It’s not often that I review a beer from the same brewery within a few weeks of a previous release, but this time it’s a bit special. Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale is one of my favorite beers to come around in recent years and the boys at Lagunitas love to use this beer as a basis for various one-offs. Last year Little Sumpin’ Extra! was the late summer release and this year they’ve done another variation, and I’m making Little Sumpin’ Wild Ale my Beer of the Week. Continue reading Beer of the Week: Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Wild Ale
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This week is a big deal in the Rubio household. My daughter, Kaleigh, is turning 3 on Sunday. To celebrate, I’m dedicating this space to her. I dug through my closet to find a beer born in 2007 and found just one, Stone’s Double Bastard. Despite my wife’s comment that the name of the beer has any reference to her, I wanted a 3-year old beer to be the Beer of the Week for my 3-year old. Continue reading Beer of the Week: Stone Brewing Double Bastard Ale (2007) For the celebration of our nation’s independence, I wanted to focus on a beer that was distinctly American. I wanted a beer that people would drink and feel like Uncle Sam dining on a plate full of bison and eagle meat. A red, white and blue labels with stars and stripes would be a nice touch, but not necessarily required. In the end I went with a pioneer in craft brewing, Sierra Nevada and chose their recent release which highlights a distinctly American tradition, importing goods. This Beer of the Week is Sierra Nevada’s Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale. Continue reading Beer of the Week: Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale Generally, it’s fairly simple. Open a bottle of beer, drink it. That’s the end. On occasion, bottles get opened and don’t get finished. When this happens, it’s usually discovered the next morning. A sad look comes across your face as this forgotten soul was most likely something big, rare and worthy of a better end. Hence, the need for a product like Beer Savers. Continue reading Product Review: Beer Savers Hey bra, I heard this is where a cool bro like me can read about some tasty brews to crack open with my buds. Here’s my problem though, my man, I just can’t figure out why I should drink any of these brewskis you’ve been talking about. Tail Waggin’, C.D.A., Parabola, seriously bro? I can’t even read that last word. How about a brew for a cool bro like me looking to get nice and toasty under the summer sun. Napa Smith Cool Brew, sounds like a bitching Beer of the Week to me! Continue reading Beer of the Week: Napa Smith Cool Brew Hop Ale This is a beer site, but when I see a cause I consider important, I try to use my site for some good. In this case it’s art for kids and it’s a raffle put on for the cause. The prize? a sculpture by local artist Patrick Amiot. Continue reading Folk Art For Schools Raffle The Session is back for another edition. This time, it’s hosted by Erik over at Top Fermented and he has chosen the topic of Session beers. Now, most people will be talking about sub-5% beers, English milds and that sort of thing. Not me. I’m going to go the other way and talk about what some consider the death of the session beer. I have a style of beer I call the California Session, and it’s definitely not a low alcohol beer. Continue reading The Session #40: Session Beer Beer and food, it’s such a wonderful topic. Whether it’s paired with cheese, dinner, or desserts, beer can highlight and bring out the flavors of any meal. When my wife, Jen, told me she would be opening her own cupcake business, I knew that we had to work together. The result is a tasty cupcake that will appeal to cupcake fans and beer fans as well. Continue reading The Drunken Rabbit Kupcake I’m slowly beginning to learn my way around the cheese aisle. It’s taken some time and a lot of sampling, but my taste for cheese is catching up with my taste for beer. With this in mind, I want to do more beer and cheese pairings to help guide you, my reader, towards the same appreciation of beer and cheese. Today, I go down the lineup of Fiscalini Cheese Company of Modesto, CA. Continue reading Beer and Cheese: Fiscalini Cheese Co. Sorry for the lack of posts. Preparing for Boonville, getting this month’s Session ready as well as a few other irons in the fire have kept me really busy this week. There will be a Beer of the Week ready for Saturday and I will be back on my schedule next week. Be sure to visit the . . . → Read More: Been Absent Lately |
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