Archive for September, 2008

Oktoberfests in Town

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

So the Oktoberfests are upon us. I dropped into the Green Dragon today, and while I didn’t even make it around to the Hales Meet the Brewer tasting, the Oktoberfests were wrestlin for alpha dog. There were 4 on tap when I arrived: Widmer, Lompoc, Double Mountain, and one other that I can’t recall. Overall [...]

Dissident Tap vs. Bottle

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I know this may be a bit late, the Dissident taps long dried up, the bottles now a treasure, searched long and hard for, but I will just state it anyway. The Dissident in bottles just blows the stuff on tap away.
When I first tried the Dissident, the day they first had it on tap [...]

Full Sail “21″ Doppelbock Release

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

In the recent Full Sail newsletter they inform of an upcoming release for their 21st anniversary. Due in September is “21” a doppelbock to be bottled in 22ozers for their Brewmasters Reserve series.
Here is what they have to say:
This beer is a labor of love. From brewhouse to bottle, 21 was given the care that [...]