Adam Drinks Beer

Salud!

It was not until I spent a year in Belgium that I truly discovered the wonder and possibility of beer. The variety and complexity was nearly overwhelming, and I found myself needing to learn more. Thus I drink beer, many beers, different beers, so that others may also know the depth of creativity and tastiness of this most versatile beverage.

I am by no means an expert on beer, but I do love to try every new kind I can get my hands on. This blog is my attempt to record the beers I have tasted, support the breweries, and redistribute all of the knowledge that I have and will gain.

  • Posted 2 weeks ago

    @3Floyds Dark Lord Photo Set part 2.

    One of the most memorable things about the 3 Floyds brewery has got to be their artwork. Every single beer, without fail, has some interesting, crazy and even creepy artwork that makes it stand out on the shelf. Not that you’ll find many on the shelf…. Blink and chances are they’re sold out at your local purveyor of crafty delights.

    I feel like someone once said, and if it was someone famous let me know (so I can feel like an idiot for not remembering), that one of the things that separates us from the animals is that we naturally know to get in lines. I don’t know how or why we have this intrinsic knowledge, but if you want to be an elite line-stander and can’t afford the ticket to Disney… look no further than Munster, IN. on Dark Lord Day.

    The beer featured above was a Peche n’ Brett from Logsdon brewing. It gets a lot of hype, and is rated 98 on Beer Advocate, but it didn’t quite get me there. Maybe if it was super chilled it would’ve been better. Mine was a little warmer than I’d have liked.

    The gentleman on the grass was passed out next to a police car. Classic.Being a big fan of Belgium, I saw the Westvleteren bottle cap earrings and just had to ask for a picture to show the world. Not only do these people love beer, they are also extremely creative. Finally, the Alpha King stationed right out front marks the entrance to the brewery.

    Stay tuned for part 3.

  • Posted 3 weeks ago
    @3Floyds Dark Lord Day 2013. #craftbeer #Dark Lord I have a fair amount of pics that I’ll be slowly leaking out over this week. Thought I’d kick off the series with some thoughts on the day. So another Dark Lord Day has come and gone, making this my second time to one of the biggest bottle release parties in craft beer. They nearly knocked it out of the park too. Not only was the weather FANTASTIC for 80% of the day, but they also hired organizers and volunteers. Instead of having the whole darn thing crammed into the parking lot and property of 3 Floyds, the festival stretched across the street into an additional lot with outdoor stage, merch, food, and several beer tapping hubs. Also, there was a lot more parking with many of the lots donating proceeds to school groups or charity. I was able to get there a mere 2 hours early (which for DLD is kinda late) and park in a lot almost right next to the brewery. Thus for the morning, drinking in line with friends, and well into the afternoon hanging out, having food and sharing some rare brews, we all had a very good time. Then came the line to purchase our Dark Lord (3 bottles this year, down from 4). While things seemed like they might be better this year with 5 groups instead of 3, and some separation between them….. it just didn’t happen. Now I don’t know how well the first few groups made it through, but we poor souls stuck in group E were in line for a little over 3 hours. Coincidentally the sky clouded over and a cool breeze started to roll in making the line fairly chilly. I’m not sure how they could’ve fixed this short of setting up two separate distribution lines or just adding a crap ton more people, but it did cap off the evening on a slightly sour note. So with aching feet and fond memories of the mostly glorious day we hurried to the car and made our way home. These guys really listened to their fans and stepped up their game big time. If they could find a way to make that line a little smoother…. they’d be batting 1.000. **NOTE: This year’s Dark Lord is amazing! Most of us agree it’s much better than last year.**

    @3Floyds Dark Lord Day 2013. #craftbeer #Dark Lord

    I have a fair amount of pics that I’ll be slowly leaking out over this week. Thought I’d kick off the series with some thoughts on the day.

    So another Dark Lord Day has come and gone, making this my second time to one of the biggest bottle release parties in craft beer. They nearly knocked it out of the park too. Not only was the weather FANTASTIC for 80% of the day, but they also hired organizers and volunteers. Instead of having the whole darn thing crammed into the parking lot and property of 3 Floyds, the festival stretched across the street into an additional lot with outdoor stage, merch, food, and several beer tapping hubs. Also, there was a lot more parking with many of the lots donating proceeds to school groups or charity. I was able to get there a mere 2 hours early (which for DLD is kinda late) and park in a lot almost right next to the brewery.

    Thus for the morning, drinking in line with friends, and well into the afternoon hanging out, having food and sharing some rare brews, we all had a very good time. Then came the line to purchase our Dark Lord (3 bottles this year, down from 4). While things seemed like they might be better this year with 5 groups instead of 3, and some separation between them….. it just didn’t happen. Now I don’t know how well the first few groups made it through, but we poor souls stuck in group E were in line for a little over 3 hours. Coincidentally the sky clouded over and a cool breeze started to roll in making the line fairly chilly. I’m not sure how they could’ve fixed this short of setting up two separate distribution lines or just adding a crap ton more people, but it did cap off the evening on a slightly sour note.

    So with aching feet and fond memories of the mostly glorious day we hurried to the car and made our way home. These guys really listened to their fans and stepped up their game big time. If they could find a way to make that line a little smoother…. they’d be batting 1.000.

    **NOTE: This year’s Dark Lord is amazing! Most of us agree it’s much better than last year.**

  • Posted 5 months ago
    Holy cow, the nose on this @greatdividebrew reminds me of chocolate milk! They have it down. Smooth like all the other iterations but a little bit of powdery chocolate taste leaves me longing for some straight up Yeti. Not my favorite of the Yeti line, but I stand by my belief that anyone endeavoring to foster their appreciation for stouts can do no better than to start with GDB Yeti.

    Holy cow, the nose on this @greatdividebrew reminds me of chocolate milk! They have it down. Smooth like all the other iterations but a little bit of powdery chocolate taste leaves me longing for some straight up Yeti.

    Not my favorite of the Yeti line, but I stand by my belief that anyone endeavoring to foster their appreciation for stouts can do no better than to start with GDB Yeti.

  • Posted 10 months ago

    Finally got my ass in gear to put together some photos from my last tasting on 6.30.12. All in all everything was very delicious. XV surprised me with how smooth and cohesive such a large amount of ingredients could be. Yeti variants are becoming my go-to stouts. Grand Cru was delectable. Stone’s 10th Anniversary Ruination was extremely tasty…. dangerously tasty even. Can’t wait till the next tasting!

  • Posted 1 year ago
    2012 @3Floyds Dark Lord. I forgot how sweet this stuff is. Molasses flavor definitely picks up as this brew warms up. Definitely worth the trip down to Munster.

    2012 @3Floyds Dark Lord. I forgot how sweet this stuff is. Molasses flavor definitely picks up as this brew warms up. Definitely worth the trip down to Munster.

  • Posted 1 year ago
    Very tasty! Great way to ease a non-believer into imperial stouts.

    Very tasty! Great way to ease a non-believer into imperial stouts.

  • Posted 1 year ago
    Delicious @Foundersbrewing CBS. I was definitely lucky to have a chance to try this one.

    Delicious @Foundersbrewing CBS. I was definitely lucky to have a chance to try this one.

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