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And to wish you all a Happy Halloween the booze drinking, vomiting pumpkin made by MikeLovesBeer contributer Chris’ father Dan.  Thanks Dan!

Posted on October 30th, 2008 under Fun. Tags: halloween, mikelovesbeer.com. Comments: None

Name - Weyerbacher Merry Monks’ Ale
Country - United States
Type - Tripel
Appearance - A straw gold color with really no head at all.  Both bottles had a small head that was gone within a couple seconds.
Smell - Fruity malts of banana and cherries.
Taste - Taste of fruits and slightly spicy.  Light in taste but it is [...]

Posted on October 30th, 2008 under Tripel. Tags: merry monks' ale, Tripel, weyerbacher. Comments: 2

For the first time in my life I got to experience what it is like to have one of your teams win it all.  Congrats to the 2008 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies!  I never gave up on you guys.
New beer review to come tomorrow from a great Pennsylvania brewery.

Posted on October 29th, 2008 under Announcement. Tags: philadelphia phillies, world series. Comments: 1

What do the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays have in common?  Yuengling!  Take a look at this nice little article on Tampa Bay Online by Natalie Shepherd.
By NATALIE SHEPHERD
nshepherd@wfla.com
Published: October 24, 2008
TAMPA - Baseball. Beer. Rays. Phillies. History.
Oddly enough, there’s common ground locally for all of these.
Yuengling, the beer of choice for many [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2008 under Beer News. Tags: philadelphia phillies, tampa bay rays, world series, yuengling. Comments: None

Being a fan of Rogue Ales’ fine brews I found this discovery to be quite interesting.  Rogue have always made it a point to make specialty brews and this one is very special as they collaborate with Captain Sig Hansen, captain of the Northwestern, from the Discovery Channel show the Deadliest Catch.
Captain Sig thought that [...]

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 under Beer News. Tags: captain sig's deadliest ale, deadliest catch, rogue ales. Comments: 1

Name - Heavy Seas - Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale
Country - United States
Type - American IPA
Appearance - Orangish, gold color with really no haziness.  Not much in terms of head really.  Starts off a nice white head but disappears very quickly.
Smell - Hoppy with hints of pine, spices and slight citrus.
Taste - A typical hoppy taste [...]

Posted on October 21st, 2008 under IPA. Tags: clipper city brewery, heavy seas loose cannon, hop3, IPA. Comments: None

Name - Old Jubilation, Avery Brewing Co.
Country - United States
Type - Winter Warmer
Appearance - Very dark black in color. Similar to a dark roasted color.
Smell - Slightly hoppy and spicy.
Taste - A roasted, hoppy taste with a a bit of spice.
This is a special occasion beer for Avery Brewing. Old Jubilation is a festive beer [...]

Posted on October 21st, 2008 under Winter Warmer. Tags: avery brewing, old jubilation, Winter Warmer. Comments: None

Name - Rogue Brewer’s Ale 2008
Country - United States
Type - American Strong Ale
Appearance - Very nice brown color with a great sand colored head.
Smell -Very hoppy with a tint of caramel malts.
Taste - A roasted, hoppy taste with a very slight sweet caramel malt taste to it.
This is a special occasion beer for Rogue. [...]

Posted on October 15th, 2008 under American Strong Ale. Tags: brewer's ale 2008, rogue. Comments: 1

This past weekend was the 2008 Great Americna Beer Festival in Denver, CO.  It was designed to appreciate American beer and brewers.  During the festivities they gave out awards for the best beers in particular categories.  I am proud to say that, the reviewed her, Rogue St. Rogue Red won the gold in the Amercian [...]

Posted on October 14th, 2008 under Beer News. Tags: great american beer festival. Comments: None