I believe this beer got its name after someone’s mom brought them a hazy IPA instead of a real IPA. An unforgivable mistake. Of course,...

Isn’t there a song about a fiddle of gold? Maybe something about the devil going down to Georgia? That’s right…the Charlie Daniels Band....

Mash Mechanix is a relatively new brewery. By that, I mean about three years, maybe four. It’s just east of downtown Colorado Springs...

Did you know that Anna Banana was the ill fated sequel to Hanna Montana? Not many people  know this obscure and somewhat dubious fact....

This is my first foray to a brewery outside of Colorado Springs (I had to get away for a bit). Very Nice Brewery is as advertised, very...

Monk’s Phunk is a darker Belgian ale. I’ve been searching high and low for Belgians this summer, and it took a trip up into the mountains...

Urban Animal Beer Company is one of the few breweries that I hadn't visited in Colorado Springs, but I rectified that horrific oversight...

“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” And so began the relationship between Dr. Zaius and Charlton Heston in the 1968...

What does “Wackadoo” mean? Well, it all started in the Bronze Age when metal replaced sticks for wacking...or is that whacking? Well, the...

Everything good comes from barrels: Whiskey, wine, monkeys, people going over Niagara Falls, and (of course) beer. This is a version of...

What in the world is an Extra Special Bitter you ask? Well, if you don’t know, I’m not going to tell you. You should be ashamed! It’s...

I started out this blog by reviewing only one beer at a time, but that’s inefficient. So, I thought that before the cherry saison...

I’ve had saisons before, but never a cherry saison, nor an imperial (double) saison. So, of course I had to ride my bike down the trail...

One of the best beers in the city is Storybook’s Java Dragon Porter, but I’ll save that review for later. Right now I’m in the mood for...

As the name implies, Black Forest Brewing Company is tucked into the woods of Black Forest, which is more of a rural community than a...

In the words of Mark Twain, "The rumors of the black IPA's death have been greatly exaggerated." Black IPAs are a rare breed in Colorado...

I like reviewing small breweries like this one because it’s off the brewery beaten path. But just because I unilaterally labeled it as a...

I couldn’t resist trying out the wee heavy at Cogstone, especially since I’ve reviewed the style at Lost Friend Brewery, and I'm a big...

The West Coast IPA is a perfect name. I don’t have to guess if I’m going to get a cloudy east coast style or a dank midwest style (I’m...

Cerberus Brewery has established itself as a powerhouse that’s tucked into the eastern side of Old Colorado City. Actually, I think it’s...