Adult Advent – Part 1

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup - December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Pictured above is what Mrs GTD and the kids got me for an advent calendar. It's from my favourite local brewery (Brock Street Brewery) and will probably have some beers from other local places. I don't usually drink everyday, so there may be gaps in my consumption. I know that

Commentist Beer Barrel: Brut Strength

makeitsnowondem - August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

I don't love champagne. That's a hell of a thing to say to you Commentists after being away so long, I know, but it's the only honest way for me to launch back into this. I've had some good champagnes, and they were fine, but I've had to conclude that

HAWT PRESEASON AXXSHUN! Thursday Night

WCS - August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

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WEEK ONE OF THE PRESEASON WOOOOOOOOOO.... Who's ready to watch sixth-round draft picks from Middle Tennessee State run into undrafted guys from Cal-Poly and Mount Union?! This is our methadone for the four weeks, before our six month heroin bender begins. 24 teams (that's 75% of the league; MATH!) play tonight. Here's

Your 4th of July Day Open Thread & Commentist Beer Barrel: Boots On The Ground – San Diego International Beer Festival 2018

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - July 4, 2018July 4, 2018

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Heyyyy, happy 4th of July, folks! Low Commander here to dust off the old Beer Barrel and hopefully wet your whistles for the incredible day of BBQing, blowing shit up and straight up shameless DRANKIN'. 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, (mostly because I am not a

Your 2018 US Open Day 1 Preview and All-Day Thread to Waste Time at Work and Avoid Your Family!

WCS - June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

This United States Open. Golf's greatest test; it is my favorite tournament in golf, which makes it one of my top-three and a half sporting events of the year (NCAA Basketball Tournament, NHL Playoffs, and/or NFL Playoffs/WVU made a major bowl game). What makes the US Open truly "Open" is that

Commentist Beer Barrel: Shred the Red

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - March 5, 2018

Good afternoon fellow Beer Barrelites. Once more, Low Commander is here to ramble on about some beer he tried this past week, allowing make it snow to full dedicate himself to his fantastic Oscar's previews. "But if the Oscar's were last night," you might ask, "why are you filling in

Commentist Beer Barrel: Really Deep

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

Greetings Commentists, lurkers, drunkards and all general riff-raff, to another edition of the Beer Barrel. Low Commander here, filling it for make it snow as he prepares for the avalanche of Oscars previews. which turned out to be perfect timing as I found something that I really wanted to share

Commentist Beer Barrel: Hops and Chocolate

makeitsnowondem - February 15, 2018February 15, 2018

I sometimes think we're not experimenting enough, as a society, with hoppy beer. Sure, it seems like someone's cultivated a new hop every month, sometimes bringing brand new flavors to the table, but most brewers seem largely content to let the hops stand on their own, rather than try to

Commentist Beer Barrel: I Told You This One Would Be Cheap

makeitsnowondem - February 1, 2018February 1, 2018

In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Dr. Leonard McCoy, thrown back in time to the 1980s, tells a contemporary materials engineer that, if he accepts Montgomery Scott's detailed formula for transparent aluminum, he will be (in the words of 18th-century playwright Edward Moore) "rich beyond the dreams of avarice." There's

Commentist Beer Barrel: Portrait of a Beer

makeitsnowondem - January 25, 2018January 25, 2018

If I ever tell you there are two kinds of beer I love, I'm bullshitting you. There are a million kinds of beer I love. There's not a BJCP-certified style out there that hasn't produced at least one beer I thought was amazing, and as for off-style beers, well, I