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

Beer Reviews

Energy City Brewing – Batisserie Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Today Arfred is serving Energy City Batisserie Chocolate Raspberry Tart, a 8% stout with raspberries, cocoa, graham crackers and lactose. I didn’t realize they added the raspberries after fermentation – I’ve never had a stout that was so thick and…

Martin House Brewing – Puppy Chow

Today Arfred is serving Martin House Puppy Chow, a 8% stout with powdered sugar, chocolate, peanut butter and Chex cereal. I was so excited for this. My mom used to make this sugary sweet ambrosia for us as kids, but…

Drekker Brewing – Chonk Sundae Sour

Today Arfred is serving Drekker’s Chonk Sundae Sour, a 7% sour with orange, peach and marshmallows. So this can art. We’ve got a chubby-looking cat with an inverted pentacle. Is the name chonk referring to the thicc cat or the…

Listermann Brewing Company – Satisfied?

Today Arfred is serving Listermann Satisfied?, a 7% stout brewed with chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, lactose and natural flavors. Wow, they bottled America’s favorite candy bar. Generally I like to think I’m immune to advertising. If that’s the case (it’s…

Martin House Brewery – Bananas Foster

Today Arfred is serving Martin House Brewery Bananas Foster, a 6% dessert beer with bananas, cinnamon and rum flavoring. Oh these lovable whackadoos. I love how they put Rowan (their brewer) on the can art because he loves this dish…

Hoax Brewing – Candy Coated Poison Apple

Today Arfred is serving Hoax Brewing Candy Coated Poison Apple, a 8% sour brewed with apple cider and spices. I love Snow White – let me tell you about my favorite version of her. It’s not the Disney animated classic,…

Timber Ales – Lumberjack Style

Today Arfred is serving Timber Ales Lumberjack Style, a 12% imperial stout aged on coffee and maple syrup. Playing a little world association game, lumberjack style makes me think of flannel, which makes me think of the Seattle grunge scene….