beer Archives

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Krampus Brewery: Southern Tier Brewing Company ABV: 9% Every Christmas, St Nick ventures out into the stark cold to deliver gifts to children who have been good and nice all year round But for those who haven't been, they must deal with…the Krampus, St Nick's go to goat-horned guy for dealing with naughty children[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Dogma Flavored Ale Brewery: BrewDog ABV: 7.8% This was a fine discovery in Rochester New York I was visiting a friend who happens to be a bigger beer nut than I am and he took to a number of very cool stores that sold only beer Looking around the shelves, I spied this one because[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Backwoods Bastard Brewery: Founders Brewery ABV: 10.2% Sometimes I just want to enjoy a beer that is just so raw and primal Founders' Backwoods Bastard lives up to that reputation, a beer bursting with potent flavors and a hypnotic scent. The Bastard was a copper brown color and produced a thin head that lasted for only[...]

The beer was brewed after the story has been created… "Since there are zombies, I immediately thought something dark," said Tourre "Driving a heard of cattle across the dusty landscape also made me immediately go to a dry wheat beer." Tourre says he used some specialty roasts to create marshmallow and caramel flavors He dry hopped the[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: The Dude's Rug Brewery: B Nektar Meadery ABV: 5.5% Sometimes, there's a brew, well, it's the brew for its time and place That was how I feeling about B Nektar's The Dude's Rug the other night It was getting late and the drinks had already been running well I just need a little something to[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Valar Morghulis Brewery: Brewery Ommegang ABV: 8% With Game of Thrones really kicking into high gear now, Ommegang has released the fourth and final beer based on the hit show.  Valar Morghulis, represented by the coin given to Arya Stark by Jaqen H'ghar, is a Belgian-style dubbel ale. The ale was a dark red, like the[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Spacewalker American Belgo Brewery: Great Lakes Brewing Co. ABV: 8.2% It seems only fitting that my return beer is space related.  I feel like I have been gone so long, it was like I was off planet.  Booze Geek is back in the game.  This week, I checked out Great Lakes' Spacewalker American Belgo, a[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Dead Rise Brewery: Flying Dog Flying Dog was one of the breweries that got me into craft beer They put some consistently solid brews and the occasional unique creation.  To celebrate the summer and the 75th anniversary of Old Bay Spice, they created a strange amalgam of beer and spice.  Dead Rise is an[...]

The visionaries behind this brazen enterprise are real-life heroes for having the guts to put this together and all you bleeders out there in the Windy City should get stoked to drain a tall glass of Zombie Monkie by Tallgrass there next week! Much like Chicago Geek Bar, the goal of Tallgrass is as simple[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Oatmeal Yeti Imperial Stout Brewery: Great Divide Brewing Co. I love my stouts, but sometimes I find it difficult to find a middle ground with them.  Either they lack the character to really make them great or (despite their quality) are just really intense beers.  However, Great Divide has provided me with quite a[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Blitzkrieg Hops Double IPA Brewery: Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. My mother grew up during the New York punk rock and hardcore, eventually moving out of New Jersey and residing in the city for quite a while She experienced quite a number of shows and has regaled with me numerous ones (one of my favorites[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Pumking Brewery: Southern Tier Brewing Company Pumking, if memory serves correct, was my introduction to pumpkin beer.  Pumpkin beer has been around for hundreds of years, but recently has caught on amongst the fall seasonal and Oktoberfest brews.  As I said with my last entry, working in a liquor store means we get a[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Space Cake Double IPA Brewery: Clown Shoes Brewery After a few long weeks of no alcohol intake, I have finally returned to the world of geeky beer.  And as my return beverage, I had Clown Shoes' Space Cake Double IPA.  Space Cake's killer artwork was what drew me to the bottle.  The name Space[...]

It was a natural outgrowth of what our store was already doing with social events and the feedback we got from our customers was that they wanted more.  –Aaron Haaland Ben Franklin once famously said, presumably during a night of drinking, "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." It[...]

The beer is a special brew only available this weekend for SDCC, and never to be seen again If you are around the city, they have a very relaxed atmosphere, with a very attentive wait staff A nice, relaxing alternative to the Gaslamp District, it is worth searching out If nothing else, then just stop[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Wookey Jack Brewery: Firestone Walker Brewing Company In the realm pop culture, if you don't know what a Wookie is, well, you need to watch Star Wars.  Even if you have not, odds are that you know what a Wookie is the way you know that Spock is a Vulcan.  So, I decided to[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Judgement Day Brewery: The Lost Abbey Ashes cloud the sky.  The cloven hooves of horses fill the air.  Screams of the fallen ring out.  Judgement Day has befallen us.  Luckily, none of that happened when I tried out The Lost Abbey's beer, a Belgian triple brewed with raisins. Judgement Day was a very dark brown,[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Night Time Brewery: Lagunitas The night All manner of things come from the night Things that crawl, things that screech And things that are high in alcohol content This evening, I tried out Lagunitas Night Time Ale, an Imperial Double Black IPA And if you don't find that a little imposing, there's something up[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Frankenlager Brewery: Smuttynose Brewing Company On this dreary day in early summer, I cracked open a bottle of Frankenlager, one of the Big Bottle series from Smuttynose Brewing.  The hops are bitter, the air is muggy and the beer is cold. Frankenlager was a golden colored body and produced a thick, soapy head that lasted[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez When Gareth Edwards' name became attached to Legendary's Godzilla reboot, I know I was among many fans that were interested.  Some were ecstatic, others disappointed, many curious, as I was.  Edwards' breakout film, Monsters, was an interesting take on the giant monster film, an alternative to the standard formula of the genre.  Fast[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale Brewery: Black Sheep Brewery One of the first beers I put on my list to review was Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale.  And now I finally got a chance to try it, after my quest to retrieve a shrubbery.  According to the label, it is tempered over burning witches. The[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: HellRazer IPA Brewery: DuClaw Brewing Co. After many nights enjoying stouts and dark beers, I finally return to the world of IPAs.  During my trip to Maryland, I found myself in a number of liquor stores and wound up coming home with a number of beers.  Unexpectedly.  I swear. While in one, I spied the[...]

By Dylan Gonzales Beer: D.O.R.I.S the Destroyer Brewery: Hoppin' Frog Last night marked my first experience with the Hoppin' Frog Brewery and let me tell you, their D.O.R.I.S the Destroyer?  It lives up to its name.  I was very…tired today. D.O.R.I.S[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Ace Joker Hard Cider Brewery: California Cider Co. I once more return to the world of cider.  As I was perusing the beer section of one of my local liquor stores, this bottle caught my eye.  Ace?  Joker?  I had to try it. Ace Joker Hard Cider is a dull yellow in color and produces[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Mad Anthony APA Brewery: Erie Brewing Co. Today, I delve into a bottle of Eerie Brewing Company's Mad Anthony APA.  Unfortunately, it is about as lifeless as the skeleton adorning the bottle. Mad Anthony is amber in color, with a slightly pink hue, and produces a large head that disappears rather quickly.  Its carbonation is[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Bombay Berserker Brewery: Clown Shoes Brewery This week, I return to Clown Shoes Brewery, but not for an IPA.  Today, I am celebrating the coming of the winter snow with a pretty unique stout by the name of Bombay Berserker. As with many stouts, Bombay Berserker is a black as anything.  It pours a moderate[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Vicious Circle Amber Ale Brewery: Fish Brewing Company After a long slew of IPAs, it is always nice to try something a bit lighter and easier to drink.  No, no Bud Light in this house.  Tonight, I am enjoying a nice pint of Vicious Circle Amber Ale. As its name implies, Vicious Circle is amber[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Galactica IPA Brewery: Clown Shoes Brewery I continue with the Clown Shoes beers on Booze Geek this week.  As a follow-up to Supa Hero, I throw back a bottle of Galactica, whose logo is a "hop staff wielding heroine." Galactica pours a medium that lasts for a while.  It has a nice orange-amber coloration, with[...]

Dylan Gonzalez writes: Beer: Supa Hero IPA Brewery: Clown Shoes Clown Shoes Brewery, based out of Ipswich, Massachusetts, has produced a number of beers based on super-hero imagery, alongside other geeky concepts (kung-fu, vampires, medieval monsters, etc.) The three notable ones are Supa Hero, Miracle and Galactica Supa Hero and Miracle are currently not in production, but I[...]

Dylan Gonzalez writes; Beer: Neshaminator Brewery: Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. I don't know about you, but I think a lawsuit may happen over this beer Neshaminator clearly takes its theme after the Terminator franchise, right down to the image of the robotic foot crushing down on human skulls. But that's just the bottle The beer itself is a deep[...]