Beer Review: Bay State Brewing Co’s Becky Likes the Smell

Hello, I can't stay away from IPAs. There was a time when I did not like IPAs at all, but, because I'm stubborn, I kept drinking them, over and over again. Now I kind of like them. I really don't know how I feel about the name of this one: Becky Likes the Smell. I … Continue reading Beer Review: Bay State Brewing Co’s Becky Likes the Smell →

Beer Review: Collective Arts’ Life in the Clouds

Hello, I decided to take another crack at a Collective Arts Brewing IPA tonight because I enjoyed last night's so much. The initial smell is definitely not as intense as it was last night, but this is not a Double IPA. I will say that IPAs are a devil of a thing to review because … Continue reading Beer Review: Collective Arts’ Life in the Clouds →

Beer Review: Collective Arts’ IPA No. 8

Hello, The first thing I have to say about this beer is that the moment I popped it open, all I smelled were hops. Keep in mind, I didn't have my face right in the beer. My nose was a good two or three feet away from the can when I opened it. Bam. Hops. … Continue reading Beer Review: Collective Arts’ IPA No. 8 →

Beer Review: Wormtown Brewery’s Sweet Tats

Hello Again, So I have a weird relationship with porters and stouts. A lot of the time, I'll try, say, one of the many variations of Guinness and it's...empty. There's some flavor at the front and some bitterness at the back and there's just nothing holding up in the middle. But! With Imperial Stouts, there … Continue reading Beer Review: Wormtown Brewery’s Sweet Tats →

Spoooky Beer Review: Harpoon’s UFO Pumpkin

Harpoon makes some of my favorite beers, from their UFO White to Leviathon, you're generally going to get a solid, complex beer with a lot to offer. So I had high hopes when I picked up UFO Pumpkin. And those hopes were resoundingly rewarded. This if the kind of pumpkin ale that I want to … Continue reading Spoooky Beer Review: Harpoon’s UFO Pumpkin →

Spoooky Beer Review: Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead

I’m taking it upon myself to review as many Octoberfests and Pumpkin Ales as I possibly can during the Halloween Season. All while listening to “Thriller”. In spite of the fact that I have now reviewed it twice on my blog, I am really not a huge fan of Shipyard's Smashed Pumpkin. There is a … Continue reading Spoooky Beer Review: Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead →

Beer Review: Samuel Adams Third Voyage

For a long time, I had a love/hate relationship with IPAs. They were too bitter, too strong tasting, too hoppy. Now I feel like I could go the rest of my life never drinking anything else. So when I saw a new Sam Adams Double IPA, (Third Voyage) I ran and grabbed my specially … Continue reading Beer Review: Samuel Adams Third Voyage →

A Place of Our Own

Emily introduced me to sushi a few years ago and, since then, we've gone to about six or seven places in the Boston area and never more than once. None of the places we went to were necessarily bad (except for the one in Somerville where the waitress corrected Emily in the most condescending manner … Continue reading A Place of Our Own →

Brewing an Education: Porters and Stouts (Part IV)

The only way to gain an education in anything food related is with a lot of practical experience. If you want to know how to make bouillabaisse, you need to make bouillabaisse. If you want to know how rabbits taste, you need to taste rabbits (poorly worded, will fix later). Similarly, with beer, you … Continue reading Brewing an Education: Porters and Stouts (Part IV) →

Brewing an Education: Porters and Stouts (Part III)

Continuing on along our education of stouts and porters, we have come across our first porter. Now, from everything I have read, porters are a bit of a mystery. Once, a long time ago, porters were an extremely popular form of beer of which stouts a type. But, along the way, porters fell by the … Continue reading Brewing an Education: Porters and Stouts (Part III) →