In August, I published my Pliny the Elder vs Elephino taste-off results. If you missed it, you can read all about it here. Of course, everyone has their own preference, but one comment I received more than once referred to folks liking an IPA called “Blind Pig” better than Pliny the Elder. Since I’d never […]
Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout for dessert!
Big Bad Baptist by Epic Brewing Co. is more than just a dessert beer. It IS the dessert! If you haven’t had the pleasure, listen up. It’s an Imperial stout brewed with coffee and cocoa nibs, then aged in bourbon barrels. The result is a 12% abv beer with a coffee mocha flavor and a […]
Fluid Art: Fall 2015 Review
As I explained in my earlier blog post, Fluid Art: A Cultural Pairing of Craft Beer and Contemporary Art , this event is a wonderful way to expand your mind by viewing the latest exhibitions that the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art has to offer while enjoying local craft beer from Utah Brewer’s Guild Breweries. Each […]
Embracing Pumpkin Beer
In the world of beer, Fall means that pumpkin ale is out in full force! Beer lovers are a little all over the place when it comes to how they feel about that. Some are horrified while others are in heaven! Several, like me, want to like pumpkin beer, but have to admit that it doesn’t […]
Beer; An Acquired Taste
You get the feeling when someone says, “It’s an acquired taste,” what they really mean is, “It’s crap, but you’ll get used to it.” Turns out, that’s not exactly true. We humans are hardwired to reject certain types of flavors and textures for a reason, but sometimes those reasons are irrelevant, especially in modern times. […]