According to the 3 Floyds website, “backmasking” is “a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward.” Back in the 60s and 70s this technique appeared in the works of various popular […]
Greetings from week #2 of my trip to Cincinnati, my fellow beer imbibing buddies! Last week I shared with you my Cincinnati IPA of choice, Madtree PsycHOPathy. This week I want to share with you one of the most interesting craft beers I have consumed […]
This week (and next week), your one and only Henry Deltoid is on a little road trip in the wonderful town of Cincinnati, Ohio. I am visiting some of my best friends, and it has been mandated by my good friend Jenny to drink as […]
From the bottle: “While for the classic ‘Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier’ traditionally beech has been – and still is – used, the malt for ‘Schlenkerla Oak Smoke’ is kilned with oak wood. The resulting Schlenkerla Oak Smoke Malt has a smoother and more multi-layered smoky note […]
I have an IPA fetish, methinks. I just looked up “fetish” on the online Merriam-Webster dictionary. It defines “fetish” per the following: “a need or desire for an object, body part, or activity for sexual excitement”. I just looked down at my Italian salami rod […]
3 Floyds “Zombie Dust” – American Pale Ale – 6.2% ABV – 50 IBU I love zombies. I love decaying, moaning, lumbering, relentless, intestine yanking, flesh devouring, brain slurping, eye-gouging, skin ripping, penis chomping (yes, I once rented a zombie film which depicted that in grisly, vivid detail), […]
Mother Earth “Endless River” – Kolsch style ale – 4.9% ABV – IBU 25 (my best guess) Until consuming “Endless River” for this review I had never tried drinking a finely crafted beer straight from the bottle. I often find myself shyly reminding servers at restaurants to furnish […]
Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout – Imperial Stout – 9.2% ABV – 29.5 IBU If you are a loyal follower of my brew reviews you will know that I already reviewed two coffee ales before: Boulevard’s “Coffee Ale” and Founders “Breakfast Stout”. If you are not a loyal follower of my […]
Oskar Blues “Old Chub” – Scotch/Wee Heavy Ale – 8.0% ABV – 25 – 30 IBU I love Oskar Blues. Their beers kick ass, and they are canned, dispelling the myth that beer has to be contained in a pretty glass bottle in order for the flavor to […]
Mother Earth “Tripel Overhead” – Belgian-style tripel aged in bourbon barrels – 9.0% ABV – 20 IBU (my best guess) Mother Earth Brewing out of Kinston, North Carolina, tries its hand at a Belgian-style ale, and I must say they nail the flavor like Ron Jeremy nails… any […]
Bell’s Hopslam – Imperial IPA – 10.0% ABV – 75 IBU (my best guess) I’ve got bad news and I’ve got good news for you, my fellow beerophiles. The bad news always comes first if you’re an optimist like me, so here it is: Bell’s Hosplam is difficult […]
Ayinger “Celebrator” – Doppelbock – 6.7% ABV – IBU’s: 24 Here, my friends, is another perfect brew. This is the kind of beer that reminds us why we love beer. It’s pure art. This beer is like Lance Armstrong: it has kicked ass, swept awards, won medals, made […]
Dogfish Head “Black & Blue” – Belgian Style Fruit & Vegetable Ale – ABV: 10.0% – IBU: 25 Dogfish Head out of Baltimore, MD is one of my favorite brewers. The only bad experience I ever had with their products was not their fault, but the fault of […]
Brauerei Heller-Trum/Schlenkerla “Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen” – Märzen style Rauchbier – ABV: 5.4% – IBU: minimal Where there is smoke, there is fire… or awesome fucking beer (or sometimes both if you party too hard with hallucinogenic drugs, strippers, marionettes, and chimpanzees in a heavily draped condominium). When […]
New Holland “Farmhouse Hatter” – Belgian IPA – ABV: 5.07% – IBU: 53 Damn you, New Holland Brewing Company! I TOLD YOU I needed more flavor from your beer. Did you yank the cocks out of your ears and listen? NO. I’ll bet there still are massive, erect […]
Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg “Samichlaus Classic” – Doppelbock – ABV: 14% – IBU: N/A Drinking “Samichlaus” is a surreal experience, and a delicious one at that. There are a lot of brews out there for which it can be said, “There is no beer that tastes like this.” And […]
Union Station, Chicago Greetings, my beer drinking mates! Last week BaDoink published the first part of my two-part narrative about my recent self-administered beer bukkake at the 2014 Chicago Beer Festival. If your memory isn’t a foggy, swirling haze from drinking the beers I recommended, […]
Above: 2014 Chicago Beer Festival at Union Station, Chicago In the summer of 2001, I attended my first beer festival. It was in Atlanta. That was the day I fell in love with microbreweries, although it wasn’t my intention when I handed $20 to the ticket […]
New Holland “Four Witches” from New Holland’s “High Gravity Series” – Black Saison ABV: 8.92% (I have seen this listed as 7.3% and 8.3%, however my bottle clearly stated 8.92%… I think!) – IBU: Unknown (I would guess no more than 15) Chemistry time! Today, Dr. Deltoid […]
Russian River Damnation – Belgian Strong Pale Ale – ABV: 7.00% – 7.75% – IBU: Not sure. Probably around 20. For the second week in a row I can thank my good friend the doctor in California for another high quality brew from Russian River Brewing. Thank you, […]
