Instant Monkey with Jim Storer
Great Divide Samurai – Rice Beer – B+
Great Divide Hades – Belgian Ale – B+
Fat Tire Belgian – Amber Ale – C+
Brasserie de Brageries – La Moneuse – Saison – B+
Dogfish Head – Palo Santo Marron A+
Great Divide Samurai – Rice Beer – B+
Great Divide Hades – Belgian Ale – B+
Fat Tire Belgian – Amber Ale – C+
Brasserie de Brageries – La Moneuse – Saison – B+
Dogfish Head – Palo Santo Marron A+
Raveen and I reviewed 7 beers tonight!
Portsmouth Brewery -> Black Cat Stout -> Irish Dry Stout -> B
Great Lakes Brewery -> Edmund Fitzgerald Porter -> American Porter -> A-
Avery -> Grand Cru -> Strong Belgian Dark -> B+
Southern Tier -> Pale Ale -> American Pale Ale -> C-
Southern Tier -> Pale Wheat Ale -> American Pale Wheat Ale -> C
Southern Tier -> American Double Imperial Pilsner -> Krampus -> A-
Guest hosts: Brian Donovan and Bob the Dog.
I review Eel Brewing Company’s Climax Noel in a live show.
People. This show starts off a little slow, but stick with it. These are two very unique beverages.
Monk’s Blood was a B
Old Habit was a C
In this episode, I sit in front of the fabulous Christmas that my son picked to enjoy two fine winter offerings. The first is from a brewery that represents one of the two exciting things about Cleveland, Ohio (the other is leaving). Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale is a gem of an ale. The second comes from western New York’s Southern Tier Brewing Company and is delicious in its own right.
Great Lakes Christmas Ale is an A-
Southern Tier Old Man Winter is a B
An under the weather Belching Monkey tries a borderline soda in Founder’s Rubaeus Ale. We also have some footage from our visit to the Portsmouth Brewery in New Hampshire. This is a must-visit destination for beer fans everywhere. The beer is delicious, the place is beautiful inside. There is plenty of natural sunlight in the day, the pain is bright and creates a great atmosphere for enjoying a few beers with some friends. Try the mussels! They are plump, juicy and melt-in-your-mouth. We did not have one dirty mussel. Not sure how they accomplished that. GFN pulls off his impersonation of Gregory Ng’s impersonation of Belching Monkey and the featured track is “Just Drums” by the great Minneaopolis band, Tapes N’ Tapes. Belching Monkey has tickets to the concert at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Let us know if you will be there.
Brooklyn Ale / Pennant Ale ‘55: Rating: B
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout: Rating: A-