BEER IS FOR BREAKFAST

This American Imperial Stout packs all the punches you would expect from Clown Shoes…booze, deeply roasted grains, highly roasted coffee.  It’s delectable and while I want about 13 bottles of it to swim in, I better stick to just one with this hefty 10.5% ABV.

C: Black as night

A: Toasted pumpernickel bread, bitter chocolate, espresso

T: All the same with hints of black licorice and all the booze

F: Long, long, long boozy finish

B: Thick and murky like a Turkish coffee

It’s Friday!  That means it’s time to drink the most poundable, sessionable offerings from your faves.  This week it’s Odell Loose Leaf on the chopping block.

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It’s nearly July, it’s Texas, it’s 1 million degrees Kelvin…yes that’s a thing, so you know what I want to drink tonight?  A barrel-aged Imperial Stout, obviously.  That Deschutes Abyss has been calling my name since I dropped it in the fridge a while ago.  A beer like that usually calls for celebratory circumstances but, screw it, what’s worth celebrating more than the end of the work week.

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Tragically, this is my first run in with Urban Family Brewing Company, a travesty I plan to remedy again and again and again.  I’m a huge fan of Saison, the funkier the better.  Think, foot sweat dribbled onto a horse blanket with a little bit of light fruit for posterity.  Amazing!  This Brett Farmhouse Ale delivers, on all accounts.

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Prairie Artisan Ales, located in the heartland, gives me the feels all through my heartland.  What started as a labor of love from two brothers in Oklahoma, has blossomed into a trendsetting operation for craft beer.  These guys push the envelope whenever possible, with their ever hearty stouts, funky saisons, boozy imperial IPAs, and brain-stretching bottle labels.  I wait with bated breathe for the next release, always stalking their movements, like a cat on the prowl for her next meal.  And a meal from Prairie never disappoints.  So…Prairie Artisan Ales…how do I love thee?  Let me count the ways.

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The lowly brown ale rarely gets the love it deserves, what with a new fangled IPA being released every other day.  Well, this Imperial Brown Ale demands attention, and man is it worthy.

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This fruited saison is made with Saison Dupont yeast, blackcurrant puree, Galaxy hops and acidified malts; it’s got layers.  Read More

It’s nearly summer, and you know what that means don’t you?  It’s sour time!  That’s what it means if you’re me anyway.  There’s nothing more refreshing than a libation that inspires your taste buds to shock and awe.  So here are three beers to get you on your way to sour season.

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When a brewery with street cred like Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. puts together a collaboration of epic proportions, like they did with their new Beer Camp release, you drink it.  This one-time collection of mixed up brews is everything that’s good about beer.  The third incarnation of the Beer Camp collaboration series takes us international, with recipe cooperation by six “overseas” brewers as well as six “stateside.”

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