April 2010
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Let me hear you say Chaos!*
A month ago, as WVU was upsetting Kentucky and the Calipari Baller$, I snuck away from dinner at Franklin’s to run into the general store just before it closed and pick up some beers. One of those beers was a Brew Dog offering, Chaos Theory, that I had never seen or heard of.
Like any Brew Dog beer I’ve ever had, this is an aggressively hopped and clever beer. It smells smoky sweet...
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Beer Can Chicken
Dale’s — it’s not just for drinking. It’s also for steaming the inside of an aggressively seasoned chicken with a potato where the neck and head should be.
I’m not sure why I thought of it, but at some point yesterday afternoon I decided that my Sunday would be centered around the all-american classic — beer can chicken. Fortunately, I have a cool little...
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B'More Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Fest 2010 by the...
So THAT was a fun way to spend a Saturday — outside, perfect 60something degree weather, the smell of BBQ, and a ton of free beer. In no particular order, I’ll take it from the top and provide a numerical summary of a damned fine day:
3 — O’clock, when we arrived. I got to experience the wonder of the Baltimore Light Rail, which was amazing, and for the first time in my...
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Lights Out for Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
The first thing you notice when you pour a glass of Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale is the smell. Even as you notice the almost-black color and the khaki head, you smell the hops. Lots and lots of hops. More hops than anyone playing for Duke or Butler as I write.
The first thing you taste is the bitterness. To someone less experienced, the bitterness could give you Scheyerface, a...
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