Sunset in February!

God I love Sunset!!!  Grill and Tap that is...but sunsets are always nice, too! ;-)  http://www.allstonsfinest.com/allstonsfinest/sunsetgrillandtap/sunsetgrill&tap.swf <-- for those of you that are curious.  Sadly the (beer) menu isn't online..it changes constantly..just go in and be in utter disbelief for yourself!  This time around I savored 3 delicious offerings....first up Abita Pecan Harvest!

Thanksgiving Beer!

Yeah, yeah..way late, I know.  I'm just lazy, no excuses here.  Since Sam Adams decided not to include their Cranberry Lambic in the Winter Sampler this year and I had never gotten the chance to try it, when I found Harpoon's cranberry beer..I couldn't resist trying it!

More Pumpkin Beers!!! - Charlie Brown's Addendum

Not gonna lie, it's amazing to walk into packies in December, and even JANUARY (yes, January!) and find pumpkin beers still kicking around!!  So of course, I had to buy them!  (as well as having some leftovers from early fall)  Kind of an addendum to my pumpkin showdown.

BBC Freebies!

Workin at a packie sure has it's perks!  Like say when a rep comes in touting their beer, but we have no desire to carry it..I get the samples!!  YAY FREE BEER!  Dude was from Berkshire Brewing Company..left us with their Steel Rail Pale Ale, Lost Sailor India Pale Ale and Berkshire Ale Traditional Pale Ale.  So..having a beer blog, and a healthy obsession with beer, I had to document the tastings for you guys!  (done a while ago..but I've been lazy in updating)

Steel Rail Pale Ale up first, and damn, it's just a fun beer to say!  C'mon say it with me!  Steel Rail Pale Ale..just rolls off the tounge. Yeah, I know, it's really the Extra Pale Ale..but it's way more fun to say the other way.  5.3%ABV and 20IBUs..nice healthy beer.  Hazy golden pour, solid head on it..sweet malty aroma and a bit of an IPA-hoppy-citrus smell.  On the medium to slightly full-bodied end of taste and mouthfeel.  Nice simple beer overall, bready/caramel-esque malts, slightly hoppy on the finish, a bit creamy throughout.  A change, I think, on how beers are made now..everything is trying to be overly hoppy, unique malts, odd additives.  BBC Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale gives a bit more body and taste than a traditional pale ale, but there's no frills on this one. Pure, simple, tasty beer.