Tag: drinklocal

Today is the start of Hanukkah, the first day of the Festival of Lights. My beer has nothing to do with that. Today is also World Human Rights Day which remembers the day the General Assembly of the UN adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. My beer has nothing to… Continue reading Day 10 of 31 – Moselle

The nice part about shorter days and colder weather… it’s stout season! 😋.  Nocturnal Indiscretion; Midnight Snacks – Vanilla, is the latest (7th) variant of the “Midnight Snacks” by @wilmingtonbrewworks. The common theme between them all – great dessert stouts!  Other versions from WBW that I have enjoyed are: German Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and… Continue reading Day 9 of 31 – Nocturnal Indiscretion; Midnight Snacks – Vanilla

As we enter into the Christmas season it’s a great time to remember Stormy the Cow. You see, Stormy was an ordinary cow that was recruited to be part of a church’s live nativity scene back in 2017 at a church in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood. In true Philly style, Stormy was less interested in… Continue reading Day 8 of 31 – Stormy Escapes

Day 7 of 31: Some days are real Mondays! I spent a good 7 hours today working on 1 work related problem. After a lot of troubleshooting, testing, and debugging, I finally was able to get it solved and get that monkey off my back! I’ll call that a small victory and celebrate with an @victorybeer Sour… Continue reading Day 7 of 31 – Sour Monkey

Keeping the local vibe going with the 2020 version of the seasonal Winter Reserve Coffee Stout from @2spbrewing.  The second year they have partnered with Wawa to add their special coffee blend to this delicious stout with flavors of nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and clove;  very smooth and very drinkable! For the month of December I am… Continue reading Day 6 of 31 – Winter Reserve Coffee Stout (2020)

Staying local tonight with Dorsia by @stitchhousebrewery right here in Wilmington, Delaware. Dorsia is an easy drinking Belgian Triple clocking in at 11.35%. A crowler is more than enough for this heavy weight! If you have never been to Stitch House, you should give it a try! For the month of December I am going to try… Continue reading Day 5 of 31 – Dorsia

Keeping with the ‘expand your vocabulary’ theme today and enjoying Sartorial Absence from @wilmingtonbrewworks right here in Wilmington, Delaware. This one is a very distinctive imperial Northeast IPA. As they put it, “An experiment of an IPA – we took a recipe for a west coast IPA, using old school hops like Citra, Simcoe, Cascade, and Amarillo,… Continue reading Day 4 of 31 – Sartorial Absence

Today is Eutony from  @hiddenriverbeer in Douglassville, PA – right along the Schuylkill. This double IPA has a lot going on with notes of grapefruit, spicy white pepper, dank, narcissus & fragrant rose.  This is the 2nd to last beer from the case I got from the @kennett.brewfest  – Bonus: It also expanded my vocabulary! For the month… Continue reading Day 3 of 31 – Eutony

Day 2: Is an easy drinking New England Pale Ale from nearby @wilmingtonbrewworks – Clean, crisp and hazy. For the month of December I am going to try a different beer every day! Here’s the log so far: 1. Sabotage #3 (DIPA) by Round Guys Brewing Company  3.8/5.02. Organik Amplitude  (NE Pale Ale) by Wilmington Brew Works  4.3/5.03. ?4.… Continue reading Day 2 of 31 – Organik Amplitude

Day 1 was an interesting imperial IPA “Sabotage #3 from @roundguysbrewery in Lansdale, PA. The taste of key lime and vanilla really came through. For the month of December I am going to try a different beer every day! Here’s the log so far:1. Sabotage #3 (DIPA) by Round Guys Brewing Company  3.8/5.02. ?3. ?4. ?5. ?6. ?7. ?8. ?9. ?10.… Continue reading Day 1 of 31 – Sabotage #3