Purity.  It seems like a good thing, doesn't it.  We want our water to be pure from chemicals so we buy expensive filtration systems that make unfiltered water look and taste like, well, water.   We want our vegetables to be pure from  pesticides so we buy organic, even if we end up leaving most of the sack of grapes rotting uneaten in the fridge.  And now we can buy our beer pure from additives.  At least we can, if we live in Wisconsin (or know a guy willing to schelp a a…

We've reached the point of the year where I begin to hate snow.  I don't particularly hate winter.  Winter means comfy sweaters, hearty foods and the return of favorite cable shows.  But that stupid white stuff?  I hate it with a red hot fiery passion (if only passion was enough to melt the damn thing.)  I hate the way it piles up on my car making me late to work each morning (because that's the only reason…

Nobody sets out to make a bad beer.  What would be the purpose in that?  Just like no producer has ever purposely tried to make a horrible movie.  Yes, directors such as Ed Wood, Roger Corman and Michael Bay have made films that could give you pause as to whether anyone actually informed them that the camera was rolling for most of the footage.  But even these people (well, OK, you could make a case against Bay on…

In my family, we all get to choose our dessert when our turn at the great birthday wheel comes around.  I say birthday dessert and not cake because for years now, not one of us has chosen a cake for our big day.  More often than not, we have cupcakes or possibly brownies.  My mother, for reasons only known to herself, pulls out a butterscotch pudding request every few years.  When the end of August rears it's head, I always make it known that I want a candle or two in a fresh baked…

Well, the weather can't hold out forever...…

Extremely well-made and doesn't fall for the "overly-sweet-banana" trap…

A lighter variation of a great style!…

Full review can be found here:  http://sudsavant.blogspot.com/2011/05/berghoff-winter-ale.html

This brew from a small brewer in Monroe, WI does not always have the most sterling reputation.  However, this bottle was a very nice surprise!  I'd buy it again.

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http://sudsavant.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-glarus-unplugged-imperial-weizen.html

Not only one of the best hefes I've ever had, this is one of the best beers I've EVER had.  Top 5 no question.

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