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

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Last Wave Brewing – Island Time Mai Tai

Today Arfred is serving Last Wave Island Time Mai Tai, a 5.3% sour with orange and pineapple. According to the can, this is best enjoyed with friends. Damn, won’t it be nice to have friends again as we get vaccinated…

Brewery Vivant – Big Red Coq

Today Arfred is serving Brewery Vivant Big Red Coq, a 6% citra red ale. Did I buy this one just for the name? Obviously. Do I have a juvenile sense of humor? Obviously. Who wants to act their age anyway?…

Untitled Art – Pixie Mix Fruit Punch

Today Arfred is serving Untitled Art Pixie Mix Fruit Punch, a 5.5% hard seltzer. Well there’s no denying they nailed the fruit punch flavor of our childhood, dialing the artificial sweetness up to 11. I expected an instant sugar rush,…

Islla Street Brewing – Matcha Man

Today Arfred is serving Islla St Brewing Matcha Man, a 5.5% matcha green tea and coconut sour. They always say don’t drink the green beer! Well, I had to try it because Islla usually gets the benefit of the doubt….

Anchorage Brewing – The Sacrifice

Today Arfred is serving Anchorage The Sacrifice, a 15.5% imperial stout with coconut aged in Missouri oak foeders. I cracked this one open last month amid the Texas deep freeze when we all lost power and water for a week….

Half Full Brewery – Key Lime Supernova

Today Arfred is serving Half Full Key Lime Supernova, a 4.8% key lime sour. Truth be told, I thought this beer was going to be boring as hell. Just lime? Where are all the wacky craft beer adjuncts?! I was…

Bombastic Brewing – Parliament

Today Arfred is serving Bombastic Parliament Raspberry Gose, a 5.5% sour with sea salt and raspberry puree. George Clinton and P-Funk! I love this can art so much. This reminds me of one of my favorite 90’s movies, PCU. Jeremy…

903 Brewers – Luck O’ The Squatch

Today Arfred is serving 903 Luck O’ The Squatch, a 11% milk stout with Irish cream and coffee. Ah St Patrick’s Day, the one day of the year folks are encouraged to get blind drunk and stumble around in public…

Perennial Artisan Ales – Lunchbox Treasures

Today Arfred is serving Perennial Ales Lunchbox Treasures, a 12% imperial stout with marshmallows, vanilla beans, cinnamon and nutmeg. They really nailed the name on this one. As a kid, if I opened my Batman lunchbox and there was a…