Pale Ale

Ska Brewing Co – True Blonde Ale

Cans are really fun. BeerGenius will be posting a few articles with examples of canned beer, and how awesome it can be – quite a departure from your beloved “Old Style.” Check out Ska Brewing’s True Blonde Ale below: The Breakdown: Originality within style (18): This is a comfortable, rich-bodied blonde ale that stands out [...]

Boulevard Tank 7 Ale

Ladies and Gentlemen – I am pleased to share with you Boulevard’s new Tank 7 Ale. Look to your right. Just look at it. THAT is a beautiful beer. What you’re seeing is a beautiful example of a classic saison-based Belgian farmhouse ale. Boulevard has taken their Saison from their Smokestack series and dry-hopped it [...]

A Rundown of the Parkville Microbrew Fest

So it has been a week now. I promised you a post on the Parkville Microbrew Fest, and here it is, albeit a bit late. Turnout was excellent – there were twenty four microbreweries in attendance, several of which I had not yet experienced. Crowd was great – people were quite friendly. Nice to have [...]

Samuel Adams “Long Shot” 2007

Tuesday April 2, 2008 The 2007 winners of Samuel Adams “Long Shot” Home Brewers Contest: • Mike McDole’s “Imperial IPA” originally brewed in California • Rodney Kibzey’s “Weizenbock” originally brewed in Illinois • Lili Hess’s “Grape Pale Ale” originally brewed in Hawaii Since 2006, Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts has been encouraging home brewers [...]

Boulevard Pale Ale

A friend of mine has a saying. “I don’t drink beer I can see through,” he says. Fair enough – you like what you like, but you’re missing a whole different world by closing that door. We all know that guy that won’t touch a dark beer, simply because it’s dark. What he doesn’t realize [...]