Better Drinking

It's been way too long between posts, but enough excuses. Here's what's in the beer fridge tonight:

Sam Adams Boston Lager - a great "regular" beer, especially good with pizza.

Sam Adams Black Lager - another great SA beer; drink with hearty meat and potato dishes.

Dogfish Head Midas Touch - quite interesting, almost wine-like...not an everyday beer, but pushes the boundaries of what beer is.

1809 - a Berliner Weisse...Napoleon called it the champage of the north.

Dogfish Head Festina Peche - a Berliner Weisse-style beer, done Dogfish style. Refreshing in warm weather, the lacto makes it a good aperitif.

Strongbow - not a beer, but one of the best ciders available; this is Michelle's favorite.

O'Hara's Celtic Stout - the beer that introduced me to real beer...my first beer love.

Paulaner Oktoberfest - creamy, malty, delicious, and a lager to boot. Ale snobs, take note.

Sweetwater IPA - not only a local beer, but one of great east of the Mississippi IPAs.

Jolly Pumpkin La Roja - an American Wild Ale, full of sour fruit flavors...mouth puckering and yummy.

Raspberry Sour (homebrew) - my own version of a fruit beer, with souring lactobacillus to balance out the sweetness. A favorite amongst many of my friends, especially the ladies.

Dunkelweizen (homebrew) - brand-new homebrew, barely 2 weeks in the bottle. Extremely dark, roasty with chocolate and banana overtones. I expect this will age well, though it won't keep since I'll be drinking it...;)

Belgian Strong Ale (homebrew) - I intended this to be a tripel, but it ended up too sweet. Nevertheless, a pretty decent Belgian Ale, about 7.5% ABV.

And...in the queue...

Indian Brown Ale (homebrew) - my first attempt at a Brown IPA...tasted great at bottling, can't wait to try it fully carbonated.

That's it for now...until next posting, drink better.