Recent Staff Beer Reviews
Poured into a pint glass starting at about 40 degrees.
This Porter is a characteristic pitch black with a light tan head. A standard pour gives about a finger or so of head that is quite bubbly. After about 45 seconds or so the head thins down to about a quarter finger, but it stays for awhile.
By Straight to Ale, Blue Pants, and Yellow Hammer brewery, in celebration of the passing of a 2012 law allowing the sale of bombers in the state. Cracked open on a pretty cold and snowy day, right before dinner.
Poured from a bomber into a pint glass. Starting at around 40 degrees, the entire bomber lasted around 30 minutes.
A clear, copper colored beer with only a trace of a head. Some thin pacing settles on the top of the beer, but not too much remains in the glass. The second and third pours (after the beer set out to a bit) did result in a fuller, more bubbly (but short lived) head.
Winter has arrived again and Huntsville, Alabama's Straight to Ale has released a new batch of their Russian imperial stout - Laika. I fell in love with this RIS last year and have been eagerly awaiting its return. Despite Straight to Ale offering their Lily Flagg Milk Stout year-round, it lacks the complexity and punch that can be found in this seasonal brew.