Winter Warmer

Samuel Smith "Winter Welcome" Ale

Regrettably, I forgot I even had a Samuel Smith glass I could have used for this Winter Warmer . I'm not even sure…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, May 03, 2026

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Winter Warmer

Fat Bottom "Noel" Christmas Ale

It's not Christmas. If it helps, I actually wrote this review in January, and I'm just getting around to posti…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, March 22, 2026

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Rating 3.75

Boulevard "Wood Baron - Barrel Fresh" Ale

Very few breweries have swung as wide from one direction to the other. I remember sitting in a hotel bar and trying out…

BFBC-Ping Monday, February 09, 2026

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Rating 0.25

New Belgium "Grape Fizz" Ale

I picked this up from the local beer store because it looked different. I then saw it at the local grocery store, so I …

BFBC-Ping Thursday, February 05, 2026

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Urban South

Urban South "Who Dat" Golden Ale

What? Okay, the "99% HUMIDITY" I'm sure is some kind of in-joke for the brewery. Is it funny? Well, maybe…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, February 01, 2026

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Tennessee

Printshop "Baker Creek" Brown Ale

The can insists that I should be drinking local. I am in middle Tennessee , and Knoxville is in Eastern Tennessee. Is t…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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Urban Artifact

Urban Artifact "Reward the Curious" Ale

I looked on the can to see what kind of a beer this was. From the pickle stand on the front, I assumed that it was goin…

BFBC-Ping Monday, November 17, 2025

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Tennessee

Common John "Straight & Narrow" Golden Ale

The last Common John beer just didn't hit me where it needed to, but that's not going to rub the shine off of …

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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Rating 0.75

Boulevard "Tropic Slam" Ale

I grabbed this without even bothering to look very hard at the label. Say something is a tropical beer, and then have i…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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Tennessee

Fat Bottom "Summer Tropical" Blonde Ale

We're halfway through summer. It seems insane that time whips by this quickly, and it feels like I just got out my …

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Rating 3.5

New Belgium "Dominga" Ale

It's different. That is pretty much the thing that set this apart from the other beers I had seen in the cooler of…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, June 14, 2025

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Rating 1.75

3 Floyds "Calumet Queen" Kolsch

Every now and then, you'll hit a road bump . I'm not a baseball fan, but I recall hearing about Willie Stargell…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, May 24, 2025

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Rating 2.75

Lexington "Kentucky Old Fashioned" Ale

The label didn't look familiar to me. Mind you, all of the beers from Lexington look kind of the same, but they&#…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, May 01, 2025

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Strong Ale

Strange Roots "Ragnarok" Strong Ale

From the brewery that brought me The Omen comes this beverage. What is it? Well, it's an ale . I had quite a few g…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, February 08, 2025

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Wheat Ale

Dogfish Head "Seaquench" Ale

Seaquench. That's a strange name. I assume the "quench" came from the fact that this has lime in it, and …

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, October 01, 2024

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Tennessee

Music City Amber

I think I have opined in the past about how I used to drink amber and red beers quite a bit. I thought of myself as r…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, August 11, 2024

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Yazoo

Yazoo "Locale" Ale

There is a point at which you are just drinking beer-flavored water. Is 3.6% where that strange concoction lies? I am r…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, August 10, 2024

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