Many local breweries have started canning beer- and that’s welcome news. It’s convenient to be able to enjoy a can of beer from your favorite brewery on your back patio. You can now add two beers from 42 North Brewing Company to the “patio-ready” list. I had a chance to …
Read More »Beer Battle: Session IPA Tournament Final Four
Over the past month, I have sampled 16 different Session IPA beers in groups of four. Each regional grouping consisted of four beers. These four beers were randomly poured into four different glasses. I then chose two of the four glasses randomly to drink. I selected which one I liked …
Read More »Beer Battle: Session IPA Tournament Cheektowaga Regional
This is the last of four bracket battles between popular (and locally available, except for one) session beers. Remember, these four beers were randomly poured into four different glasses. I then chose two of the four glasses randomly to drink. I selected which one I liked best. Then, I tasted …
Read More »Beer Battle: Session IPA Tournament Hamburg Regional
This is the third of four bracket battles between popular (and locally available) session beers. Remember, these four beers were randomly poured into four different glasses. I then chose two of the four glasses randomly to drink. I selected which one I liked best. Then, I tasted the other two …
Read More »Beer Battle: Session IPA Tournament Amherst Regional
This is the second of four bracket battles between popular (and available) session beers. Remember, my wife randomly poured these four beers into four different glasses. I then chose two of the four glasses randomly to drink. I selected which one I liked best. Then, I tasted the other two …
Read More »Beer Battle: Session IPA Tournament Tonawanda Regional
Maybe you have the same issue I do. When I go into a beer store, I rarely leave with a “session” beer. So to this point I really haven’t tried a lot of session beers. I usually buy beer that contains a fairly substantial ABV, opting for beers other than …
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