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Founders Black Rye
In 2014 the BJCP announced their first update in four years. It brought the elimination and addition of many styles, including full representation of a number of IPA variants, with black IPA and rye IPA coming out of the specialty category. Right on queue, Founders chose early 2015 to bring back their short lived 2006…
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Founders Backwoods Bastard: 2011 vs 2014
Founders Backwoods Bastard, the bourbon barrel aged version of the Dirty Bastard scotch ale, with its 10.2% ABV and huge flavor profile, seemed like a decent candidate for cellaring. For this review, Dave and I compare a 2011 to the most recent release from 2014. Craft beer enthusiasts often look to mimic wine lovers habits.…
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Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwhal
Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Narwhal: Improving on Excellence Winter is the season for awful award shows and hearty beers. Barrel aged stouts are among the thickest, booziest beasts of the craft brewing world. So when a legendary brewer like Sierra Nevada decides to brew a new one, we have to uncork it. THE BEER Sierra…
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Buffalo Bayou Gingerbread Stout
Guest Tasting w/ Jess (@Epicfaul) and Christine (@Revstich) THE BEER The holidays bring us together with family and friends and in that vein we review Buffalo Bayou Gingerbread Stout, a beer given as a Christmas gift, with two guest reviewers. Jess and Christine both enjoy beer, but neither is huge fan of imperial stouts. A…
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Founders Big Lushious
THE BEER Founders Backstage Series, perhaps most famous for bringing Canadian Breakfast Stout and Blushing Monk (amongst others) to large format bottles, returns with its latest offering to close out 2014. ‘Stout season’ is a marketing term the social media types at Founders love to use when the weather turns. They urge craft beer aficionados…