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

Year: 2021

Ingenious Brewing – Stout Chocula and Boo Berry Fluff

Today Arfred is serving Ingenious Brewing – Stout Chocula and Boo Berry Fluff, a 10% milk stout with chocolate and marshmallow and a 6.8% sour with blueberry and marshmallow. It’s finally here, my favorite day of the year. We said…

Prairie Artisan Ales – Pumpkin Kerfuffle

Today Arfred is serving Prairie Ales – Pumpkin Kerfuffle, a 8.2% imperial sour with pumpkin pie spice blend and toasted marshmallow flavor. I’m a sucker for pumpkin pie, however I’m a purist and I don’t like toppings like whipped cream…

Evil Twin – Lemon Meringue, Pink Pineapple, Grape

Today Arfred is serving Evil Twin – Lemon Meringue, Pink Pineapple, and Grape. I was really excited for the Lemon Meringue, as I’m usually a sucker for marshmallow, but of the three, I think Grape wins for me. This soda…

Artisanal Brew Works – Warheads Extreme Sour Black Cherry

Today Arfred is serving Artisanal Brew Works – Warheads Extreme Sour Black Cherry, a 5% sour made with Warheads candy. I avoided this candy as a kid – I couldn’t handle the face-puckering extreme tart. I was expecting more of…

Martin House Brewing – Bubble Gum Eyez

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Bubble Gum Eyez, a 5.2% bubblegum lactose sour. The rest of the world – “who would ever think of bubblegum-flavored beer?” Texans – “Y’all heard of Martin House?” Yeah, it’s another mad scientist…

RAR Brewing – Out of Order

Today Arfred is serving RAR – Out of Order, 6% fruit sours. Of the three we tried, Tatooine Tart was my favorite for the tropical passionfruit and lime vibe. As a Star Wars fan, I can’t deny I love the…

Old Sheepdog Brewery – 1920 Thrasher

Today Arfred is serving Old Sheepdog Brewery – 1920 Thrasher, a 7.3% farmhouse ale. Honestly I have no idea what the name of this beer means. To me, the term thrasher will always be synonymous with skateboarding. As a kid…

Martin House – Orange Cinnamon Roll

Today Arfred is serving Martin House Brewing – Orange Cinnamon Roll, a 5.2% sour with orange, cinnamon, and lactose. I actually liked this one a lot more than I expected to. Hell, I even went back to get more, which…

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…