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Under a Cloud Hazy India Pale Ale
Name: Under a Cloud Type of beer: New England IPA Date consumed: September 3, 2020 Brewery: Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery Purchased at: The Barrel Room Alc/vol: 7% abv Color: cloudy yellow Score: I am definitely NOT an IPA guy. Well, at least that’s what I used to say....
Robert the Bruce Scottish Style Ale from 3 Floyds
Name: Robert the Bruce Type of beer: Scottish style Ale Date consumed: August 28, 2020 Brewery: 3 Floyds Brewing Co. Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 6.5% abv Color: dark brown Score: Robert I of Scotland, the warrior King of Scotland and more popularly known...
Ramble On Low-Cal Citrus IPA from Madtree
Name: Ramble On Type of beer: Citrus IPA (low-cal) Date consumed: 8/6/20 Brewery: Madtree Purchased at: From Joe Alc/vol: 4% Color: golden yellow (slightly hazy) Score: Thoughts; I’m not the biggest IPA fan, but here I am, on National IPA Day 2020, so I guess I have...
Can a craft beer be healthy
To look at me, you wouldn’t think that I’m a health conscious guy, but once upon a time, I had a little more weight on my. I’ll spare you my wedding photos, you’ll just have to take my word on it. Around the time our daughter was born, I embarked on a low carb...
Good news from the Covid and what I’ve learned.
Just a little note: product/service links in this post are not paid. They're simply things I use and love. As we, as a country, begin to normalize (fingers crossed and holding breath), I've thought about many of the things we've had to endure, encounter, adjust to and...
Earnest Brew Works Crunchy Hippie
TYPE OF BEER: Granola Brown Ale DATE CONSUMED: 04/21/20 BREWERY: Earnest Brew Works, Toledo, OH PURCHASED AT: Erik's Grocery Bag ALC/VOL: 6.2% COLOR: Dark Brown TACO TUESDAY! Who doesn't love tacos right? I'm sure there are a handful that don't, but not...
Mango Cart – Golden Road Brewing
TYPE OF BEER: Wheat Ale DATE CONSUMED: 04/2/20 BREWERY: Golden Road Brewing, Los Angeles, CA PURCHASED AT: The Barrel Room ALC/VOL: 4% COLOR: Light Gold This beer was enjoyed on Covid-19 lockdown day #18. And the beat goes on. Covid-19 lockdown. Not...
Cheeky Bastard-Nickel Brook Brewing Company
TYPE OF BEER: Stout DATE CONSUMED: 03/24/20 BREWERY: Nickel Brook Brewing Company, Burlington, ON, Canada PURCHASED AT: The Barrel Room ALC/VOL: 4.5% COLOR: Very Dark Brown By now it should be no surprise that I like, love stouts. I can't remember all...
Maize Valley Peach Fork Ale
TYPE OF BEER: Wheat Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 03/28/20
BREWERY: Maize Valley, Hartville, OH
PURCHASED AT: The Barrel Room
ALC/VOL: 5%
COLOR: Gold
Joe’s Week 1 Covid-19 Lockdown Beer List
I don’t have to tell anyone that we’re smack dab in the middle of some deep sh!t with the Corona outbreak. But no gloom and doom here. I’ll leave that to those that do that the best. Sure I worry. Sure I’m concerned. I’m all the things but I absolutely, will not, let it consume me.
We’re social drinkers, but we’re also socially conscious.
Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! Look. The fact the three of us love craft beer should be no surprise by now. We do. We really do. Craft beer, as much as we love it, is a small part of what the three of us are about. We're doers. We love doing things and getting...
Harpoon Brewery – Dunkin’ Coffee Porter
Name: Dunkin’ Coffee Porter Type of beer: Coffee Porter Date consumed: 1/13/20 Brewery: Harpoon Brewery Purchased at: Giant Eagle Alc/vol: 6% abv Color: Black Thoughts; America runs of Dunkin’ and after 5pm, America runs on Dunkin’ Coffee Porter from Harpoon Brewery?...
Why I will always have a live Christmas Tree.
TYPE OF BEER: Christmas Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 11/3/19
BREWERY: Bells Inspired Brewing, Kalamazoo, MI
PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag
ALC/VOL: 7.5%
COLOR: Dark Caramel
Wadsworth Brewing Company – Winter White
Name: Winter White Type of beer: White Stout Date consumed: 11/30/19 Brewery: Wadsworth Brewing Company Purchased at: Given to me by my sister Alc/vol:7.5% Color: Deep amber brown Thoughts; I have on a few other occasions talked about the awesome benefits of being a...
Waterloo Brewing Raspberry Radler
TYPE OF BEER: Radler
DATE CONSUMED: 11/24/19
BREWERY: Waterloo Brewing Company, Kitchener, Ontario Canada
PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag
ALC/VOL: 2.5%
COLOR: Rose
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company – Barktoberfest
Name: Barktoberfest Type of beer: German Style Oktoberfest Date consumed: 11/16/19 Brewery: Thirsty Dog Brewing Company Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 6% abv Color: Yellowish Orange Thoughts; During last Friday’s #inthefridgefriday it was becoming apparent...
Dogfish Head Suddenly Comfy
TYPE OF BEER: Cream Ale DATE CONSUMED: 11/15/19 BREWERY: Dogfish Head Brewing, Milton, DE PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag ALC/VOL: 8% COLOR: Gold You know Friday nights usually mean dinner and drinks out for Christina and I. This particular Friday was...
Great Lakes Brewing Edmond Fitzgerald
Name: Edmund Fitzgerald Type of beer: Porter Date consumed: 11/10/19 Brewery: Great Lakes Brewing Co. Purchased at: Acme North Canton Alc/vol: 6% abv Color: Black Thoughts; I have long loved the Beers that come out of the Great Lakes Brewing Company, in fact, I can...
New Holland Brewing – Dragon’s Milk White
Name: Dragon’s Milk White Type of beer: Bourbon-barrel aged white stout Date consumed: 11/9/19 Brewery: New Holland Brewing Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 6% abv Color: orangish yellow Thoughts; One of my favorite beers of all time is Dragon’s Milk from New...
Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout
TYPE OF BEER: Stout
DATE CONSUMED: 11/5/19
BREWERY: Bells Brewing, Comstock, MI
PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag
ALC/VOL: 6%
COLOR: Dark, dark brown
Fat Head’s Head Hunter
Name: Head Hunter Type of beer: IPA Date consumed: 11/2/19 Brewery: Fat Head’s Purchased at: brought over via growler by a friend for dinner Alc/vol: 7.5% abv Color: Golden yellow Thoughts; I’m starting to learn of the perks of being a part of 3 Guys 6 Beers, and I’m...
Left Hand Brewing Company Push Pop Party Nitro
Name: Push Pop Party Nitro Type of beer: Hazy Citrus Ale Date consumed: 11/1/19 Brewery: Left Hand Brewing Company Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 5.4% abv Color: Golden orange Thoughts; This delicious beer was the choice of the commenters on my...
Dogfish Head Pennsylvania Tuxedo
TYPE OF BEER: Pale Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 11/1/19
BREWERY: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag
ALC/VOL: 8.5%
COLOR: Copper
North High Brewing Cover Crop
Name: Cover Crop Type of beer: Ale Date consumed: 10/27/19 Brewery: North High Brewing Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 4.5% abv Color: golden yellow Thoughts; Wow! End of review… Just kidding. But seriously, I loved this beer, in fact, I’m heading back to...
Hi-Wire Brewing Mexican Hot Chocolate 10W-40
Name: Mexican Hot Chocolate 10W-40 Type of beer: Imperial Stout Date consumed: 10/26/19 Brewery: Hi-Wire Brewing Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 8% abv Color: Black Thoughts; Well, this was an interesting one. This was the first, true live video review I’ve...
Masthead Brewing Falling Fruit
TYPE OF BEER: Flavored - Fruit DATE CONSUMED: 10/25/19 BREWERY: Masthead Brewing Company, Cleveland, OH PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag ALC/VOL: 5.8% COLOR: Pale orange I picked this beer up at Erik's a couple of weeks ago and actually forgot about it because there...
Shale Brewing Company
Howdy Neighbor! Just a short drive and I do mean short, less than 5 minutes away if we catch the lights green, you'll find the Shale Brewing Company. Located in North Canton, Ohio (7253 Whipple Ave NW), Shale Brewing Company took over the space that once housed Scenic...
JAFB Wooster Brewing
Just a block off the beaten path known as Liberty Street in Wooster, yes... Wooster, Ohio, you'll find Beall Street. And on Beall Street you'll find JAFB Wooster Brewing. We heard about JAFB (aptly named Just Another Fu*king Brewery) from a friend of ours a couple...
North High Brewing Cover Crop
TYPE OF BEER: Blonde Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 10/16/19
BREWERY: High North Brewing Co., Columbus, OH
PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag
ALC/VOL: 4.5%
COLOR: Pale yellow (blonde)
Duclaw Brewing Co. Sour Me Double Blueberry
TYPE OF BEER: Sour Ale DATE CONSUMED: 10/15/19 BREWERY: DuClaw Brewing Co., Rosedale, MD PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag ALC/VOL: 7.1% COLOR: Purple with yellow undertones Okay. I have to be 100% honest. I don't quite know how to rate sours. I'm new to them for sure....
Royal Docks Backyard Crusher
TYPE OF BEER: Lager DATE CONSUMED: 10/11/19 BREWERY: Royal Docks Brewing Company, Canton, OH PURCHASED AT: Royal Docks Tap House ALC/VOL: 5.6% COLOR: Golden When you live in Northeast Ohio, and it's October, you can never predict just what the weather will be from...
Hoppin’ Frog Barrel Aged Gavel Slammer
Name: Barrel Aged Gavel Slammer Type of beer: Dark Ale Date consumed:10/12/19 Brewery: Hoppin’ Frog Purchased at: Hoppin’ Frog Alc/vol: 17.4% Color: Black Thoughts; The Gavel Slammer… wow, this one was impressive. Admittedly, I’m starting to type this review as I’m...
New Holland Brewing Ichabod Pumpkin Ale
Name: Ichabod Type of beer: Pumpkin Ale Date consumed: 10/12/19 Brewery: New Holland Brewing Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 4.5% Color: Deep Amber Thoughts; Ichabod from New Holland Brewing is my second Pumpkin beer this year. The first pumpkin beer was the...
Mad Tree Coffee Table Blonde Ale
TYPE OF BEER: Blonde Ale DATE CONSUMED: 10/11/19 BREWERY: MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati, OH PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag ALC/VOL: 4.7% COLOR: Golden It was another bonus Friday night in regards to the weather in Northeast Ohio. When October hits in...
Left Hand Brewing Push Pop Party Nitro
TYPE OF BEER: Hazy Citrus Ale DATE CONSUMED: 10/9/19 BREWERY: Left Hand Brewing Company, Longmont, CO PURCHASED AT: Erik's Grocery Bag ALC/VOL: 5.4% COLOR: Golden It seems like we're getting some serious bonus grilling days this year. The past few days...
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Fall Hornin’ Pumpkin Ale
TYPE OF BEER: Pumpkin Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 10/8/19
BREWERY: Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Boonville, CA
PURCHASED AT: Twenty/20 Taphouse
ALC/VOL: 6%
COLOR: Copper
Saucy Brew Works Don’t Stop Wit It Wit It
TYPE OF BEER: Wit DATE CONSUMED: 10/7/19 BREWERY: Saucy Brew Works, Cleveland, OH PURCHASED AT: Erik's Grocery Bag ALC/VOL: 4.8% COLOR: White *FULL DISCLOSURE. I had every intention of writing this review this morning (7am) boasting about a big win by...
Hoppin’ Frog The Frog Abides
Name: The Frog Abides Type of beer: Ale Date consumed: 10/5/19 Brewery: Hoppin’ Frog Purchased at: Hoppin’ Frog Alc/vol: 10% Color: Golden yellow Thoughts; The Frog abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that, knowin’ he’s out there. The...
Fat Head’s Up In Smoke
Name: Up In Smoke Imperial Smoked Porter Type of beer: Smoked Porter Date consumed: 9/27/19 Brewery: Fat Heads Canton Purchased at: Fat Head’s Canton Alc/vol: 9% Color: Dark brown to black Thoughts; This was only my second trip to Fat Head’s in Canton, the...
Elysian Night Owl
TYPE OF BEER: Pumpkin Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 10/4/19
BREWERY: Elysian Brewing, Seattle, WA
PURCHASED AT: Jasmine Asian Bistro
ALC/VOL: 6.7%
COLOR: Amber
Fat Head’s Brewery – Canton
Name: Fat Head’s Brewery – Canton Date visited: 9/27/19 Address: 3885 Everhard Rd NW Canton, OH 44709 Comments; Fat Head’s, with their mainstay beers such as Bumble Berry Honey Blueberry Ale, Head Hunter IPA and award winners Midnight...
Masthead Brewing Haunted Hay Ride Pumpkin Ale
TYPE OF BEER: Pumpkin Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 10/3/19
BREWERY: Masthead Brewing Company, Cleveland, OH
PURCHASED AT: Caston & Main Brew Yard
ALC/VOL: 7.3%
COLOR: Amber
(Funny) Story Time
"If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?" ~ Tiger Woods I had reviewed the Lager Heads Bed Head Red in a previous post where I talked about how much my friends and I loved it when we were out to dinner. My friend (identified as "S") was so impressed by...
New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin
Name: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin Type of beer: Ale Date consumed: 9/13 Brewery: New Belgium Purchased at: Giant Eagle Alc/vol: 6.4% Color: yellow to orange in color Thoughts; Friday the 13th of September seemed like a good time to enjoy a beer named ‘Atomic Pumpkin’...
Lager Heads Brewing Company Oktoberfest
TYPE OF BEER: Octoberfest Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 10/1/19
BREWERY: Lager Heads Brewing, Medina, OH
PURCHASED AT: Giant Eagle
ALC/VOL: 6.1%
COLOR: Medium Amber
Rhinegeist Brewery Streaker IPA
TYPE OF BEER: IPA
DATE CONSUMED: 10/1/19
BREWERY: Rhinegeist Brewery, Cincinnati, OH
PURCHASED AT: Erik’s Grocery Bag
ALC/VOL: 6%
COLOR: Golden
Gervasi Farmhouse Ale
TYPE OF BEER: Ale DATE CONSUMED: 9/29/19 BREWERY: Thirsty Dog Brewing, Akron, OH PURCHASED AT: Gervasi Winery ALC/VOL: 3.7% COLOR: Light gold Named after the 1830's farmhouse on the Gervasi property, these types of ales were given to farm workers after a hard day....
Dog Fish Head Punkin Ale
TYPE OF BEER: Brown Ale
DATE CONSUMED: 9/29/19
BREWERY: Dog Fish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
PURCHASED AT: Eric’s Grocery Bag
ALC/VOL: 7%
COLOR: Medium Amber
Hi-Wire Brewing Palo Santo 10w-40
Name: Palo Santo 10w-40 Type of beer: Imperial Stout Date consumed: 9/28/19 Brewery: Hi-Wire Brewing Ashville, NC Purchased at: Erik’s Grocery Bag Alc/vol: 8% Color: Black The Palo Santo 10w-40… I’ve been wanting to try this beer ever since I saw my friends...