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Bluegrass Brewing Company’s (Louisville, KY) American Pale Ale has a lot to live up to if you start by admiring the amazing pour.  It’s deep gold, sports a big, fluffy head and leaves lots of lacing.  Its hoppy-sweet bouquet does have a hint of bubble soap at first, but is not entirely unpleasant.  Maybe the recollections of [...]

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R.J. King Wing Walker Pale Ale

What a pleasant surprise.  I think City Brewery is getting better.  Having sampled their wares in the first few months of their existence and thinking it was worse than the 1982 version of Wisconsin Club (that, in my books is hideously bad – the taste of rust and green beans comes to mind) it’s good [...]

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Hopalicious

I had the pleasure of attending the Games+Learning+Society conference the last 2 days, and was fortunate enough to sample some of the fine Madison area beers.  Hopalicious, by Ale Asylum is an American Pale Ale, heavy on the hops and very enjoyable.  It’s hazy and honey colored, not extremely carbonated, but lively on the tongue.  [...]

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Organic Revolution

New Glarus Brewing Co. continues to produce fine beers.  Organic Revolution is a bottle aged golden ale.  It’s mildly hazy and golden orange in color.  This beer has a consistent 1/4″ head and leaves a lot of lace, a testament to the quality of the malt.  The bouquet starts sweet and malty and finishes with [...]

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Tryin’ the Rampant Lion

Arcadia Ales’ Amber Ale is a good unfiltered ale.  Very effervescent, orange with a big fluffy head.  I poured about 1″ and got 7″ of foam.  It retains a good 2″ head after all said and done.  It has a nice, sharp, citrusy bouquet, as well as a clean, not overpowering floral note, like freshly [...]

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Good Old #34

America’s Brewing Company makes a number of good beers, but I need to tell you about this one.  Walter Payton Pilsner.  Forget the fact that it’s named after my favorite Bear of all time.  It’s a pretty picture.  Deep yellow, vigorous carbonation and a nice, fluffy, persistent head.  It leaves plenty of lacing as the [...]

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Mad Hatter IPA

Ultra hoppy bouquet.  Whoa!  Still, Mad Hatter IPA has a good, smooth, buttery quality in the nose.  There’s a light floral quality to the taste, sharp and dry, and followed by a whoosh of alcohol, and just a touch of carmel.  This stuff is very good.  The hops are prominent but not astringent.  Try this [...]

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