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Last bottle of Stone’s 11th Anniversary Black IPA in the fridge, so here it goes…

First, just looking at the beer, this is one dark IPA. Not Darth Vader dark, more of a Montel Williams meets Flavor Flav kind of dark. When I think of Stone– IPA, Ruination, and Arrogant Bastard immediately come to mind. 11th Anniversary is a major deviation from this tried-and-true formula for creating successful beers.

At a distance, this could be confused for a porter or stout. At 8.7% alcohol by volume, it is a fairly heavy beer, nicely carbonated , and pours with a tan, frothy head. If you have ever been fellaeshed by a drooler in Hawaii, you know what I’m talking about here. Read more »

Despite the love I currently have for the many local breweries in San Diego, I have to admit that at least three of my current top ten breweries are from the northern half of California. Lagunitas (”LAH-goo-KNEE-tuss”) Brewing Company is definitely on that short list. The Imperial Red Ale is 7.6% ABV and 84.2 IBU. The initial whiff out of the glass smelled like caramel covered pine trees (wtf?). My wife said the smell of the beer made her think of smelling a fragrant flower that had been dunked in beer. The initial flavor is caramelly malt and is followed by an intense, long, hoppy finish. As the beer warmed up it either took on other taste characteristics (bread, citrus) or I was feeling buzzed due to an empty stomach. Overall, an abundantly hoppy red ale that is perfect for cold weather drinking. 92/100 points on the BoozeReviews scale.

With the revamped Boozereviews site up and running, I felt compelled to do my part and post some new reviews. The plan was as follows: Load myself, my brother, and one of our best drinking buddies up in the minivan (chauffeured by my wife) with our destination being Obrien’s Pub in San Diego for the first ever Ultimate Hoppiness Night. Read more »

yeah, just a simple beer review here. When out at the bar I always
try to start the night with my favorite beer, Pacifico, but since
this isn’t aPacifico review, and since you can’t get kegs of Pacifico
we roll with Tecate for the Kegorator. Can only drink it ice cold,
and more than about 6 and you’ll hate yourself in the a.m, but hey,
it’s mexican, it’ll get ya drunk, and man… on a hot day it’s tuff
to beat. Simple Lager, clean sharp taste, and not too expensive. Much
better out of the tap than out of the can……

Ahhh… beer pong… a true gentleman’s game that, in my humble opinion, ought to be an Olympic Event. In fact, I have participated in some beer pong tournaments of near-olympic caliber. Well here’s a list of some good– and bad– beer pong beers for your next physical training session at the table.

The lifeguards in my hometown do this event once-a-year called the “Run, Drink and Drown”. This event requires a few things of its participants: (1) There are 5 lifeguard towers along the 1.2 mile stretch of beach that is Main Beach and Cowells Beach. Participants in the Run, Drink and Drown must be able to sprint this distance. (2) The towers are each spaced equal distances from one-another. Run, Drink and Drowners must sprint to each tower, stop, and chug a beer before sprinting to the next tower… where they must stop again, chug a beer, etc. (C) The last tower is located at the top of a ladder extending into the ocean from our wharf. This is where the drowning occurs, as those who have ran and drank 4 beers in under 10 minutes, must now swim 100 yards out to the ladder, climb it, then chug one last beer before puking off the wharf, onto those who are still climbing the ladder.

First man standing on the wharf wins….

The last thing you want for an event like this is a 6-pack of Guinness.

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