Upon further inspection, aromas of cherries, chocolate, and airy-bourbon-barrel soothe my nose. It smells like a cordial chocolate out for a night on the town...
Beer Reviews / 29.01.2019
Brazos Valley Slippin Into Darkness
Brazos Valley Slippin into Darkness reeks of mildly-sweet, toasted coconut and coffee, while the cocoa nibs are like the bass in the background, bringing it...
Beer Reviews / 20.03.2018
Aged 11 Below Big Mistake 2017
Just in time for their 3 year anniversary and the 2018 batch of Big Mistake, and this is a solid beer. I'm excited to get more this year, but I'm not aging it. I think I'm done aging beer after experiencing...
Beer Reviews / 30.10.2017
SpindleTap Aceite Crudo RIS
Aceite Crudo RIS makes up for any absence of art. It pours blacker than the soul of (enter the name of your least favorite politician here.) No flashlight test is getting through this sucker - it's opaque black. As it pours, the...
Beer Reviews / 20.07.2017
Spindletap Aceite Crudo by Nick B
The nice woman behind the bar set that Spindletap snifter under the tap and it looked like an oil derrick let loose when she pulled the handle. Aceite Crudo is aptly named...
Beer Reviews / 11.06.2017
11 Below Big Mistake by Nick B
To give you some more background on this beer, Big Mistake is a barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout that goes into 3 different types of barrels: 5 yr old Yellow Rose bourbon, 9 yr old...
Beer Reviews / 19.04.2017
Saint Arnold Bishops Barrel 14 by Tam
I first laid my Asian American eyes on this rare gem at “The Flying Saucer” downtown while waiting for a friend. I call this a rare gem because this brew was created on May 28, 2015 and wasn’t released to the public’s greedy little craft beer loving hands until...
The pours they gave us were the base beer, samples from each individual barrel, the 2017 blended batch, and the batch from 2016. If you want to know why they call it Big Mistake RIS...
Beer Reviews / 20.03.2017
Cycler’s Brewing Palmares RIS by Tony
Palmares RIS is a jet black beer with a tall creamy head that didn't stay along for the ride. The full-bodied rich character was bold and delicious. The mouthfeel was a tiny bit on the...