by Erik Kain on January 6, 2012
Deschutes Brewery in , Oregon exists “to profitably deliver the finest beers in the world and cultivate extraordinary experiences” according to their website. With their marvelous pale ale, Mirror Pond, they do this just fine. Mirror Pond is my standby pale ale much as Fat Tire, from New Belgium, is my standby amber ale – [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 4, 2011
Back in 2003 I lived with my then-girlfriend (now-wife) in Denver, CO not terribly far from the New Belgium brewery up in Fort Collins. That winter there was a snow storm that ground the city to a halt. And not just Denver, but the entire foothills stretch from Colorado Springs in the south to Fort [...]
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by Erik Kain on October 26, 2011
As we speak I’m working my way through a cold, crisp bottle of New Belgium’s Belgo, a Belgian style IPA, which came as one of four beers in the current Folly Pack (which also contains Fat Tire, Hoptober, and Ranger IPA.) It’s quite good. It tastes a bit like Fat Tire, but with an India [...]
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