It's Happening Today!

Yep, spring is here. Today's weather won't be as beautiful as the last couple days, but hey, the sun's still shining. Maybe you'll find something for yourself to do outside, even with the lower temps, or maybe you won't want to venture out of the house. I can't know for sure...

What I do know is this: the Hastings Coborn's Liquor big craft beer tasting is today! If you're interested in learning about craft beer, tasting some new brews, or just need help deciding which six-pack to get for watching the NFL Draft tonight, you need to stop by the store between 4-8pm. We'll have some knowledgable beer folks on hand to pour 33 different brews for you to sample.

I'll be wandering around the store answering your beer questions. Need a recommendation? I can handle that. Want to know more about how a particular style is brewed? I'll give you the details. Curious about the history behind a beer? Not a problem.

I hope to see you all there!

Details on the Big Coborn's Tasting

Alright. Last week, I made a post regarding the upcoming biggest craft beer tasting at the Hastings Coborn's Liquor. Today, I'm posting the official list of brews that will be opened for this tasting. Ready? Here we go:

• Fulton Lonely Blonde
• Fulton Sweet Child of Vine
• Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat
• Grain Belt Nordeast
• Rush River Amber
• Bell's Oberon
• Big Sky IPA
• Lucky Bucket Lager
• Lucky Bucket IPA
• Lucky Bucket Certified Evil
• Great River Brewery Redband Stout
• Chick Beer
• Odell IPA
• Odell Myrcenary Double IPA
• Ommegang Hennepin
• Anchor Steam
• Summit Horizon Red
• Summit Unchained Batch 09 - Dunkel Weizen
• Brau Brothers Bancreagie Scotch Ale
• Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
• Wells Bombardier
• Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
• Schell's Pils
• New Belgium Ranger IPA
• New Belgium Fat Tire
• New Belgium 1554 Black Ale
• Deschutes Black Butte Porter
• Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
• Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
• Alaskan Amber
• Samuel Adams Alpine Spring
• Crispin Cider
• Sol

What do you think? That's 33, count 'em, 33 beers for your sampling pleasure. I hope to see you tasting them on Thursday, April 26 from 4 - 8pm.

Biggest Coborn's Tasting Yet

On Thursday, April 26th, there will be a craft beer tasting at the Hastings Coborn's Liquor. This isn't one of my regular 6-beer sampling sessions, though. What makes this tasting different? Hmmm...

I'm pretty sure that we're going to have a few more beers than usual. In fact, I know that we'll have 30 different brews open, ready to delight your tastebuds. This will be a great opportunity for you to try some of the beers you've been wondering about. Want to plan for it? The beer will be flowing from 4-8pm.

I'll be making another post with details regarding which specific beers we'll be sampling. Keep your eyes open for it!

Beer Brief #16 - Seizoen Bretta

Brewery - Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Hood River, Oregon

Beer - Seizoen Bretta

Style - Farmhouse Ale fermented with brettanomyces

ABV - 8%

Color - Cloudy orange with a sticky, off-white head

Aroma - Hay, apricots, old leather, and a hint of sourness

Flavor - Brief stone fruit sweetness, funky, earthy and minerally, lemon tartness, metallic bitterness and dry finish

Verdict - Wow. This is a complex and delicious wild ale. If you dig some funk and a touch of sour in your Belgian farmhouse ales, you definitely need to see if you can get some of this! I had to fly to Oregon to get it...