Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp Across America Festival

After the unfortunate circumstances of last year’s THE Festival in Portland, nobody was really sure if another organizer would tackle the mess of craziness that is Maine’s antiquated approach to beer regulation.  But miracles happen, especially when beer is involved. Sierra Nevada just announced a 7-stop series of festivals they’re calling “The largest craft beer celebration…

Good Sucks

Eric:  Lagunitas Sucks is back in NYC after what seems like a year-long wait.  An imperial IPA, it’s extremely hoppy and bitter.  This year’s batch actually tastes more bitter than before.   Like most of my favorite IPAs, I taste grapefuit, citrus, and pine with a huge citrus smell.  Open it and walk a few…

Bells’ Two Hearted Ale

Eric:  I finally got to have a Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, and it lived up to the hype.  Bell’s is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and never distributed anything around here before.  On October 1st, they started shipping to certain areas in western and upstate New York. You can read about it here.  Unfortunately for us, not…