On our second night in Houston, Texas, my wife and I were enticed into a Tex-Mex joint called the Dizzy Kaktus by the promise of cans of Buffalo Bayou 1836 copper ale for $2 (or it might have been $3 per can, but it was cheap either way) and discounted tacos. I must have eaten […]
I drank this can of Cigar City Brewing’s Jai Alai IPA not in Tampa, where the brewery is based, but at a delightful canal-side restaurant called Pelican Landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We had a sensational view of the setting sun, and the swordfish tacos were the best I’ve ever had. And this beer, well, […]
The lovely Florida Keys are being battered by Hurricane Irma as I write this review of a beer I enjoyed there on holiday back in June. On that day, the weather couldn’t be much more different. It was hot and sunny, with nary a cloud in the sky. We pulled our red Mustang convertible in […]
Abita Amber Lager was about as ubiquitous in New Orleans as smooth jazz. During the three days that I was in The Big Easy, I must have had this beer half a dozen times. It seemed that every café, pub and bar in the city stocked it, often at the expense of all other kinds […]
I ordered a pint of Goose Island Brewery’s Green Line Pale Ale at a pub in Houston, Texas, but as I found out later, this beer comes all the way from Chicago, Illinois. That’s a distance of 1,082 miles – a 16-hour drive – according to Google. Here’s hoping this is a fresh batch, because […]
