Jan 27, 2012

New Albanian Brewing Company’s Bonfire of the Valkyries video review. John W. reviews this seasonal smoked black lager and gives it a 7/10. IBU: 20 (NOT 120 as I misspoke in the review!) ABV: ±8% LouisvilleBeer.com Rating: 7/10

Jan 20, 2012

I had a great time at Against the Grain’s Brewer’s Night Out last night. Got to talking to Adam with BrewgrassTrail.com (out of Danville, KY) and we decided to join together and share each other’s news feeds. Under the “Sections” sidebar on any of our sub-pages (in other words, anything but the homepage), you’ll see the...

Jan 15, 2012

Earlier in the week, I went for a refreshingly brisk walk in the cold winter’s rain. On the way back from downtown New Albany, I took the shortcut home via 10th Street, where it crosses Market next to the city’s war memorial traffic island. Mansion Row is only a block away to the south, and after 10th crosses Spring northward, the neighborhood is...

Jan 9, 2012

Pint/CounterPint was created out of necessity when Adam Watson (Against the Grain Brewery) wrote a loving response to the first Baylor on Beer article, Know your Enemy, written by Roger Baylor (New Albanian Brewing Company). At first we laughed whole-heartedly and admired the conviction and stance of both parties, and then we thought, “Hey, wait a minute…...

Jan 5, 2012

When it comes to beer, I’ve sworn off end-of-the-year lists, enumerations and reflections, primarily because the sheer volume of great beers and wonderful drinking experiences in a typical twelve-month time span overwhelms my ability to recount. Perhaps it is short-term memory loss, or more likely an embarrassment of riches. Either way, It’s time better...

Jan 2, 2012

Dirty Helen Brown Ale was apparently named after a sassy, sailor-mouthed tavern owner who cussed at her patrons. The 12 oz. Dirty Helen poured a ruddy brown and had great clarity. The head was tan and left some light lacing in my glass. The aroma was of fresh grain and had an almost cola-like characteristic. The flavor was of bread crust and bright hops. It had...

Dec 15, 2011

(My last visit to Bavaria was Christmas, 2009, during which time the excerpts from the following appeared in LEO) Any farm boy can tell you what happens in winter, when hot liquid hits frozen ground and steam rises, and so my youthful reveries tending our livestock came back to me after I made my way from the toasty upholstered interior of the beer café,...

Dec 1, 2011

Once upon a time – actually, just the other day – a good friend of mine triumphantly announced that he’d finally landed the job of his dreams, working for one of the area’s preeminent package stores. I was happy to hear it. There’s a soft spot in this drinker’s heart for those local heroes manning the counters in places that sell liquid groceries. A...