by DJ Spiess | Feb 15, 2012 | Beer reviews
Newcastle sent me another round of beer, this time their newest limited edition beer the Newcastle Winter IPA. Looks The Newcastle Winter IPA pours with a great light tan head which lasted for a little over a minute. When it dissipated though, the head was completely...
by DJ Spiess | Sep 8, 2010 | Beer reviews
I got an email a few weeks ago from Newcastle asking if I’d like to try their new beer. Of course I said yes, never turning down a free beer, and they shipped one out to me right away. The beer has the familiar Newcastle logo, but brighter summer colors. So...
by DJ Spiess | May 27, 2008 | Beer reviews
A friend of mine at work asked the other day if I’d tried Warsteiner Dunkel. I’ve had many German beers, but I couldn’t remember if I had sampled this brew before. The beer is a famous international beer, so it was easy to find at the store. Warsteiner Dunkel...
by DJ Spiess | Apr 27, 2008 | Beer reviews
Background I like stouts, and I’ve liked most everything from Avery, so I thought I would give Mephistopheles Stout a try. The name gives everything away for this stout. This is a devil of a beer. Avery’s Mephistopheles Looks Mephistopheles has a dark tan...
by DJ Spiess | Apr 1, 2008 | Beer reviews
Alabama House Bill 9 (HB9) is the current incarnation of legalizing homebrewing for Alabama home brewers. Since Mississippi passed a law legalizing homebrewing in March of this year (goes into effect July 1st), Alabama is now the only state in the entire...
by DJ Spiess | Mar 24, 2008 | Beer reviews
Oud Beersel Framboise Information on Oud Beersel Framboise is difficult to find. The beer was originally produced in Beersel, Belgium, but the brewery went out of business. In 2002 and 2003 health inspectors caught up with the lambic industry in Belgium. If you’ve...
