Jun 5, 2011 | Beer Reviews
I’ve had this bottle of AleSmith Speedway Stout sitting around since about 2007. Brewed with coffee, this imperial stout is always good but a good aging in the cellar has made it fantastic. Tons of coffee, milk chocolate, bits of caramel and a touch of roasted... Read More
Jun 5, 2011 | Beer Reviews
This brewery makes fine examples of a variety of styles of beer. Great Lakes Oktoberfest is a great märzen. Oktoberfests are one of my favorite seasonal styles and I drink a lot of them. A 12-pack of this stuff goes fast around my place. Read More
Jun 5, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Goose Island Big John imperial stout adds cocoa nibs to bring even bigger chocolate flavors. I wasn’t overly impressed with this brew and for $2 more a bomber, I’d take Bourbon County Stout instead any day. Big John is 11.5% but like all the Goose Island... Read More
Jun 4, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Biked down to Town Hall Brewery with the MNBeer Beer + Bike crawl for a tour and some drinks. Really nice Double Hefeweizen on tap. Read More
Jun 3, 2011 | Beer Reviews
Every year, this beer may just be the most anticipated widely distributed DIPA release around. Hopheads love Bell’s HopSlam. At 10% and with a little honey added to attentional sweetness that imparts a nice dryness too, this beer hides that alcohol until... Read More
Jun 3, 2011 | Beer Reviews
This bottle of AleSmith Old Numbskull barleywine sat from late 2007 until August 2010 allowing that 11% ABV to mellow out a bit. The age did bring on some oxidation but it was pretty light and didn’t subtract from the drinkability of this craft brew. Can anyone... Read More
