Author: guitarman

  • Earl Grey IPA – Yay or Nay?

    I’m so thankful that my wife knows me so well. This birthday she managed to gift me 4 beers that I hadn’t tried before. Not only that, they all look fun and tasty, so let’s get started! Today’s brew is from Salt Spring Island Ales and it’s an Earl Grey IPA! I have to say,…

  • Coffee and a Riff

    Coffee and a Riff coming soon. On weekends I like to brew up a cup of coffee and jam out while I’m still waking up. Sometimes magic happens, sometimes nothing. I’ll post those under 1 minute snippets here.

  • Winter Ale by Lighthouse Brewing

    In my previous post I eluded to receiving the last 12 beers of the 2013 beer advent calendar as a gift – It’s the gift that keeps on giving really. 😉 Let’s queue up Today’s tasting shall we? The beer I’ve got in the glass Today is from Lighthouse Brewing The beer pours a deep…

  • Peak Organic Espresso Amber Ale

    I must say that I wasn’t sure what to expect when I opened up this bottle.  Pairing coffee and beer sounds like a good idea but it doesn’t always work out that way. Typically when it comes to coffee and beer pairings, I mostly see this happen with stout or porters, but this one –…

  • Beermas 2013-2014 – Day 12 – SLEIGHR Dark Double Alt Ale – Ninkasi Brewing Company

    Beermas 2013-2014 – Day 12 – SLEIGHR Dark Double Alt Ale – Ninkasi Brewing Company Read on or click  play below for the enhanced Audio experience. Your browser does not support the audio element. Well folks – we made it.  Beermas day 12 is now upon us.  I spent a good while in the beer…