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

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21st Amendment Brewery – Blood Orange Brew Free! or Die

Today Arfred is serving @21stamendmentbrewery – Blood Orange Brew Free! or Die, a 7% blood orange IPA. Happy Independence Day weekend y’all – this can art seemed appropriate. Does anyone remember the Chris Rock movie Head of State where he…

Einstok – Icelandic Lime & Juniper Pils

Today Arfred is serving Einstok – Icelandic Lime & Juniper Pils, a 4.8% pilsner brewed with lime and Icelandic juniper berries. Well, the can wasn’t kidding when they said this is a craft beer like no other. It’s original AF,…

Epic Brewing – Big Bad Baptist Pecan Pie

Today Arfred is serving Epic – Big Bad Baptist Pecan Pie, a 10.5% imperial stout aged in whiskey barrels with coffee, cacao, pecans, cinnamon, and vanilla. Living up to the brewery name, this big bad boy is epic. I need…

Untitled Art & Omnipollo – Tropical Smoothie Seltzer

Today Arfred is serving Untitled Art and Omnipollo collab – Tropical Smoothie Seltzer, a 5% hard seltzer with peach, pineapple, and passionfruit. The weather has been so gross here lately, this fruity gem had me itching for an island getaway….

Rio Bravo Brewing Company – Cold Brew

Today Arfred is serving Rio Bravo Brewing – Cold Brew, a 6.7% porter brewed with coffee from New Mexico Piñon Coffee. This is pretty cool – they put a crossword puzzle on the can so you can play while you…

Islla Street Brewing – Cold Stone Stunner

Today Arfred is serving Islla – Cold Stone Stunner, a 10.5% melted ice cream and coffee stout. Regardless of whether or not you like coffee ice cream (which they totally nailed), you really have to appreciate the clever name and…

Prairie Artisan Ales – Paradise

Today Arfred is serving Prairie Ales – Paradise, a 13% imperial stout brewed with coconut and vanilla. Love the 80’s-style label depicting a sunny coastal paradise. Pretty picture, but it’s all a facade – every “paradise” has its hidden flaws…

Untitled Art & BlackStack Brewing collab – Mixed Berry Sour A La Mode

Today Arfred is serving Untitled Art and BlackStack collab – Mixed Berry Sour A La Mode, a 6% sour with blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry and cinnamon. Feels like a trend is forming – I’ve been on a kick lately with…

903 Brewers – Slushy Factory

Today Arfred is serving 903 – Slushy Factory, a 6.2% smoothie sour with strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, vanilla and lactose. This totally reminds me of the wall of Slurpee machines at the 7-Eleven of my youth, serving out massive cups…