Beer Week 2013- Round Three- Stoudts Double IPA

There is a lot of myth surrounding the India Pale Ale. The common story (the one I’ve always heard) goes a little like this: “Colonial India was thirsty for English beers in the late 18th century, but the rough six month voyage by sea from England to India was enough to spoil regular beers. Even hearty porters could not survive the grueling trip.

Beer Week 2013: Round Two- Quad

Weyerbacher Quad- So what’s a Quad anyway? Quad, in this case is short for Quadrupel: a style of Belgian Abbey Ales.

Beer Week 2013- Round One: Hotter Than Helles Lager

Cigar City’s Hotter Than Helles Lager- It’s a very punny name for a very serious love letter to a classic German style.

Why Orson Scott Card should not write Superman

I’m not going to write a review in this post. Instead, I’m going to offer my opinion on a topic I feel very strongly about. I encourage you to join the conversation and I welcome all (especially differing) opinions.

I Hate Albert Einstein

So you think you know the history of the Atomic Bomb? Jonathan Hickman begs to differ. The Manhattan Projects tells the secret history of America’s nuclear program; a history complete with cyborg Nazis, alien genocide, and Imperial Japanese Kamikaze Robots.

Terrapin’s Taste of the Far East

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Samurai Krunkles , but I was delighted by this ale brewed with ginger and green tea. This unusual IPA (India Pale Ale) is brewed by the mad geniuses at Terrapin brewery in Athens, GA. I bought my 750 ml bottle from Knightly Spirits in Orlando Florida. It’s 7.1% A.B.V.

Album Review: Foxygen- We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic

Foxygen makes me miss a 1960’s neither I nor they ever knew. Sam France and Jonathan Rado have created a wild genre bending musical tour of the ’60’s and I can’t get enough of it. It seems like they channel the vibe of Psychedelia through a post-punk sensibility that sounds like the Kinks dropping acid.