I was in Omaha, Neb. for the Turkey Day weekend. The boyfriends family tradition is evening shopping after a tryptophan nap – so while they shopped, we went to downtown Omaha, enjoyed the Christmas lights and stopped into Brickway Brewery & Distillery to warm up…even though it was surprisingly warm for Nebraska (still below 32 […]
It’s my birthday and I’ll drink beer if I want to! I saved this 13.25% imperial stout for a special occasion. City Star Brewing Outlaw! Wowza!
FERMÆNTRA – oh yeah try saying or spelling that five times fast! Typically, I do not post about a brewery that is 6 months or less new – I feel it takes a few months for a new brewery to get on their feet, get a feel for their brewing system, their vibe etc. to […]
As I made my was from physical-home (Colorado) to my heart-home (Arizona), we stopped half way through for the night in Santa Fe, and of course, had to take a pit-stop at Santa Fe Brewing. Santa Fe is some of my favorite brewery branding – the New Mexican flag. It’ translates so beautifully and makes me […]
I was in Buena Vista, Colorado, which is a couple hours from Denver and went climbing, rafting, hiking, camping and BEEER tasting! There are fantastic breweries within a 25 mile vicinity, but Buena Vista’s #1 is Eddyline Brewing. As a hop-head, I highly recommend the Crank Yonker IPA with El Dorado hops for a strong […]
Winter time is a really great time for craft beer. Micro-breweries really break out the big dogs, which leads to bigger, better, darker, hoppier beers. I dove right into no other big beer than Deschutes The Abyss 2010, and imperial stout (fifth release). It is a rich, thick, dark, dark beer, quite like an abyss! […]