493 Reviews
My old buddy JT reviewed Hopped & Confused Vol 2, a Hazy Session IPA with a bear and beaver consulting their map, seemingly lost in the woods. Volume 3 is a Session IPA, so the haze has cleared, the beaver is gone* and the bear has found a giant hop bud, so maybe...
What the hell is a Voodoo Ranger? I know what voodoo is, sticking pins in doll. I know what a Ranger is. Ranger Smith chased Yogi Bear all over Jellystone Park. According to their marketing group, the selection of their skeleton mascot, which has nothing to do with...
Not an IPA? Well sort of. It’s an ISA. Maybe a good description is an IPA light. Less than 5% so lite on ABV, lite on hops, lite on malt. Lite3. Maybe an entry level IPA for non IPA drinkers? I visited the brewery once and they explained their naming convention with...
“Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink”, says Coleridge in his classic poem "The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner".* I say who needs water when you have a Hazy Mariner IPA. The Hazy Mariner is a cloudy IPA, and according to IX Poets there is “water, water...
Big, bold and beautiful is the descriptor on the can. I’m a sucker for an all adjective alliteration* so I couldn’t resist grabbing this one off the shelf to add to my beer fridge stock. Truth be told, I didn’t look at any details before quaffing this IPA so I didn’t...
Hot day, cold IPA. I’m a poet and I didn’t realize it. Not an ISA but an IPA, with the 6.5% ABV to prove it. TMA (too many acronyms). Look out, its 6.5%. Nice pour, good looking beer. Frosty glass with a bit of condensation running down the side. A pretty pint for...
I am not sure why these brewers want us to ditch our swim suits and jump in the water naked in front of our friends, neighbours, and all the readily available cell phones that can quickly upload videos and pics to the 2.89 billion people active on Facebook (36.5% of...
Reunion Tour? Dank and dark. They say this beer is brewed for die-hard rockers that are walking on stage for one last show. Sounds like a farewell tour, I think Cher did a few of those. I doubt that The Fugees will be quaffing down this dank and dark IPA after their...
The following is transcribed from a texting conversation between reviewers. * I have had to edit parts which were unsuitable for some audiences. The Editor RS: Nothing more sociable than a sociable I always say. Based on Rick’s recommendation I have a Head Stock...
Not today, no not today. Or any day for that matter. First of all a light IPA sounds like an oxymoron. Where is the IPA bite, the snap, the crisp? Or as my old buddy Rick would say, the Zing. My recipe for how to make an Any Day at home; one cup traditional IPA with...