Bottles of Barley

Brewery: Anchor Brewing Company Date Poured: August 2007 ABV: 3.3% In the interests of science, (yeah, right) I have always wanted to try An...

I got this coaster in a 12-pack of Pilsner Urquell in 1997. I remember it because the coaster is made out of leather which is pretty unusual...

Brewer: Troegs Brewing Company ABV: 5.4% Poured: September 2007 Filled my Troegs growler while passing through Harrisburg, PA on Labor Day...

For this installment of Out of the Cellar, a couple of 12 oz bottles from Rogue's XS series. When Rogue began switching from 12oz bottle...

Not a shocking proposal to me but I was shocked to see this opinion column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution ( AJC ) written by a UGA se...

Yet another coaster from my last Belgium trip in 1997. I got this one in Antwerp and after your drink your beer you can flip the coaster ove...

Brewery: O'Fallon Brewing Company Date Poured: September 2007 ABV: 5.7% Still more bottles from this summer's trips west of the Mis...

Twain's brewpub down in Decatur is planning their first ever beer dinner on September 27th. Five courses and five house beers for $40. ...

OK, I'll write this up even though I lost all the damn pictures I took during my visit to the brewery! Argh ! Anyhow, this past weekend...

Brewer: Goose Island Poured: August 2007 ABV: 4.5% More from my trips out west this summer: I was curious to see Goose Islands take on an Ir...

I was saddened this week to learn of the death of "The Beer Hunter", Michael Jackson after a long bout with Parkinson's Diseas...

Brewer: New Belgium Brewing Co. Poured: June 2007 ABV : 4.2% According to New Belgium, one of my old favorites, Loft, is no longer produ...

Brewer : Boston Beer Company Poured: Jul 2007 Aged: 1 year and 2 years ABV%: 8.8% This is one of those accidental cellarings, at least ac...

Brewery: Bear Republic Brewery Poured: July 2007 ABV: 8.1% I brought back this bomber from a business trip to Wilmington, DE earlier this...

Brewer: Schell's Brewery Date Poured: July 2007 ABV: 5.6% Another one of my finds on my last trip to the midwest. It's a crystal ...

Brewer: Oud Beersel Poured: August 2007 ABV: 6.0% I was pretty excited to find this beer the last time I was downtown since I am a big fa...

I picked this coaster up in the early 90's, probably at one of the Sam Adams pubs in an airport. Nothing really great about this coaster...

Brewery: Empyrean Brewing Company Date Poured: July 2007 ABV: 5.8% Another beer I picked up on my last trip to the midwest. Empyrean Br...

I will always be swayed by the occasional surprise while beer hunting but I typically have a focus, a general idea of what I'm looking f...

Brewer: Carlsberg Poured: June 2007 ABV: 5.8% My wife has a soft spot for Carlsberg so when I saw this interesting looking offering from ...