Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin have great beer scenes. One way to gauge that is by how many wine stores are adding more and more beers or in the case of Vintage in Ohio, adding a whole new tasting room.
Check out their tap list HERE
The Beer Wench
To get a different vantage point on the world of beer sometimes you need the opinion of a Buckeye fan..wait..you need the opinion of The Beer Wench.
All I had to do was read her, “about” page to know that she takes this seriously but also with a grain of salt. Beer drinking should be serious fun. Not to put words in her mouth, here is what she says about her and her informative blog…
“I aspire to be the “female version” of Michael Jackson — a beer evangelist harnessing an affinity for writing to spread the good word of beer all over the world.
I have called myself many names before, such as “beer brat”, “beer geek” and “hophead,” but no title seems more appropriate than “The Beer Wench.” To me, “The Beer Wench” is unpretentious and playful, which is exactly the main mantra of this blog.”
(Plus she does a great job of profiling other beer bloggers.)
So get reading already.
Beer Books
A little website housekeeping here. I have made a literary addition to the Search Party Favorites tab.
Instead of trying to link up each separate beer book, I piggybacked on Amazon’s program. So you can see my what beer books are on my shelf.
Review – Midnight Sessions
50 from 50 – Maryland & New Hampshire
Clipper City has a great special series of beers under the moniker, Heavy Seas. Here is my review of the imperial pilsner.
Then I travel via the highway of beer to New Hampshire for a first taste of Smuttynose. Since I am an IPA freak, I selected their regular version. Hopefully, I will build on this with more beers from the Smuttynose folks.
0 Dark 30
The rise of the Cascadian Dark! Oakshire makes some great stuff. Especially the Overcast Espresso Stout. Now here comes their take on the black IPA.
CraftBeer.com
Today is beer on the interwebs day. Because you shouldn’t just take my word for it. There are plenty of web voices about beer that we all should listen to. So here is the first site you should bookmark…
…. You can visit this Brewers Association created site at craftbeer.com
There are featured breweries, beer and food pairing suggestions and a boatload of information and it is presented in a very classy way with a soothing color palate and layout.
Session # 37 round-up
Follow this stairway down to the cellar and read some great points of view on storing and enjoying beer.
Review – Mr. Beer
A review of a pale ale made with Mr. Beer. Code name – Minkey
Pint’s Pub
Denver, like Portland and now Los Angeles is full of great places to sit down and have a great craft brew or two. Pint’s Pub marries the English pub with the American brewpub. All of their beers sound great but the Dark Star caught my eye.
Here is the description to whet your appetite…”Dark Star Ale
Live ale from the hand pump. A robust nut-brown ale with a malty start and a traditional dry-hopped finish.”