Nostalgia is a funny thing. Something will worm its way into your mind, and then you will start to see it everywhere. The connection is often extrememly tednuous as well. Sure, sometimes itis obvious. Sometimes you hear a Cyndi Lauper on the radio that reminds you of that scene in Goonies when you can see the video playing… Continue reading
My brother used to have a poster on his wall called ship of fools (you can buy it here), depicting a group of ducks on a boat, singing and laughing away, blissfully unaware of the raging storm around them. Somehow this beer gives off the feeling that I imagine those ducks have. It feels like… Continue reading
Sometimes you want to go… Just had to get that out of the way. Now this beer review has a little bit of background music going through your head. I have to admit a healthy amount of skepticism when approaching a beer with such a big name licensing deal going on here. It kind of stinks of… Continue reading
I seem to be seeing more and more beers lately that have a very… two-sided personality. These binary beers, tend to take on two characteristics, that are not always as complementary as the seem like they should be. It sometimes appears that the visual characteristics and the saporific characteristics are diametrically opposed. The point being that age… Continue reading
I hope you are all Having a great 4th of July. and I hope you are all celebrating with your favorite Michigan Craft Beer. One of my choices today was from the Belgian brewery out of Grand Rapids, Brewery Vivant. Standing tall and unique in Michigan with Belgian style beer in cans, Brewery Vivant is… Continue reading
Today’s message is about two things. The great feeling of going out camping, and the importance of double-checking that the audio didn’t get screwed up in the video you just shot of yourself reviewing a beer whilst experiencing that nature. Oh, and the beer. Three things I guess. Mostly about the beer. But the audio… Continue reading
Want to know a secret? Cryptic Review started as a way to make fun of beer and wind snobs. It is true. At my first beer festival it was decided that everytime one of my group had a beer we would have to explain how it tastes to everyone else using the most pretentious adjectives… Continue reading
Have I mentioned yet how much I love this brewery. Schmaltz Brewing Company has a couple of brewing labels under their umbrella. You may have seen their Coney Island beers, but the flagship is the He’Brew The Chosen Beer line. If you get a chance pick some up and while you are enjoying it (you… Continue reading
There are certain days, when it it cool outside, and a great comfort is sitting in a warm spot, perhaps by a fire, with a dark, heavy, full bodied beer. And there are also those days in early spring, when the wind is cool, but the daylight warms you, when a sweet, light, flavorful beer… Continue reading
Maybe I am a bad Michiganian Michigander Mi..chi..gan…ite Northerner. But I hate the winter. I am already all set for March to come around and spring to start. Some people will say, “Oh as long as it snows on Christmas, that is all the snow I need.” That is close, but I don’t think that is even… Continue reading