Prairie Artisan Ales – Mocha Noir
Today Arfred is serving Prairie Ales – Mocha Noir, a 14.2% bourbon barrel aged stout with coffee. I love this artwork. It’s like a group logo for a cryptozoologist forum where anonymous truth seekers chat on their keyboards in the…
Belching Beaver – Viva La Beaver
Today Arfred is serving Belching Beaver – Viva La Beaver, a 7.5% Mexican chocolate peanut butter stout. According to the can, this is the brewery’s highest rated beer, receiving numerous awards. This is my first Belching Beaver, but here in…
903 Brewers – Dracarys
Today Arfred is serving 903 – Dracarys, a 11% oak aged chile stout with cocoa nibs, cinnamon and ancho chiles. The beer had a nice heat, but more like a baby Drogon than a full grown, watching-Daenerys-descend-into-madness Drogon. I envy…
Islla St Brewing – The Pandalorian
Today Arfred is serving Islla St – The Pandalorian, a 5.5% pan dulce sour with coconut, strawberry, vanilla and sponge cake. Modeled after a Niño Envuelto (Mexican jelly roll), this beer is outstanding. Let’s be honest, I would have bought…
3 Nations Brewing – Sucker Punch
Today Arfred is serving Three Nations – Sucker Punch, a 4.5% watermelon sour. Pucker up, this little hell-raiser was made with real sour straws! Have y’all seen Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch movie? Did you hate it? Yeah, so I still…
Skygazer Brewing – Watercolors Replay
Today Arfred is serving Skygazer – Watercolors Replay, a 5.5% sour with lemon, raspberry, blueberry, vanilla and lactose. Man, I wish I knew about this brewery back when I lived in New Haven. Figures it’s not until I move to…
Dry Dock Brewing – Vanilla Porter
Today Arfred is serving Dry Dock Brewing – Vanilla Porter, a 5.4% porter with vanilla beans. Man, what a surprise this can turned out to be. With the beans added after fermentation, this is quite possibly the smoothest vanilla porter…
903 Brewers – Pineapple Magic
Today Arfred is serving 903 – Pineapple Magic, a 6.2% slushy sour with pineapple, vanilla, marshmallow and lactose. This fluffy batch of joy made my day. I spent my honeymoon in Disneyworld – I love everything about that place. Even…
KCBC – Bushwick Zombie
Today Arfred is serving KCBC – Bushwick Zombie, a 4% sour with blueberry, strawberry and lemon. Ah, observe the hipster male in its native habitat. Easily identified by the uniform of whatever vintage fashion is currently trending, or by the…
