Exploring the wonderful world of craft beer with my trusty taste-tester dog Cisco & his faithful butler Arfred

Month: September 2021

Tavour

Check it out! Beer mail gifted by Tavour They were kind enough to send us an awesome mix of stouts and sours to sample. If you’re not familiar with Tavour, they work with over 600 breweries across 47 states to…

The Brewing Projekt – Peppermint Mocha Cow Cow

Today Arfred is serving The Brewing Projekt – Peppermint Mocha Cow Cow Chocolate Milk Stout, a 4.6% stout with lactose, coffee, chocolate and peppermint. This can art is just adorable. I don’t have kids, but I imagine I’d have a…

Martin House Brewing – Saint Rita

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Saint Rita, a 8% margarita sour with strawberries. Like St. Jude, St. Rita is known for being a saint of impossible causes, which seems fitting, as it’s impossible not to like Martin House….

Martin House Brewing – The Statement of Purpose

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – The Statement of Purpose, a 8% peanut butter golden stout. Never did grad school, so I never had to write a statement of purpose, but the thought of it terrifies me. Imagine if…

Counter Weight – Fresh Drip Coffee Porter

Today Arfred is serving Counter Weight – Fresh Drip Coffee Porter, a 5.8% porter made with coffee from J.Rene Coffee. As a teenage vampire, I basically lived at a diner. Sometimes I’d sit at the counter all night drinking free…

Timber Ales & Folksbier – Chasing Shadows

Today Arfred is serving Timber Ales & Folksbier collab – Chasing Shadows, a 12% imperial stout aged on a blend of Mexican, Ugandan, and Madagascar vanilla beans and cacao nibs. These Timbers never let me down, and always with the…

Fat Orange Cat – Walkabout

Today Arfred is serving Fat Orange Cat – Walkabout, a 5.3% sour with peach and mango. I absolutely loved this beer. Let’s all wish these fat cats a happy birthday, as the brewery officially turned 5 years old last month….

Panther Island – Daaang! Hard Iced Tea

Today Arfred is serving Panther Island – Daaang! Hard Iced Tea, 4% and brewed with real iced tea. Y’all seen Joe Dirt? Anytime you throw a few extra a’s in your “dang” or say Hemi I’ll always think of that…

Lakewood Brewing – Salted Caramel Temptress

Today Arfred is serving Lakewood Brewing – Salted Caramel Temptress, a 9.1% imperial stout brewed with lactose, vanilla, natural caramel flavor, and sea salt. This may be my favorite Temptress so far. FYI the label says it pairs well with…