262. Green Flash Brewing – Le Freak Ale
I announce each of my posts on Twitter (@1KBeers), and recently got a suggestion via Twitter from @Lauren_BILLYves – who as it turns out, is Lauren Hinkley, the daughter of Green Flash Brewing founders Mike and Lisa Hinkley. Obviously, she suggested I try a brew from Green Flash Brewing, and specifically, Le Freak. The bottle says, “Extreme ale converging San Diego-style imperial pale ale and Belgian-style...
260. Avery – duganA IPA Draft
I’m at Fat Jack’s tonight for our monthly ABNormal Homebrewers meeting. While we’re discussing English Pale Ales at the meeting tonight, I thought I’d kick it off with something fairly flavorful and big. I’ve liked almost everything I’ve had from Avery so I took a low risk and went for this one. Numbers: 8.5% ABV, 93 IBUs, 1.076 O.G., Hops – Chinook, Centennial and Columbus, Malts –...
254. Potosi Brewing – Potosi Snake Hollow India Pale Ale IPA
I’ve mentioned in a couple previous reviews that my friend Jim took a trip to Wisconsin and brought several beers back for me to try. This was one of a few he brought me from Potosi brewing, in Potosi, WI. Numbers: 7% ABV, 70 IBUs Appearance & Aroma: This was golden yellow and extremely clear with a decent sized, bright white, foamy head, which left some nice lacing on the glass. There appeared to be plenty of carbonation...
249. Rogue Ales – Yellow Snow IPA Draft
I’m at our ABNormal Brewers steering meeting again tonight, and that’s another chance to try a new brew here at Fat Jack’s in downtown Bloomington. There are a few beers on tap that I haven’t had yet, so I thought I’d go for this one first… mainly because I kind of liked the name of it. As you would expect, it was golden yellow in color and was clear. There was a soapy-looking foam head, and there...
248. Stone – Ruination IPA India Pale Ale
As I mentioned a few months back, a friend of mine sent me several Stone beers from San Diego. I’ve really been looking forward to these, but unfortunately, they got caught in the back of the beer fridge, so I thought it was time to break them out. I won’t list what the entire back of the bottle says (I posted it in the photo below), but here’s a little piece, “Stone Ruination IPA. So called because of the...
237. Uncle Buck’s Brewery & Steakhouse – Captain’s Choice IPA Draft
I’m traveling for work today, and will be right around the Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW) the entire 21 hours we’ll be in Texas. We arrived around 5:30 pm, and as Steve, my co-worker, and I have traveled together quite a bit, the first thing he did was search for the nearest brewpub to our location. He found Uncle Buck’s Brewery & Steakhouse just north of the airport in Grapevine, TX. It’s in a huge...
234. Rex Beverage Holdings – Horney Goat Hopped Up ‘N Horney
I had a great time at the ABNormal brewers holiday party last night, and got to try a few new beers. Unfortunately, it’s tough to do a review the beers in a situation like that. Today the snow is coming down and the wind is blowing super hard. We’re literally under a “Blizzard Warning.” So, at lunch I tried this beer, another one my friend Jim got me while he was on his trip to Wisconsin. The color was...
231. Boulevard Brewing – Single-Wide IPA India Pale Ale
When I got back to the hotel, I thought I’d hop on the computer and get some work done, and what’s better than a good beer while working. Right across the street from the hotel was a gas station, and found at least this one beer that I could add to my list. The bottle says, “Bottle conditioned: In time honored brewing tradition we’ve added a small amount of yeast to this bottle just before packaging to...
226. Flying Dog – Snake Dog IPA India Pale Ale Draft
I stopped at Medici in Normal to grab a beer and get my final punch on my Wednesday Warriors card. On Wednesday, they have $3 pints, and after 10 Wednesday visits you become a warrior. That means you get a t-shirt – although I didn’t get one because they had run out of XLs – your beer is served in a mug, and you get invited to their end of the year party. Besides getting the final punch on my ticket, it’s...
225. Mikkeller – Centennial Single Hop IPA Draft
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m at Fat Jack’s in downtown Bloomington for our ABNormal homebrew club steering meeting. It’s the first meeting of our new board, and I’m still VP. The nice thing about meeting at Fat Jack’s is the opportunity to try a few new beers. They usually have a decent selection, even if it is getting tougher to find beers I haven’t tried yet. The nice thing about the...
223. Sierra Nevada – Torpedo Extra IPA
Things have been tremendously crazy lately. As I mentioned in my review of Schlafly Winter ESB, my mom had emergency heart surgery and has been in the hospital. Due to some blood clots, she went back in. Upon being released, my grandmother stopped by to visit her and was killed in a car accident while leaving my parents house. It’s been a difficult time, so tonight, I wanted to just sit back, relax a bit in front of the...
222. Full Sail – IPA – India Pale Ale
It’s Thanksgiving evening and we’re about to start on our second helping of turkey and stuffing. We’ve already talked about the things we’re thankful for this year – family, kids, and more. Since we’ve moved onto the second helping, here’s my second helping of what I’m thankful for this year – my Travel Oregon Brewmaster Cuisinternship at Full Sail Brewing in Hood River, Oregon. ...
