Hotter Than New Love

The third beer under review by HTNL is Schlafly’s Pale Ale brewed in St. Louis. This amber colored ale is, by this author’s estimation, the staple of the Schlafly arsenal of beers. The hops shine through the caramel malts like rays of sunlight through a cloudy sunset. The Ale is by no means over powering. [...]

Located in Petaluma, California, the Lagunitas brewery brings our readers our second of many beer reviews: their “Hop Stoopid” Ale. It seems as of late, that the ‘typical’ or usual method of business of smaller breweries, in their attempt to create a memorable ale, is to shove a ton of hops into their beer. This [...]

I’d like to start a new section of the blog dedicated to the craft of brewing and of the many fine American beers of our age. Today’s selection is the Boulevard Brewery’s “Double Wide IPA” The IPA or “India Pale Ale” originates from the British colonial period. When India was controlled by Britain, the Brits [...]