Loft Beer

Pros: Easy enough to drink; Non- offensive
Cons: Very plain and forgettable

New Orleans is one of America’s finest cities for entertainment. The French Quarters, the jazz clubs, and many other attractions make this a must- visit town for those who love the nightlife. Since New Orleans is known as a tourist town, it’s only ...

Pros: Light, refreshing, zesty, and very drinkable
Cons: Light and very "drinkable"

Another summer, come and gone, kids back in school, leaves fallin' in my pool. Yet the surest sign of fall's arrival at my house is my annual head-scratchin' moment when I open up the beer fridge and see a dozen or more light summer brews staring me in ...

Pros: Decent body, very drinkable, even a touch of hops.
Cons: Just a tad too much buttery diacetyl.

Some people, unfortunately, can’t drink beer. At least not beer made from barley or wheat. That’s because they suffer from a disease called Celiac, which impairs their ability to process glutens in the small intestine. Glutens are components of ...

Pros: It's not too heavy
Cons: it's not too much of anything actually

Sometimes I really should know better than taking a sucker's bet. Something inside me knew that the Colts were going to blow it. Like a fool, I went and made a bet with someone that the Steelers wouldn't win the Super Bowl. My end of the bet was ...

Pros: gluten allergies have been overcome
Cons: so so

What's the world coming to when I find myself reviewing beers from Anheuser Busch. Surely there must be some kind of mistake. I am also reviewing a beer that is not a rice laden imitation of a classic Czech style. The folk at this brewing ...

Pros: Refreshing, thirst-quenching, clean.
Cons: Suffers from lack of character and flavor.

I’ve spent the last week or so reviewing some excellent beers, with Theakston’s Old Peculier, McEwan’s Scotch Ale and Adambier, being among some of the best in the world. Today was another one of those 100-degree plus days out here in the desert so I...

Pros: Flavorful and refreshing, inexpensive too
Cons: not as much character as I had hoped, a little quick on the finish

Imagine a family that has stood by it’s values and beliefs throughout the years in an effort to bring a quality product to the consumer. One that would make you proud to be an American. One that has gusto, character, spunk. Nope…this ...

Pros: Oldest beer still produced in New Orleans; a tradition in the Crescent City.
Cons: Not very tasty, not special... a very average brew.

My experience with Dixie New Orleans Slow Brewed Beer


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The first time I tried Dixie Beer was almost ten years ago. My wife and I were spending Papa Noel in New...

Pros: Explosive tastes, refreshing texture
Cons: probably too hoppy for the Big Three crowds

I have been a fan of the New Belgium Brewing Company since I worked out in New Mexico several years ago. Their crisp and refreshing beers are enjoyable both on tap and in bottles. I managed to cross paths with a few six packs of Loft ...

Pros: Hard to find
Cons: You can find it

I have strayed away from beer bashing. I can not lie… I was recovering from my last episode of stom ...

Pros: Just as good as any other beer of its type, and it's local.
Cons: Getting hard to find.

Go ahead. Pull the trigger.

Pittsburghers make me nuts. I went to grad school at Carnegie-Mellon in the early 80s and quickly learned to love Da Burgh. Even though it was falling apart at the time, steel mills crumbling and...

Pros: CHEAP...CHEAP...Can is recyclable, coyotes hate the smell
Cons: Bad taste, bad flavor, bad smell

Every now and then I find myself trying those things that I tried so many years ago. An Olympia Beer was handed to me by a friend (or so I had thought he was) the other day. He was not as well versed in the arts of beer consuming or beer types.
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Pros: Oh My God so cheap, palatable
Cons: Hard to find

So there I was, in college with $6.43 to my name and totally beerless. I was surrounded by friends who liked the status-quo cheap beers like Budweiser, Coors, and my bane, Miller Lite. But I, fearless epinions reader, was not to be satisfied by these...

Pros: Really good with food, particularly spicy food.
Cons: A long trip for my next 6 pack.

I first tried Dixie Beer in the mid 80's in a Texas style steakhouse in Chicago of all places, while on work training in the Windy City from New Zealand. I had become very frustrated by the extremely light beers and had gradually worked through the shelf...

Pros: inexpensive
Cons: bitter, heavy on stomach

You've got to love Pittsburgh. Only here can you walk to the local dive, sit down, and order a 85 cent glass of the 'Burgh's finest, Iron City. The beer that fuels our "Stillas" fans into oblivion is proudly brewed here by Pittsburghers....