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

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Panther Island – Daaang! Hard Iced Tea

Today Arfred is serving Panther Island – Daaang! Hard Iced Tea, 4% and brewed with real iced tea. Y’all seen Joe Dirt? Anytime you throw a few extra a’s in your “dang” or say Hemi I’ll always think of that…

Lakewood Brewing – Salted Caramel Temptress

Today Arfred is serving Lakewood Brewing – Salted Caramel Temptress, a 9.1% imperial stout brewed with lactose, vanilla, natural caramel flavor, and sea salt. This may be my favorite Temptress so far. FYI the label says it pairs well with…

American Solera – Fat Camp

Today Arfred is serving American Solera – Fat Camp, a 10% imperial milk stout with chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla. Cisco used to be quite the fatty when we lived in CT. He started out a fit speedster, but then his…

3 Nations Brewing – Salty Pirate

Today Arfred is serving 3 Nations – Salty Pirate, a 4.7% strawberry lemonade sherbet gose. Love the can art, I have no idea why it reminded me of that awful 90’s Geena Davis pirate movie Cutthroat Island. Maybe she was…

Founders KBS Espresso

Today Arfred is serving Founders – KBS Espresso, a 12% bourbon barrel-aged stout brewed with chocolate and coffee. I don’t think y’all need me to tell you a KBS was good, not exactly breaking news. Aged on espresso beans after…

Fair State Brewing & Pulpit Rock Brewing – Main Boss

Today Arfred is serving Fair State Brewing & Pulpit Rock Brewing collab – Main Boss, a 12% imperial stout brewed with coconut, molasses and house-made orgeat syrup. This beer was fantastic, and not just because it tasted great. With each…

Martin House Brewery – Lemon Icebox Pie

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Lemon Icebox Pie, a 5.4% lemon sour brewed with graham crackers and lactose. Never had a slice of lemon icebox, but now I’m definitely craving one. Kind of an underrated member of the…

Untitled Art & Hop Culture – Hurricane Hard Seltzer

Today Arfred is serving Untitled & Hop Culture collab – Hurricane Hard Seltzer, a 9% seltzer brewed with oranges, key limes, passionfruit, pineapples and finished off with rum and cherry juice. Modeled after the famous New Orleans cocktail, this one…

Little Toad Creek – Pendejo Porter

Today Arfred is serving Little Toad Creek – Pendejo Porter, a 6.7% porter. Another nice local selection from my faraway neighbor state of New Mexico. I love the name of this beer, but I don’t know what they have against…