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Recap - WYES Beer Tasting
It was great to go to the WYES Beer Tasting at its ol’ home at UNO Lakefront Arena. Sure the 2006 Tasting at the then deserted Riverwalk was pretty nice (sunny and spacious!), but last year’s Tasting at Generations Hall was horrible .. I swear in that overcrowded mess of a venue there were actual [...]
Continue reading...Brewdog - Ridiculously Hip Beers
27. April 2008
I’ve gotta admit upfront that I’m a real sucker for products with a great design behind their labeling, packaging, marketing, etc. So with that in mind, I’m really impressed with the whole aesthetic and branding behind BrewDog, a little brewery in Scotland. Named for the brewmasters’s chocolate lab, and billed as “Beer for Punks,” this [...]
Continue reading...New Beer Arrivals - Chocolate, Banana and Honey Edition!
19. April 2008
I’ve always argued that what we lack in availability of beers from microbreweries from around the US, we make up for in beers from Europe.. specifically Belgium and England. In keeping with this trend, a slew of beers from these two drunken nations have recently dropped in on New Orleans. While all of these beers are [...]
Continue reading...Even Beer Has March Madness
18. March 2008
Sure, Georgia may have made it into the NCAA Tournament despite sucking all season and having to deal with a tornado and a double header.. but even more impressive than all that is Abita Turbodog’s entry and First Round win in Washington Post’s Beer Maddness; it’s like March Madness..but with beer! Currently Turbodog is competing against [...]
Continue reading...When Whiskey and Beer Get Busy
16. March 2008
There’s something about aging a fluid in an oak barrel for a number of years that just makes it more awesome. And in the world of booze, just about everything that’s good and honest gets aged in an oak barrel by someone .. Whiskeys, rums, wines, etc. However beer is one of those things you [...]
Continue reading...Troegs Nugget Nectar now Available
14. March 2008
Just a quick note that Troegs’s current seasonal beer, the Nugget Nectar is now available at Martin Wine Cellar and Stein’s Deli. With a current A grade average among the 530 people that have reviewed it on BeerAdvocate, this is surely a beer you’ll want to check out. It’s a pretty interesting concoction .. it’s [...]
Continue reading...Heiner Brau’s Peep Shows
5. March 2008
If you need a beer made en masse in the New Orleans area, but you don’t feel like building a brewery, then Covington’s Heiner Brau has become the brewery to turn to. Sure, they make their own tasty beers (well except the Kolsh, but that’s just because I don’t like Kolsh), but they also do [...]
Continue reading...Mini kegs for mini parties
3. March 2008
Available at Martin’s on March 7th, Monchshof Schwarzbier and Kapuziner Weisse will be available in 5 liter mini-kegs. Schwarzbiers are a dark lager; they may look like a Guiness, but they’re actually pretty light in body despite the color of the beer. And obviously, the Weisse is a hefeweizen style beer which is very highly rated [...]
Continue reading...Everybody Loves Abita Strawberry
2. March 2008
Originally an Abita Brewpub exclusive, Abita’s Strawberry Harvest Ale is back for another strawberry season! It’s kinda like their Purple Haze, but instead of raspberries it’s..surprise surprise.. Ponchatoula Strawberries. It’s pretty easy to mess up a fruit beer, but Abita seems to be batting a thousand. It’s also a great site to see, walking into The [...]
Continue reading...Sam Adams Longshot now available
1. March 2008
I’ve this love/hate relationship with Sam Adams; I hate their flagship Boston Lager, and their pompous marketing, but I love their other beers and everything they’ve done for the beer community. So it’s no surprise that their Longshot series of beer is right up my alley. It started a couple years ago, when [...]
Continue reading...- Abita Fallfest
- Abita Pecan Harvest
- Abita Select Witbier
- Heiner Brau Oktoberfest
- Sierra Nevada - Anniversary
- De Koninck
- Brasserie De Saint-Sylvestre - Gavroche
- Mickeller - Bad Worse Barley Wine
- Mickeller - Draft Bear
- Mickeller - Black
- Full Sail - Imperial Stout
- Stone - 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
- Dechutes - 20th Anniversary Black Butte Porter
- Avery - Ale to the Chief
- Russian River - Pliny the Elder
- Stone - Cali-Belgique
- Stone - Vertical Epic 08.08.08
- Ommegang - Chocolate Indulgence Stout
- Brewdog - Paradox Islay Cask
- Urthel - Hop-It
- Brewdog - Paradox Islay Cask
- North Coast - Old Stock 08
- Weihenstephaner - Heffeweizen
- Fonteine - Oude Geuze
- Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel - Peche Mortel
- Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel - Corne Du Diable
- Brewdog - Paradox Islay Cask
- Ommegang - Abbey Ale (2006)
- Brooklyn - Local 1 (2006)
- Unibroue - Edition 2005 (2005)
- Unibroue - 16 (2006)
- Unibroue - 17 (2007)
- North Coast - Old Stock 08
In the Cellar:
9. June 2008
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