This week our beer trip through the Lone Star States continues in the Hill Country. Altstadt Brewing Kolsch is the subject of this week’s review. The Pour Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass. This Kolsch pours a clear golden/yellow color. A two-finger white head forms with good retention and plenty of
Read More
Necessary Evil Pilsner, Manhattan the Project
In this installment of my Beers of Texas series, we taste and review Necessary Evil from Manhattan Project Beer company. The Pour Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass. A once inch white head formed and slowly reduced with good lacing to a full cap on top of the beer. Necessary Evil
Read More
Texas Blonde Wild Acre Brewing Company
The latest in my beers of Texas series Texas Blonde from Wild Acre Brewing is a blond with more character than most of the beers in this style have. The Pour Texas Blond Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass. Texas Blonde is a golden color and slightly hazy. The color is
Read More
Wise Monkeys Belgian Golden Strong
Wise Monkeys Belgian Golden Strong is the latest in my reviews of the craft beers brewed in Texas. The Pour Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass Wise Monkeys produced a thick white head on a bright, crystal clear golden ale. The head retains at a cap and leaves behind some lacing.
Read More
Hoppenheimer IPA, A West Coast Style IPA
Hoppenheimer “West Coast IPA” surprised me. I am not normally a fan of IPA beers but this one I liked. The Pour I Poured from a 12 oz can into a pint glass. Pours a very clear golden copper color with almost no head. As you drink nice lacing remains on the side of the
Read More
Oktoberfest from Saint Arnold
The big Oktoberfest celebration in Munich has been canceled this year. However, we still get celebrate with all of the special fall seasonal craft brews we get her in the United States. The Pour Oktoberfest pours a clear orange-amber color with a one-finger head of off-white foam. Poured from a 12 ounce can into a
Read More
Billy Jenkins Bock Wild Acre Brewing
Looking for my next beer to review I stood in front of the cooler at my local supermarket wanting something screaming Texas. That had to be a bock. The bock style is famous in the United States from the Shiner Brewery and Shiner Bock. This is the style of beer most associated with Texas. I
Read More
Fresh Kicks Hazy IPA from Real Ale Brewing Company
Fresh Kicks Hazy PA is inspired by the IPA brewed in the Northeast U.S. the key is inspired by. It is not trying to be a New England IPA. If you have been reading for a while you know I am not the biggest fan of IPAs. Lately, I have found a couple that I
Read More
Black Matter Coffee Stout
After trying two other beers from Manhattan Project Beer company, I decided to try Black Matter Coffee Stout. I was not disappointed with Black Matter. Brewers Description “Our passion for coffee runs deep. So deep that if we weren’t in the beer business, we would be in the coffee business. And when an opportunity to
Read More
Half-Life Hazy IPA
I first had Half-Life Hazy IPA on tap at the Firehouse Gastro Park in Grand Prairie Texas. I am usually not an IPA guy, but Half-Life surprised me. This was a happy accident that I ordered. I did not know at the time it was an IPA. I heard good things about it and since
Read More