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Lovely Ladies, Less Than Lovely Beer
Sometimes I like to drink multiple beers that follow certain themes. A specific style or country, for example. This time it was red-headed women. I visited Oade's Big Ten Party Store for the first time...
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Doughnut Beer and Pumpkin Beer
So, I totally took notes on this beer, and can't find them. No mattter. A couple of weeks ago, I randomly went to a beer store in Lansing and there were cases of these bright pink bottles at the front...
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New Brewery in Lansing! EagleMonk.
Lansing is small enough that I usually know the latest "haps," if you will. But I stumbled upon this new business purely by accident. I randomly decided to take a different route to work yesterday and...
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MAMMA MIA! PIZZA BEER!
I remember reading about Mamma Mia Pizza Beer a couple of years ago, getting curious enough to want to try and find it, and then promptly forgetting about it. You can't get it in Michigan but on a...
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Dude, Where's My Beer?
 Much has been written on the relationship of cannabis and hops. Long story short, they are in the same plant family but contain different chemicals and therefore are used differently. Most...
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Birch and Barley
So I found myself in DC recently, on a business trip. I was hoping to do a little exploring on my own, and one night - I did! When I'm in a new city I like to research places I might like to go....
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Brown Shugga', Oh Honey Honey
Random selection at Taps 25 one night. Lagunita's Brown Shugga,' a big American Strong Ale at 9.99% (let's just say 10) alcohol by volume. It is brewed with brown sugar, hence the name. Good looking...
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HopCat - Short's Birthday Party
So I finally went to the HopCat for the first time recently. This was after a show in Grand Rapids, and I was excited to hear we were only a few blocks away from this highly esteemed beer bar. HopCat...
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Thanks for Holiday Beer Gifts!
I have really nice sisters! One of them lives in NY. She gave me a hard-bound book version of my blog! So fancy and awesome! Thanks Rebecca. Another sister lives in Portland, OR. Rachel has hooked me...
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Kombucha...Ginger...Beer
Well, it's a new year and that means resolutions. My dad and I are both trying to get in shape. He's riding his excercise bike, I'm taking walks, we are eating our veggies...And for the month of...
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Innis & Gunn - a birthday treat.
I'm in NY! Visiting my twin sister and her beautiful family. My sister encouraged me to try some new beer! So we picked up a gift set of Innis & Gunn's Oak Aged beers. I don't believe I've ever had...
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Happy Birthday to Us! Birthday lunch at Growlers.
 My twin sister and I, at Growlers. We are now 34. It seemed like Growlers was playing music just for our demographic. Weezer, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana...My sister is awesome at planning...
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Oh Yeah, Blogs. Dragon Milk Stout.
My poor, sad, neglected blog. Grin and Beer It? More like Frown and Blear it. Anyways, never fret, I've had some beer. Hmm, some recent ones were:Lagunita's Censored AleLagunita's Undercover Ale...
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Taps 25 and leinenkugel's Big Eddy series
I didn't know leinenkugel's had a "big eddy" series. I mostly think of leiny's as my Wisconsin college days brewery of choice. They offered us beer pansies Berry Weiss and Honey Weiss, not selections...
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Northern hawk amber ale on Fathers' Day
So I wanted a beer and it's Fathers Day. We've had a nice weekend. At the store I decided to get an amber ale since that's my dad's favorite style and he's learned to feel trepidation at some beers I...
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3 Big Atwater Beers
I want to like Atwater, because its from The D and all. I picked up a few bottles of their big beers to try over the July 4th holiday. First I tried their Black Imperial Stout. The label informed me...
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Spicy Cocoa Stout
So sometimes I go visit my sister in Bloomington, IN. When I'm there, I always go to Sahara Mart which has all kinds of lovely delicacies, but my favorite part is their two very large aisles of beer....
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The Saga of Kentucky Breakfast Stout
I have never even seen this beer despite the fact that I'm from Michigan. I'm a fan of Founder's (Grand Rapids, MI). I've been aware of their limited release Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) but have...
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3 from Asheville, NC
My sister's BF is from Asheville, NC. I've never been there, but I do know it is considered a great beer city, even winning the "Beer City USA" award several years in a row. So when they went there on...
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Hello from Denver
I have not been blogging much lately but do feel the need to capture my "exBEERiences" (sorry) while travelling in Denver, CO. I'm here for a conference but have pockets of free time to do a bit of...
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120 Minute IPA - 2011 and 2014
120 Minute IPA is an intense beer. From the Dogfish Head website: "Clocking in at 15-20% ABV and 120 IBUs, it's easy to see why we call this beer the HOLY GRAIL for Hopheads! 120 Minute IPA is boiled...
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Guiness Nitro IPA
What's up with Nitro beer? The nerds at craftbeer.com have a helpful explanation! During the carbonation process, nitro beers use 70% nitrogen along with 30% carbon dioxide. These beers have smaller...
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Beer Grotto Samples + Backwoods Bastard
The Beer Grotto is one of several craft beer joints near the baseball stadium in Lansing. It has a decent selection and offers 3 oz pours, which I especially like. On a recent visit I stopped by and...
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Delicious Belgian Beer
Trappistes Rochefort 8 - Belgian Ale9.2% ABV11.2 oz bottleThe Rochefort Trappist 8 is featured in a series of beers that includes the 6, 8, and 10. I should have guessed this was bottle-conditioned, as...
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Bourbon Barrel Series - Rochester Mills
My wife picked up this 4 pack of a limited-release bourbon barrel aged versions of some of the standard beers from Rochester Mills in Auburn Hills, MI. She said she had been eyeing it and thought I...
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