Trade Winds Tripel
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #2
Bananas and spice on the nose. Carries through to palate with bubblegum joining the party. Continue reading
Enjoy By 9-21-12 IPA
Stone 16th Anniversary Celebration – Sample #1
A fresher smelling-and-tasting, lighter, smoother variant of Stone’s IPA. Continue reading
Ellie’s Brown Ale
Sharing an Ellie’s Brown Ale from Avery Brewing Company with Elinor. Doggone good: rich malts, brown sugar, vanilla, and nuts.
Disclaimer: No alcohol was actually consumed by Elinor. Continue reading
Aooni IPA
Celebrating International Beer Day with Aooni India Pale Ale. Bready nose, tropical citrus notes. Grassy and malty. Bitter cereal. Continue reading
Holy hopping hops!
“Holy hopping hops!” shouts Elinor. “You’ve got almost as much beer as you do books!”
Kaleidoscope Collaboration Ale
Like you, I’ve been watching the media circus surrounding Patrick Wensink’s Broken Piano for President and the world’s friendliest cease-and-desist letter. It’s been amazing watching a Bizarro title climb to the top of Amazon.com’s rankings, peaking just below the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy (Note to Patrick: Next time, don’t forget to include ben wa balls in the book), not to mention the positive coverage in places like Boing Boing, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Time Magazine. Continue reading
6th Anniversary Ale
Big, bold Cali DIPA. Mega head. Grapefruit and pine nose, caramel and lemon on the tongue. Continue reading
Deviant Dale’s IPA
It takes about an hour, sometimes more, to drive from Petaluma, where I live, to the Dogpatch district of San Francisco, where the massive warehouse warehousing the Night Shade Books office is located. Depending on traffic, and other motorists’ habits of driving like idiots, this can be a monster of a commute. So I fill my time as best I can, listening to music, catching up on short fiction, or checking out new and engaging podcasts. Continue reading
Horn Dog Barley Wine Style Ale
There is grief, and there is sorrow, but there is also recovery. As the old adage says, time heals all wounds. And the conspicuous absence of dog was becoming deafening.
So, coming up on three weeks ago, we adopted a dog. At the time, we didn’t completely realize we were adopting a dog. Continue reading
Moylander Double IPA
Biscuits & grapefruit on nose, citrus & pine resin on tongue, dry bitter finish. Continue reading
