Anchor Porter

It comes in a short, stout bottle that looks like it might be difficult to fit into a six pack carton, but it does. Very nutty smell. It's much less bitter than most porters that I've had. In fact, there's almost a hint of sweetness to it. What little hops taste it has is mostly in the aftertaste.

The aftertaste is actually more interesting than the primary taste, I think. There's a hint of bitterness and hops in the aftertaste that you don't really get from the primary taste. It's almost as if the porter part of this beer is partly confined to the aftertaste.

Smuttynose Brewing Company's Old Brown Dog Ale

Very earthy smell. The taste is similarly earthy, much like the taste of the Conway Irish Red I reviewed a while back, but with a background of a brown ale rather than a red.

It has that weird combination of feeling a little watery, while still tasting like a good, solid, flavorful beer.

Redbridge Gluten-free sorghum beer

There comes a time when a man is looking at the 'make your own six pack' display and he says to himself, "Holy shit. I've never actually had a gluten-free sorghum beer. And I call myself a beer snob."

... so yeah. That's the whole story.

It doesn't have a particularly strong smell, but what little is there smells just like any other beer. It smells almost a little bit molasses-ish.

As far as taste goes, it's a little bland by my standards, there isn't much in the way of malt or hops flavor to it. But it's not watery or thin. Most of the subtlety is in the scent rather than the flavor.

Not a lot I can say about this one. I can't imagine I'd have any reason to try it more often, it was really just curiosity that drove me this time.

Apologies for my absence: again

My life has had a bit of an upset over the last few months. To the point of being pretty topsy-turvy. I don't want to get into too much detail for the reader, since the traditional bartender/therapist role is usually played by the person suggesting drinks, not the other way around.


But I am back. I have an internet connection at my fingertips, a beer in my hand, and a rather cheesy movie playing in the background that doesn't require my entire attention. So a review or two is to follow.