I take a great deal of pride in Boulevard Brewing Company. I’ve been drinking their beers for at least 15 years now; and well before I became a beer snob. But something especially great has been going on at the brewery in the last few years – thanks to the vision of Steven Pauwels they’ve [...]
Archive for February, 2010
12 Feb
Pliny the Younger
I had not prepared myself for my most recent mind-bottling beer experience, but I had a last minute opportunity to share a growler of Russian River’s Pliny the Younger with a few beer geeks (I’ll call them my new BFFs). When I got the call, I knew immediately there was no way in hell I’d [...]
12 Feb
Old Rasputin XII Anniversary
It’s been a long time coming to have my good friend Tim on camera at The Hopry. So I pulled out the stops this night and went directly for a beer I’ve wanted to try for a very long time. This AMAZING bourbon barrel anniversary edition of the North Coast Old Rasputin is one of [...]
11 Feb
The Hopry Survey Session
As I quickly approach the 50th session of The Hopry, I wanted to take a step back for a minute to reflect on how much fun I’ve had getting here. The hits on the site are growing quite rapidly. In fact, January’s hits were more than triple the amount of December. This tells me that [...]
10 Feb
Tröegs Nugget Nectar
Having originally done some research on this beer I determined through various sources that Tröegs Nugget Nectar was an IPA. However, one only needs to read the label on the bottle to see that it’s actually classified an Imperial Amber by the brewery. Well who I am I to argue with the guys who actually [...]
