Drinking It All: #8 Old Stock Ale 2009

December 31, 2009 by Ed · Leave a Comment
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slow drinkin' like a bourbon. slow is the new fast.

Drinking It All is a document of my attempt to try every beer in circulation. It's a Herculean and tragic attempt at best. But it's the means, not the end that counts here. -- Today I'm reviewing another beer that my wife brought home as a surprise. This beer is, like the last one, made by North Coast Brewing Co. I've only had one other of this brewery's beers, Red Seal Ale, and I am constantly trying to find it again. These are solid brewers. But so this beer is a "Limited Release," which is too vague to mean much to me,...

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Drinking It All: #5 Cru D’Or Organic Belgian Style Ale

December 19, 2009 by Ed · Leave a Comment
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organic beer--it must be good for you

Drinking It All is a document of my attempt to try every beer in circulation. It's a Herculean and tragic attempt at best. But it's the means, not the end that counts here. -- A few weeks ago, my wife brought me some organic beer home from a fancy grocery trip. I'd told her to surprise me, and she did bring back some beer that I wouldn't normally be interested in trying. Ain't that the theme of this little series? She came home with some organic Belgian ale. After I looked it up on the webbernet (the bottle doesn't really have a...

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