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

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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…

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…

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….