BALLAST POINT // SUMMER BEER AT ITS FINEST Brett Reid May 13, 2015 Food, Reviews 17 Comments BALLAST POINT // SUMMER BEER AT ITS FINEST As the warmer weather approaches, it’s time for me to push the Stouts and Porters to the back of my fridge and bring the lighter, hoppier beers to the front of the...
FRANKLIN COUNTY STOUT // A BEER TO BE RECKONED WITH Brett Reid April 24, 2015 Food, Reviews 20 Comments FRANKLIN COUNTY STOUT // A BEER TO BE RECKONED WITH Stout season is nearing an end here in Alabama, but there’s always time for one last hoorah; especially when the last hoorah is this good. I heard...
HOPLANTA // MIXED EMOTIONS Brett Reid April 13, 2015 Food, Reviews 8 Comments HOPLANTA // MIXED EMOTIONS Recently I took a trip to Atlanta to see my friend Thomas and to take a trip to Athens. I know I can always look forward to a lot of laughs and a lot of time spent drinking good...
TERRAPIN RED RYE // SILKY AND SMOOTH // NICE AROMA Brett Reid March 31, 2015 Food, Reviews 10 Comments TERRAPIN RED RYE // SILKY AND SMOOTH // NICE AROMA I’ve come to realize that I’m a seasonal drinker. I like hoppier beers in the warmer weather and maltier beers in the colder weather. So, seeing as how...
JESTER KING // BEER NERDS WILL GET EXCITED Brett Reid March 17, 2015 Food, Reviews 10 Comments JESTER KING // BEER NERDS WILL GET EXCITED While I was recently in Austin, Texas, my wife and I did a brewery tour of sorts. We took a day trip to Shiner, TX, where we saw the Spoetzl Brewery where Shiner...
DUCK-RABBIT // EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A STOUT Brett Reid March 4, 2015 Features, Food, Reviews 39 Comments DUCK-RABBIT // EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A STOUT I usually enjoy winter, but after the one we’ve had this year, I can’t wait for some warmer temperatures. Then again, I say that now, but probably two weeks...
ABITA MACCHIATO ESPRESSO MILK STOUT // A STEP ABOVE Brett Reid February 13, 2015 Food, Reviews 12 Comments ABITA MACCHIATO ESPRESSO MILK STOUT // A STEP ABOVE love to see revitalization of breweries that go through a dark period. We all know about Abita, but I’m not positive I know anyone that absolutely loves...
SNAKE HANDLER // WARMS YOU UP // LOOSENS YOU UP Brett Reid February 2, 2015 Food, Reviews 39 Comments SNAKE HANDLER // WARMS YOU UP // LOOSENS YOU UP It’s widely known that some beers can create a cult following. People go bonkers over Hop Slam or Heady Topper, but in Alabama, we go bonkers over something...
BURIED HATCHET STOUT FROM TEXAS // MIND-BLOWING TASTE Brett Reid January 19, 2015 Food, Reviews 8 Comments BURIED HATCHET STOUT FROM TEXAS // MIND-BLOWING TASTE These bitter cold winter days really drive me to drink dark beers. Even now, as I look in my fridge now, there are only three IPA style beers, and the...
ABITA’S NEW BREW // SURPRISINGLY GOOD Brett Reid January 6, 2015 Food, Reviews 40 Comments ABITA'S NEW BREW // SURPRISINGLY GOOD It’s been a while since I’ve had an Abita beer that’s worth my time or that could actually be labeled as “good,” for that matter. The Restoration Pale Ale is...
