Beer tossing fridge

I’m not sure what you’d file this one under. Besides his sad choice in beer this is a great idea.

Beer #6: Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA

I was first introduced to Dogfish Head Brewery by the documentary “Beer Wars” which also introduced me to Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione. For some reason I hadn’t gotten around to trying one his brews out. Hear is a quick video about this beer.

 

The aroma is very citrus/Apricot like and jumps out at you.  Has a deep orange amber color. Has a fruity sour taste with active carbonation that is nice on the tongue and has a dry finish. I feel the fruitiness is overwhelming and is actually a turnoff. It’s like I’m drinking apricot juice that’s carbonated.

This beer has perplexed me. If you look around at beer sites everyone seems to be in love with this beer. Beer Advocate gives this one an A- and scores a perfect 100 at RateBeer. At the time of this writing I’ve tried this beer four different times to be sure that I’m getting the right impression. This is my first Imperial IPA and if others are like this I think I’ll skip over them. I don’t mind a hint of hops aroma but it’s too much for me. I leave this one to the beer snobs. I gave it a “C-/2.65“ on Beer Advocate.

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Mr. Beer Christmas

My wonderful wife bought the Mr. Beer Kit for me for Christmas. This was pleasant surprise because I had been toying with the idea of home brewing but the whole process seemed intimidating and didn’t get further than the idea phase. Well I guess this will enable me to try my hand at it.

The kit comes with the bare necessities for the home brewing beginner (like me). It comes with a two gallon plastic keg, eight 1 liter bottles, caps, Pale Ale malt extract, booster, sanitizer and instructions. The instructions are simple and to the point.

I checked out the Mr. Beer website and it is full of information, refill kits, accessories and more.

This is a review I found of it starring Garret Oliver, Brewmaster for Brooklyn Brewery, giving it a positive review.

I can’t wait to get going with this.I will post here my progress with this new project.

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Bottoms Up Beer dispenser

What will they think of next? The dispenser is called the Bottoms Up and is made by Grinon Industries.

Beer #5 : Narragansett Porter

I have finally gotten around to trying Narragansett Porter. This one is brewed locally through the Trinity Brew House in Providence, Rhode Island and Cotrell Brewery in Pawcutuck, Connecticut. I’m testing mine through 16 oz. “tallboys”.

I had seen these through few videos I’ve featured on this site. It’s a very dark beer with a rich flavor. This is as close to “root beer” as real beer gets in my opinion. It has a very strong malty taste at first but then seems to mellow the more you sample it. I need to hold it up to a light bulb to see through it. It has a very rich flavor that doesn’t over power you. It has a very thick head with faint hint of chocolate and malt. It’s worth checking out. Here’s a recent article from the Providence Journal.

Narragansett Brewing Co.

Beer Advocate Rating: B/3.7

My Beer Advocate Rating:B+/4

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Narragansett Beer’s 120th Anniversary luncheon

I found this article in the Providence Journal about a luncheon with executives from Narragansett Beer both past and present. It also includes former Rhode Island Governor Joseph Garrahy who also used to be a Narragansett Beer salesman. It’s a nice write up about this local brew that’s attempting to make a comeback.

Here’s a video of Mark Hellendrung who along with Jim Crook started resurrecting the brew in 2005.

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Schlitz Beer

Root Beer with Narragansett Porter

 

This looks good. I’ll have try this one. Here is the website for Art in the Age  Root Spirits.   Good luck.

Narragansett Porter Float

I haven’t tried the ‘Gansett Porter yet either so this may make it more interesting. Ice cream and beer?

 

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Beer #4: Anchor Steam Beer

After trying Anchor’s Liberty Ale I had wanted to try Anchor Steam Beer. The term “Steam” is a 19th century term used to describe west coast brewers who used to make beer under harsh conditions without ice. No one is quite sure why the word “steam” was used but it stuck. It’s style is called California Common/ Steam Beer according to BeerAdvocate.com.

As for the beer itself it has a nice medium amber color Gives a nice one finger sized foamy head. This one reminds me a lot of Samuel Adams Boston Lager in taste, color and overall balance. No one thing is overpowering. It has a nice mild malty taste with just enough bite to remind you it’s a beer at heart. It’s looks can be deceiving as it doesn’t look very carbonated but it does have a nice champagne like feel on the tongue.

I still favor the Liberty Ale by Anchor Brewing but this one is close behind. I would certainly recommend this to others to try out. Thank you and always drink smarter not harder.

Anchor Brewing Co. 

Beer Advocate Rating: B+/3.85 (1498 reviews)

My Advocate Rating B/ 3.7