LETS DO THIS!!!!

So I don't know exactly how many people are like me but I have always wanted to try and home brew some beer. I always thought that it would come out like.... well... shit. I would think that I don't have the expensive equipment that the huge breweries do. 

Well thats just not the attitude to have so I thought that among the 100 other things I am going to do I would try and brew my own beer. So I went on a search for how to brew at home and I found more information than I knew what to do with. I will post my journey (along with a few other things) and let you know what has worked and what just sucked!

I found a couple websites that would be helpful for those brave few like me that might want to give this a shot:

http://www.eartheasy.com/eat_homebrew.htm

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/makebeer/makebeer.html

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Beer/ (this one has good pictures)

http://byo.com/ (this is an entire damn magazine on it)

Drink up me hearties!

-- Rob

tomorrows the day....

Alright here we are the day before Cinco de Mayo and I am laggin on the posts. What can I say it was my birthday and I had some serious beer time, thats the next post though.

So here we go as promised tomorrow when you are dusting those $2 tacos and $2 drafts (thats what i'm going to be having at Mi Ranchito in Upland) this is the beer you need to choose. 

Negro Modelo is easily the best mexican beer out there. This beer is smooth, it has flavor, its easy to drink, it goes with every kind of mexican food you can think of and its still light enough where you can have a few without feeling heavy. This is a malty and spicy brew that will change your entire perception of all that is mexican beers, don't be surprised after having this beer if you don't want to go back to the Corona's and Tecate's.

I would put the website for Modelo here but alas its distributed by Corona... 

So I cant just leave you with one choice here, my 2nd option here if Negro Modelo is not there is Bohemia. This is another beer that will take you away from the "typical" mexican beer. This is a solid option that has a nice taste of hops to it but still finishes smooth and slightly sweet. 

heres the website (hope you speak spanish) http://www.ccm.com.mx/

Alright so get out there have some carne asada tacos and drink some beer!

Salud'

--Rob

2nd post equals "dos"

Continuing on with the Cinco de Mayo theme the next brand of beer that would come to mind would be Dos Equis.

Dos Equis comes in two distinct brews:

The Dos Equis lager (green bottle) is the lighter of the two. With this beer you are going to find a mild tasting beer much like the Corona I mentioned in the last post. It has a very traditional golden color that lets you see right away that you are not in for a heavy beer. What this beer lacks in flavor it makes up for in drinkability. 

The other mainstream brew from Dos Equis is the Amber (brown bottle). This brew offers much more flavor than the other offering from Dos Equis however would fail in comparison to more traditional amber lagers. This amber has a very pleasing color and is equally as easy to drink as the other. If I had my choice of the 2 this would be the one that I choose. 

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More to follow soon... 

drink up suckas!!

--Rob

The 5th of May....

What a drag St. Patty's day on a Tuesday and now Cinco de Mayo on a Tuesday too!!!

2 of the biggest drinking days in the year and they are in the middle of the week. I know there are some hardcore fans of the drink out there that will celebrate the day of but for the most of us we are going to have to throw them back on the weekend before. 

I thought that it would be cool to give a rundown of what "Mexican" beers are out there that are worth a damn:

Corona extra: Probably the single most recognized Mexican beer that's out there. Seemly always accompanied by a lime wedge and salt Corona has been a summer time hit for years. The golden color tells you exactly what you are getting into; this is a light beer that's going to be easy to drink.  It's Coronas drinkability that has made it a staple in almost every bar that you go into, its not complicated and you are going to have to "break the seal" before you are buzzed on it. 

website : http://www.corona.com/

Tecate: I think that Tecate has grown enough but has not come close to the popularity of Corona. Tecate has a lot of the same characteristics that corona has when it comes to its overall drinkability. This is a lager that's very easy to drink without a lot of complex flavors or aromas to analyze. The color is slightly darker that Corona which makes you think there would be more flavor but no. This follows the line for another hot summer day and a nice cold beer to drink by the BBQ. 

website http://cervezatecate.com/ (how are you a beer company this big with a website thats under construction???)

word to the wise on these two beers, watch out if the get warm.... whoa groossssss!

I will put up a couple more tomorrow and put up my favorite that everyone should try later in the week.

PROST!

--Rob

Beer-portunity

What a week! 

We have been all over Southern California this week and been posting constantly on Twitter. I promise we will be posting more on the blog but here is a rundown of the beers that we had this week:

Sam Adams -Cherry Wheat

Sam Adams - Scotch Ale

NewCastle

Stone Pale Ale

Kona Fire Rock Ale

Guinness

Belmont Brewing company's -Golden Ale

Belmont Brewing company's - Strawberry blonde

Dos Exis

Blue Moon

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Now while most of those are classic beers that really don't need an introduction to most there was one that really stood out.

As summer gets closer and the heat starts to rise its extremely important to stay hydrated, what better way to do that then with a great beer. The Kona Fire Rock was an outstanding beer that begs to be had on a summer day. When it was first brought to the table I thought that I was in for another pale ale with no real taste and even less body. I could not be more wrong, this coppery colored beer had a surprisingly light citrus flavor that was not heavy at all. This beer was very refreshing and was very easy to drink. 

Here is the link to the brewing company http://www.konabrewingco.com/

We found this beer at the OC Sports Grill  http://www.ocsportsgrill.com/

(on state college just outside Angels Stadium)

Keep your glasses full friends...

-- Rob

And so we begin....

"Dude sometimes you just gotta have a beer" -- Jesse
"That could be the coolest thing you have ever said!" -- Robert

From that simple statement and our love for all that is beer we have started this blog. Our goal is to find the best beers, the best places to drink beer and the best things to eat with beer.

Along the way I am sure that we are going to find some places that don't really meet our standards and OH BOY are we going to let you know about that.

Every week we are going to talk about at least one beer in the blog or one beer family (Sam Adams, Blue Moon, Rouge, Old Baldy..) we will blog about the best ones and where to find them.

The best part about this is that we are also going to use TWITTER (I know its a lame name) we are going to send out messages on what beers we are having at the time and what we think.

We will be as honest as possible, we know that we have a responsibility to all who love beer to not let personal feelings get in the way of good honest beer tasting.

In a later post we will talk about the overall rating system for now we just want to get started!

If you have some ideas for some beers we should try or places we should go email us and we will go for it. If you have an opinion about some beers email us and we will let you know and might include what you say in our review.

Here we go... lets all go drink some beer!!!

--Rob