Smuttaroni Review

The beer pours with a paper thin white head with zero lacing and crystal clear gold color. Aroma is yeast, light/medium malt, some funky barnyard; it's followed by some citrus and biscuity malt. I can tell, in its prime, this beer would have a bold hop aroma. Cascade? Taste is yeast, light/medium cracker malt, some funky barnyard funk finished with light hop/grapefruit bitterness. Since the brew is 6 months old I can imagine the hop flavor has easily subsided, but I can assume it was bold when fresh. The carbonation is extra high. Very reminiscent of a poorly crafted homebrew but in this case it works. It works well. I would highly recommend trying this interesting craft brew. 

Cheers!  

Ryan

SKA Decadent Imperial IPA

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONLacking nothing, at ten percent alcohol by volume and 95 International Bitterness Units, the Decadent truly represents all that is self indulgent when it comes to drinking beer.

Aroma of hops, fruit, citrus, light caramel malts, and some peach and melon. Poured orange/amber in color with a large, dense, rocky, beige head that lasted throughout. Clear. Not sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of hops, caramel, malts, fruit, nectar, slight resin, and some pine. Medium body. Lightly sticky, then dry texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, hoppy, caramel finish is lightly dry.

Mikkellar bad worse

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
English: Big Bad’s big bro......

Barley Wine brewed with water, malt (pilsner and cara-munich), candy sugar, hops (nugget, cascade and centennial) and yeast.

Found this in the cellar. It's an 09 vintage with super low carb. Dark red burgundy appearance with a pretty much non-existent head. Strong raisin, prune, sugary, malty, boozy nose.  incredibly sweet, caramel sugary, malty flavor with a quite a bit of booze.

Sour is the new hoppy.

Hang around your local bar or beer store long enough chances are you will hear the following statement: “sours are the new hoppy.” Do you believe it? Not quite sure myself, I have been enjoying the style for the last few months exclusively, and I understand sours are not new. Additionally, they are not taking over the hoppy beer market. I believe sours represent an expansion of the American sophistication. We are searching for new styles and new flavors. Sours fulfill the void.  Simply put, the average beer drinker may think sour beer represent liquid vinegar, but for the craft beer drinker sours are a welcome slap to the face if you’re close to hitting your ‘beer wall.’ New and exciting sours are here to stay.

Hoptaneous Combustion

June 19, 2009: As the crackling embers float into the humid Athens air, the crowd stands tired and haunted watching the dreams of many go up in flames. The Georgia Theater burns to the ground. This glorious theater was the home to acts such as Wide Spread Panic, Phish, REM and the B52’s.  The roof's trusses were the type of wood you can't get anymore, 300 year old heart pine. They removed those charred beams to build new bars out of the unburned inner core. The fire burned so hot it was estimated 2500 degrees inside. Only the walls were salvageable and they required help to rebuild. Terrapin Brewery stepped up to help in any way they can. They developed the Theater Sessions: Each release in the series will highlight a different era in the history of the building:

Olde Blind Dog Pub

I normally don’t review bars and places, but I had such a great experience at this location I can’t help myself. Olde Blind Dog Pub in Alpharetta is the location; they have a good tap line-up (the usual suspects) Boddintons, Guiness, Harp and others, but they also carry some craft suds – Bells, Skullsplitter, and Avery.  I was happy with the selection but the atmosphere, service and food makes this place outstanding. Just in time for St.Patty’s day.