http://briansbelly.com Eat, Drink and Be Heavy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/woodchuck-granny-smith-a-perfect-sunday-brunch-drink/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/woodchuck-granny-smith-a-perfect-sunday-brunch-drink/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:34:59 +0000 Mark Stevens http://briansbelly.com/?p=1857
Beer is beer, and wine is wine, but what the heck are we supposed to make of cider? Cider tasting might actually have more in common with wine tasting, but wine people don't seem to want to adopt it as their own, and so it's become something of a step-child to beer aficionados.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/woodchuck-granny-smith-a-perfect-sunday-brunch-drink/feed/ 1 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/full-moon-winter-ale/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/full-moon-winter-ale/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:30:57 +0000 David Lauterbach http://briansbelly.com/?p=1186
It's the most wonderful time of the beer. Just the other day, I commented that MillerCoors' Blue Moon "doesn’t suck, but I don’t really care for it." So I was surprised to find myself buying a six-pack of their seasonal beer called Full Moon.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/full-moon-winter-ale/feed/ 2 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/sam-adams-utopias-extreme-beer/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/sam-adams-utopias-extreme-beer/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:48:44 +0000 David Lauterbach http://briansbelly.com/?p=1131
The Boston Beer Company, known for many quality beer styles and a cult of craft beer that now borders on being mainstream, recently released their 2009 batch of Samuel Adams Utopias. Utopias is the flagship brew of their "extreme" beer line.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/sam-adams-utopias-extreme-beer/feed/ 2 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/samuel-adams-octoberfest/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/samuel-adams-octoberfest/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:23:16 +0000 David Lauterbach http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=982 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/samadamsoctoberfest_6pack.jpg) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bach/public_html/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/image-rss.php on line 185

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As I sit here, leaves are beginning to fall from the trees... some of them right into my beer mug. Although the crisp days of autumn are not quite upon us yet here in New York, I recognize that the Octoberfest is the perfect beer for today's climate. This seasonal German style lager is hitting the spot.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/samuel-adams-octoberfest/feed/ 0 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/spaten-oktoberfest/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/spaten-oktoberfest/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:48:08 +0000 Mark Stevens http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=978 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/spaten_logo.jpg) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bach/public_html/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/image-rss.php on line 185

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Spaten Ur-Oktoberfest is one of the finest amber lagers that you can buy. Taste a bottle and I think you'll agree.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/spaten-oktoberfest/feed/ 5 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/paulaner-oktoberfest-marzen/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/paulaner-oktoberfest-marzen/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:55:01 +0000 Mark Stevens http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=973 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/paulaner_logo.jpg) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bach/public_html/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/image-rss.php on line 185

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Looking for something with a nice, malty, nutty flavor but that's not too strong? Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen might be the brew for you!]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/paulaner-oktoberfest-marzen/feed/ 2 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/wingwalker-lager/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/wingwalker-lager/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:46:40 +0000 David Lauterbach http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=893
B.J. King's Wingwalker Lager is a bit of an odd man out. It is called a "fully krausened" pilsner, but right in the name is the word lager. The label says both, and adds that it has smooth hops. I have to say that it is more like a light IPA gone wrong. I was [...]]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/wingwalker-lager/feed/ 0 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/superior/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/superior/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:45:56 +0000 Mark Stevens http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=767 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/superior/feed/ 1 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/tecate-can-do-cervesa/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/tecate-can-do-cervesa/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:34:59 +0000 Rob Lieblein http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=765 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/tecate_logo.gif) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bach/public_html/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/image-rss.php on line 185

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Most of us have seen Tecate. Most of us have not tasted it, though. It’s the beer in the ugly red can that someone at the table across from you is drinking in the Mexican restaurant. Starting to ring a bell?]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/tecate-can-do-cervesa/feed/ 7 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/negra-modelo-best-beer-in-mexico/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/negra-modelo-best-beer-in-mexico/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:23:25 +0000 Mark Stevens http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=763 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/negramodelo_bottleonice.jpg) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bach/public_html/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/image-rss.php on line 185

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Negra Modelo is one of the richest tasting, most robust beers in Mexico. A complex beer, redolent with caramel and chocolate flavors from the malt, the beer is perfectly balanced with a bit of spiciness or nuttiness in the hop aspects of its flavor profile.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/negra-modelo-best-beer-in-mexico/feed/ 12 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/modelo-especial-nothing-especial/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/modelo-especial-nothing-especial/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:14:36 +0000 Mark Stevens http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=761 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/modeloespecial_logo.gif) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bach/public_html/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/image-rss.php on line 185

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Light and spritzy with just the barest hint of grassy hops and a very slight tingly mineral scent that's probably from the carbonation (carbonic acid). Generally clean with nothing offensive, but neither is there anything enticing.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/modelo-especial-nothing-especial/feed/ 6 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/dos-equis-amber-first-world-flavor-from-a-third-world-beer/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/dos-equis-amber-first-world-flavor-from-a-third-world-beer/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:04:19 +0000 John Carroll http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=759 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/dosequis_logo.gif) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bach/public_html/wp-content/plugins/rss-image-feed/image-rss.php on line 185

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Dos Equis Amber is actually classified as a lager, but it has the body and bouquet of a fine amber ale. It's something like a Newcastle Brown Ale mixed with Sam Adams. Most interestingly it seems to have less carbonation and/or gas than your average lager. ]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/dos-equis-amber-first-world-flavor-from-a-third-world-beer/feed/ 18