Guinness Stock Ale
Even if you aren't a craft beer nerd, chances are you've heard of Guinness. Arthur Guinness founded the Ireland-based brewery in 1759. The actual name is th...
Old ale
Firestone Walker Old Man Hattan (2019)
For years I have made no secret of the fact that I am a fan of Firestone Walker. From the early days of drinking DBA back in the late 1990s to the first time I ...
North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve (2013)
It's been since 2005 that the California-based North Coast Brewing Co. has been producing a barrel-aged version of the brewery's Old Stock Ale. Differentiated by the added insignia of Cellar Reserve, new vintages of the beer have appeared on the market roughly every two years, with bourbon and brandy barrels used for aging in alternating editions.
Hair of the Dog Adam from the Wood (2015)
What is your favorite beer? That is a question I have been asked countless times over the years and it is not an easy question to answer. I generally give some long winded answer that doesn’t really answer the question. Most of the time at some point during that discussion I find myself bringing up one beer more often than any other, Adam from the Wood from Hair of the Dog Brewing.
De Proefbrouwerij / Surly Long of Tooth
A collaboration between Surly Brewing from Minneapolis and De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium, Long of Tooth is an old ale brewed with brettanomyces and aged on cacao nibs and toasted oak.Surly was started by Omar Ansari and Todd Haug has been brewing for 11 years now. But, it only took them was a quick starter, it only took 16 months from the time it sold their first keg to be named best brewery by BeerAdvocate magazine and its beer, Darkness, best American beer by RateBeer.
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 16
In my circle of friends I am known as “The Beer Guy.” Before I earned that loving moniker I was known as “The Whisky Guy. I have a long running adoration with whisky and more precisely single malt scotch. I love whisky from every region in Scotland but for some reason one distillery in the Orkney Islands has always stood out for me. Highland Park.
