So Brian and I got together tonight for the first time in a while.

Naturally, what are we doing? Blogging about beer. ‘Cause we’re sweet like that.

Tonight (as Brian promised) we’re trying Backwoods Bastard from Founders in Grand Rapids Michigan.

Lets start from the beginning.
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Yahoo movies posted a new trailer for The Watchmen. It’s got a lot more action and a lot less slow motion than the previous offerings, which I count as a good thing. Also, it looks to me like they got Rorschach totally right.
Check it out here

While I could actively review this right now, as I’ve now had the luxury of enjoying 3 of them with this (first?) bottled release, I will save it for this weekend, whereupon Ian and myself will handily review one of the most intriguing beers in the state of Michigan.  I will say this:  If you see it, buy it.  Or call me, so that I may buy it.

Also.  I know, I haven’t posted in like, 10 years.  I just finished triathlon and marathon season, and i’m too poor to buy comics.  I do, however, have a loving mother who buys me beer, and a connection to thintertron which provides me access to lots of reading material.  Oh, and I got a new job.  Busy busy…

Its been a couple of years since I’ve had it, but Founder’s Old Curmudgeon Ale has not been a disappointment in the past. I mean, who can really dis a good Barleywine-style ale?

So without further ado, I’m trying this year’s batch.

Its lightly carbonated, and as such, it poured with almost no head.

There is definitely an alcohol content in this beer. In both aroma and taste, its one of the first things you notice. The other thing? I’ll give you a hint: its not hops.

Malt. This is, after all, a Barleywine. Well, I guess they call it an Old Ale, but it still has that wonderful, complex malt character that we drink this type of beer for. Caramel, with plenty of roasted malt.

There is very little hop flavor to it. They say its 50 IBU, but the sweetness of the malt doesn’t really allow that to come out.

Its light carbonation goes well with the full mouthfeel. It sits on your tongue with such a nice maltiness, that I find myself drinking it faster than I probably should; I want to experience it again and again.

9/10

(Since I’m without internet at home right now, the following was written on a previous date)

3 October, 2008

When I first heard that Budweiser was making an ale, I have to admit I was kind of excited. Not so much because I expect a lot from it, but because I’m interested in trying out what it is they feel they have to bring to the ale world.

Now, it has been theorized that this beer is strictly being introduced to re-iterate the “American” in Budweiser, since they were bought out by ImBev. I don’t know if that’s true; either way they’re making most of their money from selling shitty beer.

In any case, I bought this hoping it would be good enough that I could have a cheap go-to beer at bars where I couldn’t get anything beyond the standard Bud/Miller fare. Is it good enough? Lets find out.
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