Commentist Beer Barrel: Extreme Beer Aging

makeitsnowondem - March 19, 2016

Before I get started, I want to thank Son of Spam, Brett Favre's Colonoscopy, and Electric Mayhem for contributing to Beer Barrel in my absence. Credit for the feature's increased quality during that time is due entirely to them. Credit for the scheduling fuck-ups that caused us to have three

Commentist Beer Barrel: Nobody Likes a Dry Barrel

BrettFavresColonoscopy - March 14, 2016March 14, 2016

Coming on the heels of SonOfSpam doing a great job filling in for our resident Cicerone, make it snow, you were probably all looking forward to getting back to your regularly scheduled programming. Unfortunately, make it snow is locked in the trunk of my car unavailable to share another review

Commentist Beer Barrel: I’ve Had A Few Budweisers

makeitsnowondem - February 16, 2016

That's the season, then. Just about a week ago, with either relief or chagrin, we all watched one of the NFL's most accomplished quarterbacks ride off into the sunset with a world championship and the short and sweet declaration, "I'm going to Disneyworld!" Wait. Peyton. Wait. You pronounced "Disneyworld" wrong. Like, really, really wrong. Peyton.

Commentist Beer Barrel: Bottle Royale

makeitsnowondem - February 5, 2016

I've made my peace with the very strong possibility of another Broncos Super Bowl loss, or at least I'm going to keep insisting I have. I love my team, but as I see it, a Panthers championship would be pretty okay. Cam's more fun than any player has a right to

Commentist Beer Barrel: The Spoils of Victory

makeitsnowondem - January 30, 2016January 30, 2016

It's been a pretty good football season for me. I got to watch my Broncos play the sort of defense that every football fan gets frustrated at his team for not playing. I got to watch them bring the world another Patriots Schadenfreude Day. And next weekend, there's a solid chance

Commentist Beer Barrel: Yes We Can

makeitsnowondem - January 24, 2016

Austin is a great, great place to be a beer nerd, with roughly two dozen breweries and a wide variety of beer from all across the country on the shelves. When I first moved back to Austin eight years ago, though, the landscape looked very different. Preposterous licensing fees and nonsensical

Commentist Beer Barrel: Bastards

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makeitsnowondem - December 25, 2015December 25, 2015

Happy Holidays, you bastards. This review has been a long time in the making. Since Thanksgiving or so, with lady snow's help, I've been diligently tasting every beer I could get my hands on from Stone's Arrogant Bastard line. Today I'm ready to share my findings, but as usual, I've

Commentist Beer Barrel: Barrels and Barrels of Barrels

makeitsnowondem - December 12, 2015

Beer, as most of you know, is really good. Another thing that many of you also know is that liquor is also good. But as with many pairs of things that are good individually (ice cream and hot sauce! sex and skiing!), combining the two can be dicey. Maybe you pour

Commentist Beer Barrel: Winter Is Yummy

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makeitsnowondem - November 28, 2015

Winter is the best season for drinking, as everyone knows. In the winter, whether you favor wine, spirits, or beer, you can drink any of the things you normally like to drink, which by default makes it no worse than any other season. But! On top of that, you'll spend

Commentist Beer Barrel: Dogfish Did It

makeitsnowondem - November 21, 2015

Yesterday, I walked into a bar, sat down, and ordered a beer seasoned with chocolate, basil, and lobster. It's important to me that I record this event so that if either I or the American craft beer industry as a whole are ever charged with a serious crime, we will each

Commentist Beer Barrel: Iced, Bro

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makeitsnowondem - November 15, 2015November 15, 2015

For the first week of the year here in Austin, it's cool enough that lady snow and I don't have to worry about turning on the air conditioning, which is one of my favorite things to happen every year. It'll be at least a couple more weeks before I have