REVIEW: People's Mr. Brown

It feels like it's been a while since I've had a big malty beer. For whatever reason that's what I was craving last night. Luckily, I had this bottle hiding in the deep recesses of my refrigerator. So, let's see what Mr. Brown from People's Brewing has to offer. To the beer!

REVIEW: Sun King Bourbon Barrel Wee Mac

More Sun King! Hooray! Now this beer came in a rather unique packaging. A two pack. I don't believe I've ever seen that before. But I do suppose that this is a special beer. From some quick research online this King's Reserve is a banner under which they package a lot of their limited, specialty releases. What we have here is a version of their Wee Mac Scottish ale that has spent a year in bourbon barrels. Sounds tasty to me! To the beer!

REVIEW: Sun King Osiris

The last time I looked at a beer from Sun King it was the Sunlight Cream Ale that I got when I went up to Indy to see Dark Knight Rises in IMAX. That was fun. I should do that again. Anybody know if Pacific Rim was actually shot in IMAX? That movie looks incredible. IMAX is sort of like 3-D for me, If a movie was shot in 3-D or IMAX, I'll check it out. If it's upconverted, like most big action movies that come out are, it isn't worth the extra cash for the ticket. But yeah, Pacific Rim looks insane. Idris Elba fighting Kaiju? Sold. Who wants to go see it with me? Back to the beer. Today we're looking at Osiris, the last of Sun King's core beers and a dry hopped west coast style pale ale. To the beer!

REVIEW: Three Floyds Rabbid Rabbit

It's been a while since I've ventured into the beers of Three Floyds. I really dig their stuff, but it seems like it's a rare day when I spot many of their brews gracing the shelves of my local liquor store or bottle shop. So when I recently saw this bottle I snapped it up. A saison brewed with chamomile and rock candy. Sounds tasty! To the beer!

REVIEW: Upland Dragonfly IPA

I remember Upland from my days at Hanover College. I was new to the world of craft beer and Upland was one of the limited few craft beer offerings at Hanover Package and Liquor. I remember getting a six pack of their Bad Elmer's Porter once, but I don't really remember much about it past the label. Fast forward to today and Uplands beers are now available in Cincinnati. Enter their Dragonfly IPA. Checking in at 50 IBUs and 6.5% ABV. To the beer!

REVIEW: Great Crescent Bourbon Barrel Stout

So it's been months since I've taken a look at a stout. Mostly because of the weather. As much as I enjoy a big malty, roasty, dark beer, it just doesn't sound super appetizing when it's 95 degrees outside. But there are times when my desire for a stout outweighs the influence of the weather. This is one of those times. Also this particular stout is aged in old bourbon barrels. There's a Ron Swanson bacon wrapped shrimp joke somewhere in there but I can't quite put my finger on it. So anyways, it's been a very long time since I've looked at a stout and what better way to get back on the horse than with one aged in Maker's Mark barrels? To the beer!

REVIEW: Flat 12 Pogues's Run Porter

Today's beer is the last from my visit to Indianapolis. It's a porter from Indianapolis' own Flat 12 Beirwerks. Flat 12 is a fairly new brewery and has only just very recently begun bottling. While I was in the liquor store in Indy, looking for something I couldn't find back home, This funny little label caught my eye. And I'm always game to try a porter. To the beer!

REVIEW: Sun King Sunlight Cream Ale

If you just check the blog every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday you missed a special post I did yesterday in celebration of International IPA Day. I took a look at Double-Wide, a terrific imperial IPA from Boulevard Brewing. If you missed it, check it out. Otherwise, read on!

Back to Sun King. Loyal readers of the blog will remember that not too long ago I talked quite a bit about Indianapolis' Sun King Brewing and a few of their tasty beers. If you missed out on those, check them out here. Today's beer is another one I picked up in Indy last weekend, their Sunlight Cream Ale, which Sun King bills as their most approachable beer. I had a taste of this beer when I visited Sun King's taproom but this is my first time sitting down with the beer proper. To the beer!

REVIEW: Three Floyds Dreadnaught

So my brother Cartwright was in town last weekend. It's a bit of a special occasion these days as he's been living out on the east coast and is on his way out to San Diego. We were both hankering for a beer and both share a predilection for the hops so I decided to break out this bad boy to share: Three Floyds Dreadnaught. A big imperial IPA clocking in at 9.5% ABV and 99 IBUs. I'm a bit surprised that this is the first Three Floyds beer I've done for the blog. But if I'm going to do it no better than a big IPA shared with my brother. To the beer!

REVIEW: Sun King/ Oskar Blues Chaka

Well, this is the end of the Sun King, at least for now. But we're going out with a good one. A Belgian Style collaboration ale from Sun King and Oskar Blues. Oskar Blues is probably the brewery that I am most disappointed does not distribute to Ohio. Their Dale's Pale Ale and Mama's Little Yella Pils are both tremendous beers that I wish I could get more often. But for now I'll just have to settle for this. I'm always excited to see what concoctions emerge from collaborations between talented beers. This beer is also notable for the type of can it's contained in. Oskar Blues and Sun King both can all of their beers but this is the first time either brewery has used this 16 oz resealable can. It's similar to what you may ahve seen being used by Miller Lite or Coors Light. I think it's a safe bet that the beer contained in this can will be quite a bit more tasty than those two. Let's find out. To the beer!

REVIEW: Sun King Wee Mac

I'm keeping the Sunk King love coming. I mentioned in my post on their tasting room that I got a couple of their four packs in addition to the growler of Sky Cake. Today's post is the first of those: Wee Mac Scottish style ale. I had a chance to try each of Sun King's house beers in their tasting room, Wee Mac, Sunlight Cream Ale, and Osiris Pale Ale. All three were tasty, but I enjoyed Wee Mac the most. How does it taste out of that gorgeous can though? To the beer!

REVIEW: Sun King Sky Cake

The week (ish) of Sun King continues! I mentioned in Monday's post that I tried each of the seasonal/ specialty beers that Sun King had on tap when I visited. The Naptown Brown, the Indians Lager, and this one, Sky Cake. I enjoyed all three, but this one was by far the most interesting. Sun King has dubbed this beer an aleger. Sky Cake (what a great name) is a beer fermented with lager yeast at ale temperatures. Ale + lager = aleger! Now to know what exactly this means you need to know a little bit about brewing and fermentation. Ales are usually fermented at warm temperatures. Ale yeast ferments best at temperatures around mid 60s to mid 70s degrees. Lager Yeast ferments at much cooler temperatures. Since this beer is fermented with lager yeast at ale temperatures it combines the characteristics of the two. To the beer!

Sun King Tasting Room

This past weekend I found myself in Indianapolis for a friend's wedding. I took the opportunity to check out Sun King, a brewery that I had heard a lot of great things about but whose beer I had never had as they don't distribute very far outside of Indianapolis. So while my girlfriend, Meredith, was occupied with bridesmaid duties my friend, BJ and I headed to downtown Indianapolis to check things out.

REVIEW: Great Crescent Coconut Porter

I'm keeping the local beer coming. This one isn't a Cincinnati beer, but it is from just down the road in Aurora Indiana. They're fairly new and I've been hearing about them for the last few months. I was at The Party Source recently and saw a bunch of their 4 packs. Naturally I had to go for the coconut porter. Intriguing right? To the beer!

REVIEW: New Albanian Hoptimus

I have no idea what I'm getting into with this one. I have only very recently become aware of New Albanian Brewing Company through seeing their bombers at the liquor store. I had never even heard of them, let alone tried any of their beers. New Albany, Indiana was the "big city" nearest to where I went to college. New Albany was where you went if you wanted to go to a halfway decent movie theater, or a chain restaurant, or Bass Pro Shop. Yes, Hanover College is in the middle of nowhere. It's a shame that I couldn't get any of New Albany's brews at Hanover Package and Liquor. The craft beer options I had while at college were pretty limited. Some Upland, some Bell's and not much else. Anyways, when I was getting beers to review for the blog I figured it was time to give new Albanian a shot. To the beer!