• Toronado Pub, San Francisco

    Once you arrive and push the salon-style swing doors, you walk into a Mecca, a drinkers haven.

  • Beer Paradise in the East Bay

    I was fairly caught off guard by the appearance of the place. Once inside, I made my way to the beer section. Wow!

  • Ben & Nick’s

    I love the locale of it, right down the street from BART

Lagunitas Sucks beer pic

My friend texted me last week just two words. “Lagunitas Sucks” I naturally responded, “why?”

My friend texted me last week just two words.  “Lagunitas Sucks”  I naturally responded, “why?” bad bottle? Had a bad experience at the brewery?  10 minutes went by and no response.  Read the rest of this beer review »

Alpine Brewing Nelson IPA Beer pic

"From reading the description, this looks interesting AND good! Rye and Grapefruit, huh? I’m intrigued"

Going through my “Alpine” purchases this weekend, I reach in for the “Nelson” IPA.  From reading the description, this looks interesting AND good!  Rye and Grapefruit, huh? I’m Read the rest of this beer review »

Alpine Pure Hoppiness Imperial IPA pic

"This is nectar of the gods. A perfect sticky satisfying hop bomb"

It was Friday and I was looking to stock up for the weekend.  My local beer store just received a palate of Alpine beers that had come in the day before. Nelson and Pure Hoppiness quickly Read the rest of this beer review »

Port Brewing Mongo Double Ipa

This brewery puts out some great beer and hey, who can go wrong with a beer that has a name like “Mongo”?

Ahh, Halloween weekend. There is a chill in the air, leaves are falling and some holiday parties to prepare for.  I need to get creative this year regarding the costume and I need some Read the rest of this beer review »

Dogfish Head Pangaea beer pic

"brewed with crystalyzed ginger huh? I do like ginger, so this sounds nice and refreshing..."

I was in the mood for something different. (No, not Zima), but something that broke away from “standard”. Read the rest of this beer review »