Founders Brewing Company, out of Michigan, creates some absolutely incredible beer that I’ve yet to be displeased with. While at Canal Street in Reading, PA this past weekend, we had a unique opportunity to have their KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) on tap, served only in a 6oz snifter at a whopping 11.2% ABV.
Victory is one of the local landmark breweries in the Philadelphia area. When I think local, I think of the Victory Brewing Company based in Dowingtown, PA. I had the privilege of enjoying a dinner that was accented by a wide selection of Victory beers. If you are interested in some of the other brews, you should check out our reviews of the Golden Monkey, Hop Devil, Old Horizontal and the V-12 video review in Arlington, VA.
The Duck-Rabbit Brewery out of Farmville, North Carolina makes one of my favorite Stouts, the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout. Today, I have another one of their Stouts, the Rabid Duck Russian Imperial. While the weather may not be Stout weather, which is normally a bit colder, I’ll never pass up a chance to have a good Russian Imperial.
I found this gem of a beer on the bottom shelf of Wegmans new mixed six-pack section. Normally this brew is on the expensive side of things but at $11 for a mixed six-pack, being able to throw this in is worthwhile! I got the Dogfish Head World Wide Stout. This brew clocked in at an alcoholic’s dream of 18% ABV.
It is a dreary, rainy, chilly, mid March day outside and after a hard day of working at the cubicle farm you need a good beer. For me, the perfect beer for this scenario is a nice, dark stout with lots of character; it just seems to fit the environment. The one that I reached for today is Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout from North Coast Brewing Company out of California.
