AGHHHHHHH!! Beer Avalanche!

Yeah this video is awesome.  I don't know what has got into me today; posting videos about people experiencing near death experiences.  Now, wait for it, wait for it...  34 seconds in $200,000 dollars worth of beer just comes crashing down and is destroyed, along with the factory worker. Enjoy!



Cheers!

MegaBeerMan

Alcohol + Oncoming Subway - Support Railing = EPIC FAIL!!

Ok, so Mashable.com is one of the newer sites I just started regularly going to.  Today this video was posted.



Did you watch it???  Geez! The only reason I started bursting out laughing was because she didn't get killed.  Shes going to definetly feel that in the morning

Cheers!

MegaBeerMan

Awesome way to review BEER

This is a review of Penn Weizen made by Penn Brewery. I just came across it on YouTube.com the other day.

So after I watched it I went and bought a six pack of it at Kazansky's Deli located in Squirrel Hill right on Murray ave. It's a crisp relaxing Hefeweizen brew that all should try.

Cheers!

MegaBeerMan

Penn Oktoberfest Bier

Brewery: Pennsylvania Brewing Company

Beer: Penn Oktoberfest Bier

Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen

ABV: 4.5%

This beer is just a seasonal brew, available August through October.  It is very tasty through and through.  It's a Märzen, which is a German lager that existed before being associated with Octoberfest.  This beer very robust, and has a moderatly light roasted malt aroma.  No hops here.  It also smells like it could have a hint of caramel flavor within in it, and with just one taste you'll realize that the flavor matches the smell to a "T."  It is medium bodied and goes down easily, leaving just a hint of citrus flavor at the very end.  This is a very pleasent and happy beer; one good for drinking outside at a social, or with a good turkey dinner.

Cheers!

MegaBeerMan

I'm going to drink Pennsylvania Brewing Company

Yes, you heard it correct, that is my goal this week.  I am going to try and sample every beer in current production that Pennsylvania Brewing Company makes.  I was just browsing the internet looking for some ideas and can't avoid hearing things about their Penn Weizen.  It's a bavarian-style wheat beer, which I know from experience taste absolutely amazing.  Penn Weizen has won the US National Beer tasting Championships from 2002-2007.  In 2006 it was labeled 25 Best Beers in America, according to Men's Journal magazine. I am so excited... Stay tuned for some great reviews.

Cheers!

MegaBeerMan

I.C. Light, a Pittsburgh Original

Brewery: Iron City Brewing Company

Beer: Iron City Light (I.C. Light)

Style: very light lager

City: Pittsburgh

ABV: 4.15%

Calories: 95

Carbs: 2.8

Fat: 0 grams

Protein: .7 grams of

OK! I'm sure everyones thinking; of all the beers to write about why choose this one? Well, I had to stick to my roots on this one and write about a beer that has been flowing out of my backyard since 1861.  The Pittsburgh Brewing Company has been located in a neighborhood in Pittsburgh called Lawrenceville just 5 minutes away from the Strip District.  I grew up in that neighborhood, and played pee-wee football right across the street from the brewery.  This beer is great with a Primanti Bros. sandwich, and a Steelers game. 

Unfortunately in June, 2009 the brewery relocated to Latrobe, PA taking over the old Rolling Rock building.  They had to relocate because of financial issues back in 2005 causing them to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy.  Fortunately the internet site still shows the building on 34th and Liberty ave.  One last thing about the Iron City Brewing Company is that they were the first to use aluminum bottles, which are three times thicker than aluminum cans, and can keep the beer cold for up to 50 minutes longer. Awesome!!

Cheers!

MegaBeerMan

Event Update!!

The 3rd Annual Octoberfest will be held at Mr. Bones this Saturday, October 24, 2009.  It will go from 5PM till 2AM.  You can expect lots of Octoberfest beer as well as other great seasonals with a pumpkin flavor.  Like I have raved about before, the food is amazing and very beer-centric.  So come down and enjoy the music, food, and of course the beer tasting.  Unfortunately I won't be able to make it; I just thought I should put the word out.
Mister Bones


Cheers!

MegaBeerMan

Troegenator Double Bock

Brewery: Troegs Brewing
Beer: Troegenator Double Bock
Style: Double Bock or Dopple Bock
ABV (Alcohol by Volume): 8.2%
Hop Bitterness (IBU's): 25

Last Thursday I had lunch at my favorite bistro again, Mr. Bones.  This time I knew exactly what I wanted and did not have to ask the man at the counter to recommend me anything.  Earlier in the week one of my fellow beer buddies told me to give Troegenator a shot and see if it was blog worthy.  So I did my usual, ordered a sandwich, grabbed an ice cold one from the back of the cooler. I sat down and poured my beer.  Immediatly after pouring and before I take my first sip I take a nice big wiff to catch any aromas while the heads still forming as if I was about to enjoy a wonderful glass of fine 90 point wine.  To say the least, I was not impressed with the smell.  In fact it did not really smell like much at all.  Shrugging off that dissapointment I began my taste test. This beer lacks in smell but definetly makes up for it in taste and overall complexity.  It is very smooth, and has flavorful mix of nuts, coffee, and chocolate.  This is definetly not a summer brew, but it will make you feel warm and comfy during a cold winter night.  Give it a try!

Cheers,

Magebeerman

IPA (India Pale Ale) Briefing:

For those who have took a gander at my latest blog you saw me write a little review about an IPA or Indiana Pale Ale. To be more accurate, Hop Wallop is actually an American Double IPA, which is basically an IPA on steroids or the Barry Bonds of IPA's. Haha!

Pale ale is one of the broadest terms used to describe a variety of beers. Overall they have a bitter taste mixed with a whole host of flavors and aromas. IPA's are meant to be drunk intuitively, not chugged.

One of the best things about beer is, duh, the alcohol content. Well, the average IPA has medium to high alcohol by volume, roughly 5-8%. The color is a light amber or copper. IPA's are also the worlds first "export" beer. Why? It is because they are heavily hopped, and the high alcohol content. The natural design of the beer made it ideal for overseas travel in the 19th century.
I was nineteen the first time I actually tried my first IPA. I thought it was terrible, I'm not going to lie. All I was accustom to was the usual Bud Light or Miller Light. The hoppiness of an IPA is definitely an acquired taste. The beer was Hop Hog from Lancaster Brewing Co. It is pretty ironic that it is in fact a Pennsylvania beer. It has been so long since I have tasted it I can only recall a few things. First, it was very bitter at the end of every sip. Second, the 24 pack my friend and I bought for around $30.00 on a hot July afternoon got us very, very drunk. : ) I plan on trying it again soon just to see if I still don't like it.


Cheers!

Megabeerman

All Hail Hop Wallop

Brewery: Victory Brewing Co. Beer: Hop Wallop

Style: American Double India Pale Ale ABV: 8.5%

While grabbing lunch at Mister Bones, a friendly little bistro in Greensburg, PA that also offers nearly 200 craft and import beers, I asked the gentlemen working behind the register, "What's a great IPA that's Pennsylvania brewed and will be great to wash my sandwich down with?" He offered up a few suggestions. The third suggestion was Hop Wallop by Victory Brewing Co. located in Downingtown, PA. The name alone intrigued me enough to choose it.

So, I sat down at the table and made an excellent pour. One similar to the picture on the left, and took my first sip. Their was enough hop flavor to rip my tounge out, which was awesome. I mean with a name like "Hop Wallop," it better wallop my taste buds. Considering the intense alcohol content and sheer style of American Double IPA's, Hop Wallop is extremely drinkable. I wouldn't necessarily describe the taste as bitter persay, but their is a very big hop bite. The color of the beer is somewhat lighter in color compared to other's of its style. Overall, "Cheers to Victory Brewing Co. for this one!"

Also, every label on Victory's beer comes with a little tale of how it became. Here's the tale of Hop Wallop: Horace ‘Hop’ Wallop headed West a broken man. For it was a certain Miss LuLubelle Lager that had left him, thirsting for more. Drawn by wild tales of the riches of the gold mines, Hop pressed on westward. His last nickel spent on a prospecting pan, Hop's hunger and thirst got the best of him. Two fistfuls o' barley and three of some wild and wayward hops tossed in the pan with some clear water was to be his meal. But sleep overcame him and he woke to a bubbling, cacophonous concoction. Overjoyed with the beautiful ale that he had made, Hop realized the secret of the 'green gold' he had discovered in those fresh hops. Celebrated far and wide, Hop Wallop lives on in this vivid ale with his words, "Hoppiness is happiness!"

Cheers!

Megabeerman

Newcastle Brown Ale is my Favorite.

Well, since I am only 22 all I am going to say is that beer has been a part of my life for the past year (wink-wink). Living in the United States where there is drinking laws I am not even stepping into that grey area of when I first sampled my first glass of ice cold brewed heaven.

It was actually a New Castle Brown Ale that had inspired me to begin trying many other brews. Fairly priced, and widely available it has since become my most favorite beer. The taste is predominantly sweet, with a touch of sourness at the end of every sip yet still very smooth.

Since turning 21 beer has sort have been to me what traveling is to others. Some may say "a beach is a beach", or may not see a huge difference between the island Aruba and Barbados. To me every bottle is different and it will take ones palette time to adjust to the subtle differences between different brews. Once this happens you realize what you like, and will be more the just the yellow stuff that had you hurling at your last house party.