This post was written by KARL SMALLWOOD from TodayIFoundOut.com Oxford University is well known for being one of the most prestigious and elite places of learning in history. Over the years, it has seen some of the finest minds the world has ever known pass through its halls. It’s also the place where over six… Continue reading
Cryptic Review: Short’s Beard of Zeus
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
Stuck in the Middle with Brew: New Belgium Folly beer sampler review
Welcome to a new feature that I am going to try out for a bit to see how it goes. I am going to pick up a sampler pack of beers from a single brewery and go through it one at a time, leaving my thoughts here for you all to read in order to… Continue reading
Cryptic Review: Odd Side Ales Pineapple IPA
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
Pumpkin Beer Showdown
I have an opinion about pumpkin beers. And since I have a website dedicated to craft beers, I suppose that I should not be keeping my opinion to myself. But as the saying goes, “if you don’t have anything nice to say..” The End. But in all seriousness, it isn’t the _all_ pumpkin beers are… Continue reading
Go to beer school with PBS
If you have five and a half minutes to spare, and have ever thought about what goes into making that delicious brew that you like so much, you could find worse things to do with your time than check out this video. It comes from the PBS series It’s Okay to be Smart, where you… Continue reading
Cryptic Review: Cheers Norm’s Amber Ale
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
Cryptic Beer Review: Hop City Hopbot IPA
When the robot uprising occurs, do you think they will be happy or mad that I enjoyed this beer? Hop City Hopbot IPA. I have mentioned in the past the rules about buying alcohol based solely on the label. If you weren’t around for that, or if you have forgotten (I wouldn’t blame you, it… Continue reading
Cryptic Review: Clown Shoes Chocolate Sombrero
Once upon a time, there was a beer. This beer may not be the most prime example of its style. It is not that it is a bad beer, or even an average beer. This beer was good. But this beer had dreams, dreams of becoming great. This beer wanted to be one that would… Continue reading
Cryptic Review: Dogfish Head Festina Peche
I want to do a beer review, But that raccoon won’t give me back my beer. Seriously, I can’t not mention how brain-bustingly awesome this label is. Dogfish Head really got this one right. It is exactly the type of thing you want to put on your beer to make it shout at someone from… Continue reading