I certainly love to explore the wild and inventive recipes and methods the craft beer community has to offer. Mixing styles from different regions together. Adding funky ingredients such as candies, spices, fruits, and vegetables. Aging the brews in liquor barrels. And aging these bottled […]
At the Lagunitas Brewery inside the main office area with Karen Hamilton, Communications Director – Saturday, June 6 2015 “Come with me, and you’ll be; In a world of pure imagination. Take a look, and you’ll see; Into your imagination.” The above referenced lyrics throttle […]
Firestone Walker “Pivo Pils” (German style pilsner) is now putting the punctuation on my five-part pilsner series. Pivo Pils is the best in the series, but not by much. While I am in a Mormon-style marriage with IPAs, stouts, porters and Belgians, the pilsner is […]
My dearly beloved BaDoinkers: I am starting to fall in love with these sweet, skunky, hoppy, fruity, bitter, thirst-quenching pilsners. They’re not my favorites but I can plainly see how this style is unanimously regarded among the community to be the world’s most popular style […]
Yes, yes my beloved readers: another Henry Deltoid review of a Lagunitas brew. By now I shan’t make any attempts, valiant or cheap, to suppress your conclusion that at any opportunity I will gleefully drop to my knees and perform a sloppy, wet blowjob on […]
As a Brit living in Spain, one of the few things I used to miss about the ‘old country’ is the vast array of beer available. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a nice glass of wine (and good Iberian wine is second to none) […]
After two wildly successful years of drunken awesomeness, the Barcelona Beer Festival is back for a third year of craft brews from all over Europe and the States, as well as some new culinary surprises. For anyone who happens to be living in Europe, or […]
Aaaahhh… now this is a fucking IMPERIAL IPA. Jesus titty fucking Christ. 112 IBU. 12% ABV. TEN hops varieties. This is some seriously good hardcore IPA drinking, my friends. The name Devil Dancer is appropriate as this takes on a reddish opaque pour with a […]
Henry Deltoid’s all confused this week. What’s got him all topsy turvy (or should that be tipsy turvy)? Dogfish Head’s “Worldwide Stout” Imperial Stout, that’s what… 15 – 20% ABV (actual is unknown) – 70 IBU “Holy JESUS. What is that? What the FUCK is that? […]
Bienvenidos, mis amigos! Right now, the one and only Henry Deltoid is in Los Cabos, Mexico, at an all-inclusive resort (yes, I am arrogant enough to refer to myself in the third person, so SUCK IT). Naturally, during my stay I fully intend on exploiting […]
Henry Deltoid’s Beer Review takes a look at Samuel Smith’s “Organic Chocolate Stout” Milk/Sweet Stout – 5.0% ABV – IBU: N/A (the IBU rating on this is probably less than 10 to be honest) Samuel Smith is an extremely respected brewer in the community. I have never […]
10.0% ABV Allow me to start off in a profane manner by stating that I am offended by this bottle. What the fuck is up with this name? “Dank Tank” is the series and “Some Strange” is this beer’s name; not that I give a […]
Today the Deltoid has decided to put three representatives of the trendy fall pumpkin beer style head to head to head. As the leaves start to turn yellow, orange, and brown, the flavor of pumpkin starts popping up in all things edible. Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin […]
50 IBU 9.8% ABV Old ales come across as a risky style, but I have yet to try one that I do not love. Without delving into the detailed science behind the attenuation and the fermentation of sugars from the wort during the mashing process […]
Red Ale – 8.65% ABV – 77 IBU Lagunitas hits another home run with this superb red ale. These motherfuckers and their beer remind me of Schwarzenegger in “Commando”. Do you remember how he went into that tool shed and used every garden and power […]
Porter – 5.2% ABV/30 IBU “Black Butte” (pronounced “Black Byoot”) porter is quite legendary in America if you ask me. It is considered one of the best, if not the best straight-up session porters in circulation. When I lived in Atlanta I had a few friends […]
Belgian IPA – 5.6% ABV – 55 IBU Chainbreaker took a special place in my heart when I first tasted it from the tap in a pub here in Chicago (more on that later). Craft beers are starting to be like dogs… there are boutique […]
Red Brick “Brick Mason Series #7: 20th Anniversary” Oak Aged Imperial Stout 10.00% ABV Alongside most of the breweries in Georgia, Red Brick is a bore. With the exception of Sweetwater, which has worked long and hard to develop some very memorable brews, I never […]
Double (Imperial) Chocolate Coffee Oatmeal Stout – 8.3% ABV/60 IBU “Children, guess what Daddy is having for breakfast this morning? BEER!” Truth be told, I don’t have any kids (of which I am aware). There may be one wandering around in Thailand that looks like a […]
American Strong Ale: 9.3% ABV/26 IBU The flavor of coffee may not sound like a desirable compliment to ale to the entry level beer enthusiast. Think about it: “what happens if I pour a large shot of coffee into my beer?” It’s disgusting, isn’t it? But […]
