Smuttynose
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale
The guy at the distributor spoke very highly of this beer. A friend said the name and then giggled. I had never heard o…
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Showing posts from 2014
Yazoo
Monday, December 22, 2014
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Yazoo Americana Fest Ale
Yazoo is a local Nashville brewer who has brewed perfectly tolerable , yet unremarkable beers. I understand that this i…
Monday, December 22, 2014
Movie
Friday, December 19, 2014
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The Expendables 3 (2014)
I freely admit to having liked the first Expendables movie. The second movie wasn't as good, but they both had mind…
Friday, December 19, 2014
Wisconsin
Friday, December 19, 2014
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Rhinelander Mystical Jack Traditional Ale
Named after the mythical jackalope, this beer comes from the midwest's Mecca of beer, Wisconsin. It comes from Monr…
Friday, December 19, 2014
Sloan
Thursday, December 18, 2014
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Sloan's Batch 8 Fall Pumpkin Mead
This is not beer. I don't know why I expected mead to be more meaty, cloudy, and it should probably come with a vik…
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Tennessee
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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Sugarlands Shine Butterscotch Gold Moonshine
Let's face it, I'm not a moonshine guy. I farm out the reviews of rum and pretty much any other liquor that I…
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Rating 1.5
Sunday, December 14, 2014
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Angry Orchard Strawman Farmhouse Hard Cider
This is certainly not bottled like the other Angry Orchard ciders. The 750ML bottle has a natural cork and a whole lot …
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Movie
Thursday, December 11, 2014
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Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
I wanted this movie to be good. It got better than 6.0 at IMDB, and that's why I gave it a chance. Look, it had Joe…
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Movie
Monday, December 08, 2014
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The Homesman (2014)
This movie has like 50 producers and more importantly has an actor directing it. In fact, he wrote it, produced it, dir…
Monday, December 08, 2014
Rating 2.5
Sunday, December 07, 2014
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Goose Island Matilda Belgian Style Pale Ale
I've had a few Goose Island beers before , and they've been pretty good . It made me choose to pick up this &…
Sunday, December 07, 2014
Movie
Friday, December 05, 2014
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
This movie has everything. It has action, humor, a solid story that is part of a much larger continuum, conflict, tough…
Friday, December 05, 2014
Sam Adams
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
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Samuel Adams Double Bock
I had this beer a long while ago, and I remember really, really liking it. I started to drink it almost to the exclusio…
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Movie
Sunday, November 23, 2014
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Labor Day (2013)
There's no real reason that this movie needs to take place on Labor Day. There is likely some metaphorical reason f…
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Rock Bridge
Sunday, November 16, 2014
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Rock Bridge "Rye You Lil' Punk" Rye IPA
Beer in a can? Well, the only other one I've had while writing this blog was Heady-Topper , and it was a pretty goo…
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Movie
Friday, November 14, 2014
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The Two Faces of January (2014)
I saw an interview with Viggo Mortensen where he was promoting this movie, and they showed a clip. After Viggo describe…
Friday, November 14, 2014
Rating 3.5
Thursday, November 13, 2014
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Founders "All Day IPA" Session Ale
Another Founders beer. The first was the excellent Dirty Bastard , and I am always afraid that a great beer is going to…
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Sam Adams
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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Samuel Adams Third Voyage Double IPA
Here's the thing about Sam Adams - when a waitress tells you that they have Sam Adams on tap, they are referring on…
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Tripel
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
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Schlafly Tripel Ale
I've had this kind of beer , and they should share similar characteristics. As the others have gotten better than …
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Stout
Monday, November 10, 2014
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Southern Tier Crème Brûlée
I'm looking forward to this one. I enjoy the rare crème brûlée when I happen to be in a snooty enough place to buy …
Monday, November 10, 2014
Shine On
Friday, November 07, 2014
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Shine On Georgia Moon Apple Pie
The problem with moonshines I've had to date is their unrelenting burning alcohol taste, but they try to cover it u…
Friday, November 07, 2014
Movie
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
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Casino Jack (2010)
Kevin Spacey performs the crap out of this role. He almost carries the movie on his back - almost. He plays Jack Abramo…
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Rating 1.25
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
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Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Blue Moon is an underrated brewery, but that doesn't mean every beer they make will be a hit. After all, even the p…
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Spiced Ale
Monday, November 03, 2014
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Blue Moon Cinnamon Horchata Ale
I was genuinely surprised when I liked Blue Moon's Belgian White as much as I did. I've had a few more , and …
Monday, November 03, 2014
Movie
Sunday, November 02, 2014
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Maleficent (2014)
Disney has piles of money and can produce any movie they want to. They have their pick of a million different propertie…
Sunday, November 02, 2014
Movie
Saturday, November 01, 2014
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Joy Ride (2001, 2008, 2014)
The basics for this franchise are rooted in utter simplicity and improbability. Truckers are a misunderstood, generally…
Saturday, November 01, 2014
Southern Tier
Friday, October 31, 2014
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Southern Tier Pumking Imperial Ale
I usually avoid beers that appear to be trying too hard not to be beer, but it's Halloween, and nothing says All Ha…
Friday, October 31, 2014
Movie
Thursday, October 30, 2014
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Sex Tape (2014)
Do you remember the Sandra Bullock movie The Net? I remember watching it and thinking how stupid it was that anyone cou…
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Movie
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
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A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Do you like Family Guy? I'm not a huge fan, but I expect people who are fans would really like this movie. It has a…
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Movie
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)
When the credits rolled on this movie my wife succinctly summed it up with, "Well that was a waste of time." …
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Movie
Saturday, October 25, 2014
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Neighbors (2014)
There is a point in your life when movies about college hijinks stop being the free-for-all fun that they used to be wh…
Saturday, October 25, 2014
