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

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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…

Islla St Brewing – Hey Yo Chick-O

Today Arfred is serving Islla – Hey Yo Chick-O!, a 5.6% chick-o-stick sour with peanut butter and coconut creme. How do we feel about Scott Hall’s WWF character Razor Ramon in hindsight? A white dude from Maryland playing a Cuban….

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 NiƱo Envuelto (Mexican jelly roll), this beer is outstanding. Let’s be honest, I would have bought…

Islla Street Brewing – Concha La S’more

Today Arfred is serving Islla St – Concha La S’more, a 11% stout brewed with conchas and finished with marshmallow, dark chocolate and graham crackers. Skip the graham crackers, all of my s’mores will now be sandwiched between conchas. Next…

Islla Street Brewing – Breaddie Mercury

Today Arfred is serving Islla St Brewing – Breaddie Mercury, a 5.5% sour with banana puree, dark chocolate, banana bread and walnut. It actually did remind me of my mom’s banana nut bread. But that can art – I really…

Islla Street Brewing – Cobra Chai

Today Arfred is serving Islla St – Cobra Chai, a 11% chai spiced imperial stout. Put him in a body bag! Are y’all loving the Cobra Kai series as much as I am? They have seriously done an amazing job…

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….

Islla Street Brewing – Concha La Flor

Today Arfred is serving Islla Concha La Flor, a 11.2% stout with vanilla, coffee and pan dulce. If I’m being honest, I had no idea what a concha was before moving to San Antonio. I was missing out – they’re…

Meet Chris The Ghostbuster

Hi there, I’m Chris.This blog is a companion to my Instagram @ChrisTheGhostbuster I started the account during lockdown as a way to share my love for craft beer (and justify my drinking). As a huge music fan, I thought it…