Amber Ales

A Barrel-Aged Red, you say?

So in the Barrel-Aging craze of the past few years, we’ve seen a whole lot of porters and stouts, with the occasional pale aged in some interesting wood (thank you Rogue). Those of you who know me know that I love and appreciate a really good red. Unfortunately, good ones can be hard to find. [...]

Goose Island 2009 Christmas Ale

I’m loving all of these holiday beers/winter seasonal beers from breweries around the world – they’re all drastically different, yet of the same genre. Because of this, it’s also quite difficult to rate them from a style standpoint – the craft of each brewer’s interpretation is just that – an interpretation of what a winter [...]

Karl Strauss – Red Trolley Ale

Meet Karl Strauss and their Red Trolley Ale. I stumbled across these guys while at the BevMo Holiday Beer Festival in San Francisco a few weeks ago, and pretty much fell in love with their beer. Producing about 40,000 barrels/year at the moment, Karl Strauss is all over the west coast. The Brewery’s namesake, Karl [...]

Broadcast Clips

In case you missed our broadcast, we talked about beers and got a little sidetracked. This was a totally impromptu thing, and we’ll most certainly plan further in advance in the future. Good fun was had, beer was consumed, and Chimay White is awesome. Cheers. Watch live video from beergenius on Justin.tv Watch live video [...]

Sundance Amber Ale

Welcome to possibly my favorite genre of that cool beverage we call beer: the Amber Ale. I like ambers for their variety – they can consist of so many great flavors and still be called an ‘Amber.’ They are typically robust, flavorful beers that beg to be drank at almost any occasion. This one is [...]