306. Foster’s Australia – Foster’s Lager Beer
I’m back in my hotel room after several days in Miami. It was time to pack up and get ready to head home, but I really needed a cold one to decompress from the day. I walked over to the gas station next to the hotel and looked to see what they had. My choices were Budweiser, Bud Light, Heineken, or this, a Foster’s oilcan. Since I hadn’t checked Foster’s off on my journey yet, it was a good beer to try...
277. Tsingtao Brewery – Tsingtao
Today is my wife’s birthday, and to celebrate, we went out to Kobe Steakhouse here in town for dinner and a “show.” It’s usually fairly entertaining, although they’ve got the same gimmicks at all of these types of places. Since we were celebrating, it was a chance to have a beer, and a unique one that I could add to the list. Numbers: 4.8% ABV Appearance & Aroma: It was in the bottle here, but I...
252. JOS. Schlitz / Pabst – Schlitz
This was one of the specials tonight at Legends, and several people were having them. So, I thought, despite the fact that this would be another pale brew from a big brewery, I’d add it to the list. The label was the same as the old school labels, proclaiming this is, “The beer that made Milwaukee famous.” It was a bright yellow color and extremely clear in the glass. There was a decent, half-inch thick, bright...
245. Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg – 2009 Samichlaus Classic Bier
I mentioned a few weeks back that the presentation at our local homebrew club meeting was holiday beers. This beer was one of the samples, and I knew I had to pic up a bottle. As I learned that the Beer Hunter, Michael Jackson, had written about this beer – the strongest lager in the world, at 14% ABV, it is aged for a year from St. Nicholas day. The bottle reaffirms hist story, saying, “Bottled only once a year on...
235. Moylan’s – White Christmas Spiced Winter Lager Draft
After a great Christmas party with the ABNormal brewers on Saturday night, we’re back at it again tonight at our monthly meeting at Fat Jack’s in downtown Bloomington. They usually have some decent beers on tap, so it’s a chance to add another one to the list. In the spirit of the season, and our meeting (seasonal beers), I decided to try the Moylan’s White Christmas lager. It was light orange in the color...
203. Clipper City Brewing – Prosit! Imperial Octoberfest Lager
It’s been a hell of a day at both work and at home. All I have to say is, don’t buy Windows 7 preinstalled, and definitely don’t by a Gateway computer. So, that being said, I went to the beer fridge looking for the biggest beer I could find that would qualify for my Oktoberfest Challenge. This Heavy Seas series Imperial Oktoberfest from Clipper City fit the bill at 8% ABV. The bottle said that it is “Malt...
201. Tin Mill Brewing – Dopplebock Draft
As I mentioned in my last couple posts, we were in Hermann, MO for their Oktoberfest celebration. In the midst of all of the wineries, there was Tin Mill Brewing, so my fellow beer-loving friend and I enjoyed a few beers here while our wives headed back over to the winery. I didn’t have a whole lot of faith in Tin Mill’s beers after having their Oktoberfest, however, I thought I’d go ahead and give their dopplebock...
175. Great Divide Brewing – Hoss Rye Lager Draft
A friend from the ABNormal Brewers gave me a call and said that he was also out in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival. He was also interested in checking out Great Divide, so I grabbed another beer and a chair and waited for him to come by. The Hoss Rye lager was clear and red in color, not reddish, but red – the reddest beer I’ve ever seen. There was, as you can see, an amazingly large and creamy white head,...
94. Stella Artois – Stella Artois Draft
I’m still stuck in the Memphis Airport, with not a whole lot of beer selection. However, since I’m here, and there’s beer, I thought I’d just knock another macrobrew off the list. After having ABInBev’s Shock Top Belgian White, I went for another “Belgian” beer – Stella Artois. As a side note, if you find yourself in Memphis, I highly recommend finding a place to eat/drink before you...
79. Two Brothers Brewing – Dog Days Dortmunder Lager Draft
We had our homebrew club steering meeting at Fat Jacks, here in Bloomington. They usually have some decent beers on tap, and tonight they had a decent special on little 10oz beers. It was a hot day out, so I thought I’d go for a lager. I hadn’t had the Two Brothers Dog Days before, so I thought I’d try it. It was a cloudy, straw-yellow color, and there was absolutely no head on it. In fact, it didn’t seem...
75. Sierra Nevada – 2009 Summerfest Lager
I found this Sierra Nevada 2009 Summerfest Lager when I picked up a few different beers (as I mentioned in my Boont Amber Ale review) in a “mix a 6” 6-pack at a local liquor store. I was a little hesitant, since it would probably be about a year old and likely sat in the store at about 73 degrees that whole time, but I went for it anyway. The bottle says that it is 5% ABV. When I poured it in the glass, it had a dark...
39. Heineken Brouwerijen – Heineken Premium Lager
I really can’t thank my travel partner Steve enough for all the upgrades to first class. On our last day of travel, I again sat in first class on our flight from Tampa to Chicago. As I mentioned in my review of Budweiser, my choices on the flight were limited, so I thought I’d try Heineken – which I had never tried in the can – since it’s not something I’d probably pay for if I didn’t have to....
