Back when I was deployed in Afghanistan, my Afghan hookups could get me either a case of Heineken, a bottle of Johnny Walker Red, or a bottle of Stoli for 40 bucks. I spent many an evening relaxing out in front of my hut pounding Heinekens and smoking a joint while laying in my hammock and having political and… Read more

Oh I thought you said you were a really good burner. Read more

I like the proper pint sized cans. Big, but not too big. 4 pack can get you nice. Read more

Where are these ANGRY beer people? Every "beer person" I've met irl is usually down to earth and friendly. Is this internet vitriol somewhere? Read more

Funny, I've never tried this beer because I find the art off-putting (too cartoonish perhaps). But I should really do away with this practice because I recently discovered that I like Speakeasy's beers (Prohibition Ale and Big Daddy IPA) - which I previously refused to buy because of the art, but was forced to choose… Read more

I feel like I've said this before, but one of the great outcomes to reap from the "seasonal" beer trend is the heavy, heavy discounts on the unsold sixers of whatever beer is out of "season".

"Why, yes, I'd be happy to pay $4.95 for that delicious winter warmer that was $9.00 last week." Read more

Had this at one of the BA beerfests a long time ago, and since you say it debuted in 2004, the same year I turned 21, I gotta assume it was around then. It was always tough to remember which of the 30ish beers I tried that I liked, but Nugget stuck with me and my friend as by far our favorite, and we never forgot it.… Read more

Grabbed this a couple weeks ago per a recommendation from another beer-loving friend. It's fantastic. Read more

The knitting community mostly bitches about people who don't appreciate hand-knitted gifts. Read more

I'm sure it will be kept on long enough to feature prominently at this year's black party, and I will have a couple before stumbling a few blocks over to Vertigo for record store day. I love Grand Rapids. Read more

I love Founders Dark Penance more than most other liquids. Read more

I'm enjoying one right now, you are a wise man. At least on this subject matter Read more

I love me some rye IPAs. Great Lakes' Rye of the Tiger is a damn fine one that they do as a Summer seasonal. Jackie O's also has one called Hop Ryot, but I believe they don't distribute outside Ohio yet. Read more

"Would you fucking hurry up?" Read more

I say include Bitter American and drop some 18th/21st Amendment knowledge. Read more

I'm a longtime Charlottesville resident and can assure you this is becoming a great area for quality beer. Between the breweries here and what's been mentioned over in Richmond a lot of good things are happening. Read more

The Hardywood DIPA is AMAZING. Brought a bomber back to Florida for our monthly tasting parties & it was a real hit. But it was especially good on draft at the taproom. Read more

Others to try, if you can get your hands on them: Read more

Starr Hill's Festie is my favorite year-rounder of theirs. Read more

Mountain Dew: Recommended by 0 out of 5 dentists. Read more