For a grocery store, the Kroger by my house has a pretty good selection of beer sometimes. Case in point, friday night I visited the beer aisle not really looking for anything in particular. Stumbled across Terrapin Hopsecutioner. I've had this befoe, but once again I'm drawn to names and cool pictures. It's pretty good, very hoppy of course. As far as locals go, not as good as Sweetwater IPA (and really the draft IPA from the brewery, GOOD GOD MMMM), my litmus test for a good IPA. The art trumps just about every IPA I've seen to date:
Badass, no? This effort deserves a better look:
Let me narrate you through this label. That is a turtle. With a mess of hops in a guillotine. He's also holding some kind of garden tool it seems, and has a devious look. Then smoke/mist/fog coming out from wherever smoke comes from because it's always foggy when you get executed.
Side note: After drinking Hopsecutioner, I had this song from high school stuck in my head for a few hours. Not that I'm proud/ashamed, it's just an interesting fact.
When Fat Tire came to GA everyone was freaking out. I didn't really get the craze until I had it on draft in a Fat Tire glass. I don't know if there is any science behind it but I think the glass makes it taste better.This is my standard at Parma Tavern. I also invented a mix of Fat Tire and Guiness called 'Fat Albert'.
Stone Brewing. Arrogant Bastard. I honestly can't tell if this is delicious because of the name or if it's because it's just delicious. I'm arrogant, this beer is arrogant. I feel like it's two negatives mixing for one gigantic positive beer orgasm in my mouth. It's on the more malty side of ales, but damn if this doesn't deserve the first post.
It's also worth noting that Stone has the coolest marketing of any brewery. Go buy a bottle of this, read the back, tell me I'm lying.
Here's but a snippet:
Questions or comments? If you don't like this beer, keep it to yourself --- we don't want to hear from any sniveling yellow-beer-drinkin' wimps, 'cause this beer wasn't made for you.
