Josh on March 9th, 2010

So…hoppy? Check. Balanced? Check. Drinkable? Check. Tasty? Check-chiggity-check!

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Josh on January 4th, 2010

Krampus is, according to ST, a European legend. Whereas Santa delivers presents to the good children, Krampus (aka The Christmas Devil) is a fanged, horned goat that beats and whips the naughty children with his sticks and chains.

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Josh on December 22nd, 2009

Grab the book and a stiff drink and enjoy the ride. You’ll be glad you spent a few bucks on the book instead of a few hundred grand on law school.

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Josh on November 20th, 2009

Probably the best thing to come out of Portland’s Shipyard Brewing Company in the last year has been the Pugsley’s Signature Series.
I’ve whined a bit in the past that Shipyard isn’t my favorite local brewery.  The crew definitely brews great traditional English-style ales, but my distaste for their proprietary Ringwood yeast makes most of their [...]

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Josh on November 5th, 2009

I’d like to formally add Captain Lawrence to the list of breweries that I wish had distribution in Maine.
Captain Lawrence is one of those breweries that I stumbled across (don’t worry, not literally) at a beer fest, tried one beer from, and immediately fell in love with.  After trying a couple of other offerings from [...]

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