Beer # 135 Firestone Walker Union Jack India Pale Ale

Name:  Union Jack India Pale Ale Style: IPA Brewery: Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  website. Country:  USA Region:  Paso Robles, California ABV: 7.5% Abv How served: 22oz bomber poured into the Samuel Adams perfect pint glass.          My Overall Opinion: Very

Beer #134 Westvleteren 12

Name:  Trappist Westvleteren 12 Style: Quadrupel (Quad) Brewery: Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren) website Country:  Belgium Region:  Westvleteren ABV: 10.2% Abv How served: 330ml capped bottle poured into a vintage Abbij St. Sixtus goblet.          My Overall Opinion: Amazing.  I paired

Beer #133 Les Trois Mousquetaires Impériale Weizen

Name:  Impériale Weizen Grande Cuvée Style: Imperial Weizen Brewery: Les Trois Mousquetaires. website Country:  Canada Region:  Brossard, Quebec ABV: 10.0% Abv How served: 750ml corked and caged bottle poured into a Augustijn Grand Cru glass.          My Overall Opinion: Very

Impromptu Tasting of 19 Beers.

Saturday night started out as 3 couples (my wife & I, my neighbor and another couple) who planned a mellow evening of grilling steak and drinking only a few beers.  Well it turned out to become an impromptu tasting in

Beer # 132 AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer)

Name:  YuleSmith (Summer) Style: Imperial IPA Brewery: AleSmith Brewing Company. website Country:  USA Region:  San Diego, California ABV: 8.8% Abv How served: 22 oz capped bomber poured into a Bruery glass.          My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this

Summer Beer Tasting: 21 different styles in 26 Beers

My friend Stu returned from California with a nice haul of “West Coast” beers not available in S. Florida.   His philosophy is that good beer is meant to be shared, so he invited a small handful of friends to his

Beer #131 Alvinne, De Struise & Pipeworks PIPEDREAM

    Name:  Pipedream Style: Belgian Strong Pale Ale, but drinks like a Belgian IPA Brewery: This is a  collaboration between Picobrouwerij Alvinne, De Struise Brouwers and Pipeworks Brewing Co.  This was Brewed at Alvinne. Country:  Belgium Region:  Heule ABV: 7.8%

Beer # 130 Coronado Idiot IPA

Name:  Idiot IPA Style:  Imperial IPA Brewery: Coronado Brewing Company website  Country:  USA Region:  Coronado, California ABV: 8.50% Abv How served: 22 oz bomber poured into a Piraat snifter.          My Overall Opinion: Very Good. I paired this beer with:

Beer # 129 Deschutes Hop in the Dark C.D.A.

It has been a few weeks since I last posted to my blog.  I was away on vacation with visits to Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey and to England.  Even though I did not set out to do a lot of

Beer #128 Ninkasi Tricerahops Double IPA

      Name:  Tricerahops Double IPA Style:  Imperial IPA Brewery: Ninkasi Brewing Company  website  Country:  USA Region:  Eugene, Oregon ABV: 8.80% Abv How served: 22oz bomber poured into Dogfish Head snifter.          My Overall Opinion: Very Good.  I paired