The Beers of Summer, Part 2
It feels odd to say goodbye to the beers of summer on a day the mercury hit the upper 80s in the DMV. But with cooler weather in the forecast, […]
Tag Archives: Illinois
The 12 Packs of Christmas
On Christmas Day 2014, I honor the famous Christmas song The 12 Days of Christmas with this blog post — The 12 Packs of Christmas. Here are the various winter […]
Thanksgiving 2014
I haven’t blogged as much in 2014 as I have in past years, so I’ve tried a lot of beers this year that haven’t been mentioned on these pages. As […]
What’s On Tap at the Boa Beer Blog
When I poured the first beer from my kegerator, it felt like the first time I watched a football game on my DVR or the first time I used the […]
The Overlooked Beers of 2013 (Part 2)
2013 was another great year for sampling craft beer, as I described in over 80 blog posts last year. But there were a lot of beers not mentioned on the […]
The Overlooked Beers of 2012 (Part 2)
Continuing my list of the blog-worthy beers from last year that didn’t make it into a regular blog post – the (almost) overlooked beers of 2012. I’ll kick-off Part 2 […]
2012 Winter Beer Sampling in Pictures
I’ve been blessed by a bountiful winter beer season – my favorite beer-drinking season of the year. Winter brews represent a centuries-old tradition of concocting strong, full-flavored beers to offset […]
Fall 2011 Beer Tasting
Speaking of beer tastings, I had a Fall Beer Tasting before my Oktoberfest Celebration to sample beers for possible inclusion on the Oktoberfest beer menu. I found these Fall seasonals […]
Goose Island
Continuing with Midwest breweries… I used to drink Goose Island beer only on my visits to Chicago. I thought it was a regional brewery limited to Illinois, but when President […]
The Best of the Rest 2010, Christmas Edition
In the spirit of my previous post, I’m recording a few random Winter brews that I’ve tried this month. I’ll call this one the The Best of the Rest 2010, […]
