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/news-blog/walgreens-serves-big-flats-lager-two-beers-for-a-buck/ http://briansbelly.com/news-blog/walgreens-serves-big-flats-lager-two-beers-for-a-buck/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:56:39 +0000 David Lauterbach http://briansbelly.com/?p=1891
National drugstore chain Walgreens has gotten into the beer business. Starting in December, the Illinois-based retailer began offering a house brand called Big Flats 1901, noted for its affordability: 50 cents a can, or $2.99 for a six pack.]]> http://briansbelly.com/news-blog/walgreens-serves-big-flats-lager-two-beers-for-a-buck/feed/ 1 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/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 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/harp-lager-quarters-for-the-meter-and-heaps-o-trouble/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/harp-lager-quarters-for-the-meter-and-heaps-o-trouble/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:46:22 +0000 Rob Lieblein http://www.briansbelly.com/?p=500 Warning: getimagesize(/beerbelly/beerimages/harp_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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It was the kind of day you can’t plan–it just evolved organically. And Harp Lager was the centerpiece of our whole misguided adventure.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/harp-lager-quarters-for-the-meter-and-heaps-o-trouble/feed/ 2 http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/yuengling-lager/ http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/yuengling-lager/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:13:33 +0000 Brian Bailey http://briansbelly.com/?p=2007
Philadelphia is widely considered the United States' most patriotic city (sorry Boston). Everywhere you go are the remnants of history and heroism. From the Liberty Bell to Valley Forge, Philly is fiercely loyal to its heritage. Therefore it makes sense that it is impossibly loyal to the oldest brewery in America-The Yuengling Brewery.]]> http://briansbelly.com/beer-belly/yuengling-lager/feed/ 0