Day of the Dead

All Souls’ Day or Día de los Muertos is November 2nd. I decided today was the day to post this appropriately named beer from this Microbrasserie. Corps Mort vin d’orge des iles, tastes less like its name [-translation- Dead Body] and more like warm butter and brown sugar, like an apple compote. It is named […]

I could cry

As I’m transitioning from having cataloged my TapRoomTalk posts to posting new content (and finding my blog voice, ahem, ahem) there’s one topic that has my emotions welling up at my inner geek levy. In college, my understanding of the potential of the gray on green screen Palm, would forever be rocked by my friend […]

TapRoomTalk:Behind the Brewing

Ok, so here’s the story with the hundred or so postings from 5 years ago. My buddy Andy got me to write for a beer blog called Tap Room Talk. The ultimate goal, I would later find out, was to get beer sent to our ‘headquarters.’ Forget that it is illegal, improbable or just never […]

About the Taproom

Below are beer reviews from Taproomtalk January ’06 to September ’07 The original posting date and the name of the reviewer are at the beginning of each review. Taproomtalk was shutdown as a part of the reorganization of homeland security and atf. The following was posted in the ‘about’ section of taptoom talk: We like […]

Bayou Beer for the Holidays

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 The Abita Brewing Company’s Christmas Ale is a spicy Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale-ish taste from the bayou. By far the best beer offered by Abita, especially if you’ve only tasted this and Purple Haze. By the way, if you haven’t ever tasted Sierra’s Celebration go buy a case of it. If […]

One for the ages…

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 My favorite beer is Milwaukee’s Best. The smooth taste and bold character gets me every time. My favorite way to enjoy this fine lager is through a funnel tube. Called a bong by some, I like to think of it as my IV to heaven. If you have the chance (and […]

On this rock I build my city

Thursday, January 26th, 2006 Iron City beer causes me to re-evaluate what I think of the beverage- beer. With its bitter undertones, I am forced to imagine one of my favorite passages from Oliver Twist: “Oliver Twist has asked for more!” Oh Charles Dickens, did they have Iron City in your time? If not, I […]

Mendocino Brewing Company – Winter Ale 2005-2006

Thursday, January 26th, 2006 Alcohol content 9%. This is everything that I want out of a winter ale (and no I don’t mean the high alcohol, although it doesn’t hurt when you’re on the East Coast). I really like all the offerings from Mendocino because of their zealous attention to quality ingredients. Their beers rely […]

Victory – Weizen Bock

Thursday, January 26th, 2006 Bananna nut bread. That’s what I think of when I try to descibe this unfiltered wheat beer. The label mentions, “wild, fruity flavors and deep, spicy aromas.” It’s a dark bock beer, with a lot more character than most wheat beers, which is complex, but easy to drink. This ‘Autumnal elixir,’ has […]

Maine: Beer Domain?

Friday, January 27th, 2006 Allow me to explain- I’ve almost never had a bad beer from the great state of Maine. This past summer, I happened to obtain a case of Geary’s Pale Ale and I have since enjoyed every bottle. This hoppy ale is a coppery color with a nice bite. It is quite […]