When it comes to Cincy, for me, it's all about Rhinegeist. Hope you get to try some of their offerings soon Will! Read more

that's what DVR is for, so you don't have to remember what time (or often, channel) beers are on. They just magically show up on my DVR and when I have a moment to watch TV I just pick something. Read more

"I've seen Purple Haze around Massachusetts for several years now, but I used to ignore it out of my stupid aversion to fruit beers" Read more

I had the Shiner Helles once, and I really wanted to say, "That was Helles good!" but in all honesty it was just good. Read more

NO GLASS BY THE POOL Read more

Did a side-by-side tasting of Goose Island Bourbon County and KBS, assuming the Bourbon County would win. KBS won handily. Both beers are great, but KBS is so much more balanced. The booziness of Bourbon County was way more pronounced. Read more

Hey Will fyi, it's poring over the computer, should have not stolen that carny food, and Attorneys General of Dipshit Internet Pedantry. Read more

Saison as a working-person's brew is a tough sell these days. For one thing, it tastes funny, and people with real jobs don't always have a ton of time to waste on palate development and beer experimentation. Saisons are made with special Belgian yeast that imparts a spicy, peppery kick uncommon to the most popular… Read more

I don't know, Will. Every time I drink beer, I never have a working stiff. Read more

1) Gulden Draak Dark Tripel (only the greatest beer in the world IMHO)

2) Mac & Jack's African Amber

3) Straffe Hendrik Tripel (for a lighter tripel because frankly I couldn't live without more tripel)
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First had Kentucky Breakfast at the 2008 Atlantic City Beer Fest. Between that and a sample of Utopias, I came out of that event with a much broader perception of what beer was than I'd had going in. I was also much more drunk. Read more

I still love Founders widely available clones of their trophy beers, their Breakfast Stout in general a sublime beer. Read more

The best Manhattan I've every enjoyed was at Ray's Boathouse in Seattle. They do some crazy hipster shit infusing the vermouth with dried peaches & bay leaves. Whatever; it was an ecclesiastic experience! So much so that I asked for the recipe. The bar manager told me they buy dried tart cherries (like the ones in… Read more

Oh yeah and just a note that kosher and beer is really not a big deal and there's only a few anyway - we just call it great craft beer (that happens to be kosher for a few of our extended family). Come on up to the brewery anytime and join the fun. Clifton Park, NY - the new brewing mecca… Read more

FJ isn't crap, brother. It's almost hitting into the sour range, and the pricing is very reasonable considering the amount of barrel space and time it takes to make this every year. It's a damn good beer. Go away. Read more

I've been waiting for something from Pretty Things to appear in this space. The "I'm so sick of IPAs!" crowd can crack open just about anything from these guys and have a lovely time, but they're all very nicely balanced too. More than one of their darker offerings opens with a kick in the face of roasted caramel or… Read more

That map seems a little suspect though. For instance, it says you can only get Narragansett in Rhode Island and New York. Read more

Hubs and I did that last summer: left home in MA in the morning; beer tasting and the tour at Ommegang around 11; lunch at their delicious restaurant; afternoon at the HOF. A very nice day. Read more

What? A complete lack of Drunkspin's normal vitriol for Yuengling? Wow. Guess the other guy must be busy. Read more

Semi-unrelated, but for anybody on the Northeast Coast interested in a fun time, there's a Campout at Brewery Ommegang in August called Belgium Comes to Cooperstown. Tickets are on sale right now and apparently sell out within 1 day. Read more