Author Brett Reid

SIERRA NEVADA // COFFEE STOUT We finally made it, everyone. Cold weather is here and that means firing up the heaters, holiday food, and, most importantly, dark beers. I love this time of year for many...

TALLGRASS BREWING COMPANY // BIG RICC We’re finally getting back into dark beer season, and I couldn’t be more excited. Cooler nights allow for darker, more alcohol forward beers that are gut warming...

CIGAR CITY BREWING AND TERRAPIN BEER COMPANY // VAPRICOT DOUBLE IPA Collaboration beers are a big hit or miss for me. More times than not, I find myself seeking out only collaborations between bigger...

HOLY CITY BREWING // CHUCKTOWN FOLLICLE BROWN Social media has done so much for the craft beer community as well as the breweries in it. Although, it has probably done more for the people who drink craft...

FAIRHOPE BREWING CO. // I DRINK THEREFORE I AMBER This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to spend some time at the Gulf with my wife’s family for her grandparent’s fifty-fifth wedding anniversary....

MIAMI BREWING // CITRUS AND HERBAL HOPS I love Miami Vice, and no, I’m not talking about that stupid Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell movie. I’m talking about the spectacular 80s show featuring Crockett and...

3 TAVERNS // WHITE HOPS IPA The amount of great beer coming out of Georgia is astonishing. How are there so many talented brewers and people that understand to such a degree living within so few miles of each...

CHAINBREAKER WHITE IPA // FLORAL AND CITRUS HOPS This weekend my wife and I took a trip to Orange Beach to meet up with my parents at a condo that they had rented. The time was much needed and much...

CHAINBREAKER WHITE IPA // FLORAL AND CITRUS HOPS Alabama seems to be the last place to distribute great beer. Deschutes is one of those breweries that doesn’t distribute here, and it makes me terribly sad....

GREENHOUSE IPA // GREAT HOP FLAVORS It’s no secret that Austin, TX is producing its fair share of craft beer, but it’s worth noting that not all of that beer is good beer. While on my honeymoon, I went to...