Rating 3.75

Founders "Easy Drinking Beer" Golden Ale

The nature of the name of the beer puts me in mind of the Emergency Drinking Beer that was certainly entertaining for …

BFBC-Ping Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Rating 4.0

Bell's "Cold Hearted" Cold IPA

I think the other cold IPA I had was a Sierra Nevada . In fact, that was the only one other than this that I have ever…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, September 09, 2025

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Rating 4.0

Bell's "Hazy Hearted" IPA

Well, they gone and done it. They managed to get "hazy" into the name, so now I have to put it in the title. …

BFBC-Ping Friday, September 05, 2025

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Rating 0.0

Founders "KBS - Spicy Chocolate" Imperial Stout

It is my sincere hope that KBS has suddenly gotten good again . Alternatively, maybe the addition of spicy chocolate wi…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, March 30, 2025

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Rating 2.75

Founders "Mortal Bloom" IPA

I put this one off. I often put off a beer that I fear or that I suspect won't be what it needs to be. Sometimes, I…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, March 22, 2025

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Rating 3.0

Blake's "Cider Mill Donut" Hard Cider

When was the last time I had a cider? A month ago? No, that was a mead . I think it was late last year when I had that…

BFBC-Ping Friday, March 07, 2025

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THC

Happi "Nightcap - Turkish Apple Tea" THC Seltzer

I've never had a THC anything. Well, I say that. I once had half a gummy (legal THC, for whatever that matters) and…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, March 01, 2025

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Rating 4.0

B. Nektar "Orange Cream Delight" Mead

I don't have mead often. I suppose I avoid it mostly because I'm not a huge fan of wine (I don't hate it, …

BFBC-Ping Monday, February 17, 2025

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Texas

Austin Eastciders "Pineapple" Cider

The blackberry was not good. I have no reason to believe that this won't be significantly better. I like pineapple…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, September 29, 2024

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Texas

Austin Eastciders "Blackberry" Cider

When I did the first review of this multipack, I forgot that I had already tried a blood orange derivation of this ci…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, September 28, 2024

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Texas

Austin Eastciders "Original Dry Cider" Hard Cider

I got another multi-pack. So, get ready for an influx of cider reviews from this Texas -based company that, for some r…

BFBC-Ping Friday, September 27, 2024

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Rating 2.5

B. Nektar "Mango Sorbet" Mead

It has been some time since my last mead . I don't think I'm generally a big fan of mead, but I can appreciate …

BFBC-Ping Thursday, August 08, 2024

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West Coast IPA

Founders "All Day" West Coast IPA

I don't want to start off as distracted from reviewing this beer, but I just did a review of the grapefruit versio…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, June 27, 2024

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Session

Founders "All Day - Grapefruit" IPA

Yes, this is another entry in the All Day series. Technically, the All Night black IPA wasn't named quite right, …

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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Session

Founders "All Night" Black IPA

They are really going all-out with the "All Day" moniker at this point, aren't they? They have the origin…

BFBC-Ping Friday, May 10, 2024

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Short's

Short's "Bellaire" Brown

There is something almost industrial about a brown ale . It is a salt of the earth kind of down and dirty ale. The fact…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Session

Founders "All Day Chill Day" IPA

I was going to start this post with a treatise on the invention of new names and new categories of beer and the way tha…

BFBC-Ping Monday, February 26, 2024

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