Archive for 'Zoo Brew'

Doppelbock Session: Ayinger Celebrator

January 4th, 2008 – 6:45 pm

Let me be the first second to admit it: I’ve fallen off the beer blogging bandwagon. I’ve been missing Session deadlines left and right. Heck, the last time I participated was way back in August. Why the lack of posts?
I guess I had just gotten a bit bored with my pedestrian […]

Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

June 23rd, 2007 – 6:01 pm

Anderson Valley keeps turning up in all the best beer stores in LA. Whole Foods in Santa Monica has six packs of Hop Ottin’, Barney Flats, and Boont Amber on the shelves. You can get their Boont Amber on tap at Sonny McLean’s, the Otheroom, and the Daily Pint. I don’t […]

Lost Coast Alleycat Amber

June 18th, 2007 – 6:41 pm

I bought this bottle at Lucky Stop Liquor on Abbot Kinney and California, the same place I picked up Black Sheep’s Riggwelter for last month’s Session. I don’t really see Alleycat too often, maybe at the Ralph’s on Cloverfield. While it’s not too prevalent, their Great White and Downtown Brown are practically […]

The Session: Black Sheep Riggwelter Yorkshire Ale

May 4th, 2007 – 8:14 am

(UPDATE: For the full Session roundup, check out the Brookston Beer Bulletin)
It was tough finding a beer for this month’s Session. This is my first time participating in Beer Blog Friday, so I really wanted to knock it out of the park and find something obscure and interesting. But finding an English Mild […]

Carlsberg Elephant

April 25th, 2007 – 8:52 pm
Filed as: Danish, Zoo Brew, Strong, Beer

Carlsberg Elephant is a malty, piss yellow beer with a heavy smell. Head is fizzy and immediately disappears. Tastes skunky and bitter. Palate is thin and grainy. That malt liquor taste is way more liquor than malt.
Elephant is 7.2% alcohol, which would explain why I thought it tasted so bad. […]