what paddy treavor thinks will come to pass with new liquor laws
and part II of his musings
what barley mowat thinks of liquor sales in grocery stores
global’s story on it
and vancitybuzz’s story
interesting theory on why beer after running is such a good idea
dead frog brewery does a major overhaul of its beers
jan zeschky calls it dead frog’s second coming
i think its more like the third or fourth, but who’s counting?
“Dead Frog is dead. Long live Dead Frog!”
i think we all knew it was just a matter of time before brewmaster tony dewald turned that place around
er, well, we hoped anyway!
and it sure looks like tony has succeeded where several other brewers before him did not
no more pepper lime, no more mandarin
no more anything except for the nut brown
(which i have a very soft spot for – it was the first bc craft beer i had that resonated with me enough to make me search out more local brews and end up here, your humble blogger and beer blatherer – and i may or may not have a dead frog inspired beer tattoo commemorating that life-changing a-ha moment)
no more clear glass sleemanesque bottles
its a whole new world!
i can’t help rooting for dead frog
even when they went down so many misguided paths
there’s just something so loveable about that darned dead frog logo
and so many fun puns
its a marketing dream
and now they’ll have the brews to back it all up
this pleases me
(and helps me feel better about that tattoo i may or may not have)
okay, let me begin by saying that i am not a big fan of winter beers
feel free to write me off right now if you must
but i don’t like them
you know why?
brewers have started to equate vanilla with winter
and i don’t like vanilla in my beer
in my cookies and cakes sure, its wonderful
i can even handle it in a scented candle
but keep it the heck out of my damned beer!
i may be alone in this sentiment
i don’t care! i don’t like vanilla in my beer
so why am i reviewing dead frog’s winter beeracle?
frankly its because the good folks at dead frog sent me some to sample
yes, every once in a while it does pay off to be a lowly beer blogger
sometimes people send me their beers to try
in the hopes that i’ll write a blog post about them
and convince people to buy their beers
so, thanks for the beer, and here’s my review:
i didn’t hate it
yup, sure, its quite vanilla-y
but there is some balance in there
there are nice rich malts and orange notes
and some hops!
the other folks who i shared my beer fortune with all really enjoyed it
i bet they’ll even go buy some
(so already, mission accomplished!)
oh, and it has a great label!
i like the switch in name (from christmas beeracle)
i like a timmy and tony collaboration
(tony dewald and timmy brown)
i hope this is a sample of things to come from dead frog
i remember having the dead frog nut brown a hundred years ago
i was at chambar and having mussels
oh, the sheer joy of pairing a nutty beer with salty and fragrant mussel broth
it was a turning point for me with craft beer
then came brews like the mandarin orange and the chili lime and the chocolate mint
i’m really not a fan of those brews
it made me less eager to try other dead frog brews…
until the citra ipa last year and the fearless ipa this year
harbingers of things to come??? i hope so!
i’m looking forward to the relaunch of dead frog
and wonderful beers for years to come!
so whose winter ales do i like?
elysian’s bifrost
hopworks’ abominable
ummm… that can’t be all, but those two are the only ones coming to mind right now…
you’ll note the lack of vanilla in them both
and the appearance of a couple more hops
i am a pacific northwest hophead, it can’t be helped
so bear that in mind when you read my beer reviews!
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