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Not for me

berrywise — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:19:02 +0000

I was not alone as this bottle was passed around between three people all not wanting to be the one to have to finish it. That said I’m a big FE guy so I was surprised that I didn’t care for it.

It is just to bad that glass and boating don’t go together

berrywise — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:14:26 +0000

A fun idea and I got a kick out of the different labels as well as finding out what fish you caught under each bottle cap. The beer itself was just average at a bit above average price. Something that was fun for the moment but that’s about it.

Did I just drink a four pack?

berrywise — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:43:33 +0000

That’s what I end up asking myself after I buy this beer. I’d much rather drink the bitter brewer as an almost session beer. Much better than the Surly Mild for sure.

Well nobody followed me home in suits and black sunglasses

berrywise — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:56:31 +0000

Stopped in at the Arcadia Cafe for the first time at their new location for lunch today. Asked if they had Black Helicopter on tap and ordered one up first thing. I’m a big fan of coffee beers. Even if I think of them as more of a winter beer. I’ve even brewed my own in the past. Very tasty, lot’s of coffee flavor.

The best I had this weekend

berrywise — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:57:29 +0000

I tried four different Einbock/Maibock beers this weekend and the Summit won out hands down. Though it didn’t hold a candle to the $2.55 pints of Ommegang Hennepin I found. Oh Wisconsin.

I love caving

berrywise — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:50:58 +0000

When I was a kid we used to go down into the sewer system (yeah gross I know but we were kids) to pretend we were caving. I think this beer would be the perfect beer (well it should be in a can so it wouldn’t break) for an adventure like that.

I have a feeling that if you did a blind taste test on this beer and people didn’t know who brewed it the results would come out much better than they will end up.

I like sweet but not this sweet

berrywise — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:48:58 +0000

I like sweet beers. I love New Glarus Belgian Red and I dug Surly Two. But this is like Leinies Apple Spice sweet and I was looking forward to finishing my glass so I could wash my mouth out with a different beer. I’ll pass on this one in the future.

A barley win like none I have tasted.

berrywise — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:46:40 +0000

I think the first barley win I ever had was on a camping trip to Chequamegon National Forest. I was up there with a group of mountain bikers (most older than me) while I was in college. After multipl Sierra Nevada Big Foots I stumbled off into the darkness to use the toilet. After exiting the bathroom I soon realized I didn’t remember what path I had come down. I think I walked up to about eight different camp sites (peering just from outside the ring of light) to find my group.

This barley wine was darn tasty. For being so alcoholic it really didn’t taste it, which is a good thing in my book. I’ll definitely have another, and I just did

The problem with the mix and match six pack

berrywise — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:59:08 +0000

Which can be purchased at Heritage Liquors by the way is that the beer sits in your fridge tempting you to drink it. This was the case with the Finnegans. I drank the beer and then forgot to write down any notes. I do remember it being pretty tasty, easy to drink, could have had three or six more no problem.

Not bad in a pinch

berrywise — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:01:17 +0000

A decent blue collar pilsner. Normally when I want to get an easy drinking Schell’s I’ll grab a case of Deer beer or Dark but I started drinking more of the Pilsner when my boss made it his drink of choice for a few months. To close out the day we’d on occasion suck back a bottle or two.

Also when picking up my supplies for this month I made my first trip to Heritage Liquor in Maplewood. I met the owner and the beer buyer and they were both great guys. They were talking about expanding their cooler space to keep even more craft and specialty beers on hand cool. I think that would be a great idea. They have premade six packs just for Brew52 beers.

Check them out next time you are in the area (map)