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8% ABV on draught Let’s talk about dating bartenders. Seemingly the holy grail for a drunkard. Though in many ways that is true, those of us that have dated drinkslingers can attest that there are...
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12% ABV from a bomber Legend has it that noted Southern writer and drunkard William Faulkner would wake up most mornings after a night of heavy drinking certain that he had figured out the meaning of...
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9% ABV from a 750 mLer I typically have a steel trap of a memory, yet for some reason I can never recall important dates. People’s birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, noted days of celebration....
View ArticleAvery Demons of Ale
With the first “Demon,” Mephistopheles’ Stout being a smashing (and I-got-smashed) A+ success for me, I thought it about time I try the other two ass-kicking and hard-to-photograph brews from the line,...
View ArticleStone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic
Cure for the Common Cold The say you should treat the common cold with lots of fluids, tons of medicine, and plenty of rest. Yeah, that shit never works. But a thing that does work is...
View ArticleThe Bruery Autumn Maple
10% ABV bottled Oktoberfest I have just recovered from a big four-day drinking weekend down in Washington, D.C., highlighted by my first ever visit to Rustico’s Oktoberfest. Luckily, it was a little...
View ArticleThe Bruery 2 Turtle Doves
12% ABV on tap “You’re not sthupposed to review that.” I turned to see some weaselly-looking pot-bellied virgin in a Blue Point pullover addressing me. He had a slight lisp which is always more...
View ArticleMonk’s Blood
My mom gets mad I rarely call her. The last girl I dated was always upset that I solely communicated with her via text. Shit, the last few years of women have been perpetually perturbed that they...
View ArticleGouden Carolus Easter Beer
10% ABV on tap Ever had an Easter beer before? Nope. Ever even heard of an Easter beer before? Nope. Then we’ll call Gouden Carolus Easter the best of this most minor sub-style and what an apropos...
View ArticleCOOP AleWorks
Back when I lived in Oklahoma, back in the 90s, there really wasn’t any decent craft beer. (Of course, I was a teenager.) I kinda felt like it would always be that way. This is a state where you...
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