry Level Bottles

  

  Admittedly, at this point,  I have only had a few.  Your basic standard entry-level items, (which count as sours on untappd): Dogfish Head’s Festina Peche, Moa’... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Introducing Avocado Ale -- and Other Odd Beers

  Reblogged from NewsFeed: Confirmed fact number one: avocados are delicious. Confirmed fact number two: beer is delicious. Unconfirmed fact still up for debate:... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013

• Rochefort 8

  

  Reblogged from I think about beer: Rochefort 8 was first released to the public in 1955 after Chimay helped the struggling Trappist brewery revamp their... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Half Acre Presents Beer Hates Astronauts

  

  Reblogged from Beer Served Rare: Recently we've seen beers inspired by everything from Pig Destroyer and Hanson to Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013

• Birthday Weekend Bottle Picks – Am I Missing Anything?

  Ok – so am a little less than a week ahead of myself, but why not plan ahead some?  Never was a boy scout or anything, but I am always been a fan of that... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013

• Allagash Merveilleux Debuts Soon, Limited National Distro

  

  Reblogged from Beer Served Rare: Marvelous! Another barrel-aged wild ale is ready to roll out of Portland's Allagash Brewing Company next week according to an... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013

• Augustiner Maximator – Doppelbocks Revisited

  

  Augustiner Maximator by Augustiner-Bräu Given how enjoyable the tasting experience was with Ayinger’s Celebrator (please click here for that review) I would be... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013