Great Lakes Oktoberfest

It's time for another beer review. This time around I have decided to try the Great Lakes Oktoberfest. Since it's Oktoberfest season, I thought this was only fitting.

This one pours dark amber, with 1" head. The smell has a hint of caramel and somewhat of a biscuit or bread background. Taste is much the same: a hint of caramel, and sweet bread with just a touch of what I believe to be orange and maybe a slight bit of banana. The carbonation is good on this bottle and the flavor makes me think of fall (which, in my mind, is a good thing). I do enjoy this beer. I'd say about 4.2 out of 5.

If you've had this beer, do you agree?

Beer School

I ordered a book the other day that was recommended to me by my brother. He suggested that I pick up Beer School by Steven Hindy and Tom Potter. If you are a really big beer fanatic, you might recognize these two names as the founders of Brooklyn Brewery. I picked up this book because my brother thought it would be a great read and told me it was a great story about how those two guys started Brooklyn Brewery as well as a great story about entrepreneurs. He was right.

I am only a few chapters in and already I can tell this will be a great story. In the first chapters, it talks about their brewery and how they came to decide to start on this venture. I won't give anything away, but it's a very interesting story, one that probably every entrepreneur has. I definitely recommend checking this one out.

As I progress through the book, I will share my thoughts with you. In the meantime, make sure to check out the blog for more beer info.

Homebrew

I love creating homebrew. In homebrewing, you can develop any kind of beer you want, and it's exactly that, the beer you create. You can be as extreme as you want, or as tame as you want when you home brew.

Cincinnati BeerFest

Hey Cincinnatians, this weekend is the Cincinnati BeerFest on Fountain Square. The party starts Friday and goes until Sunday.
Event times are:
Friday, September 10: 6-11pm
Saturday, September 11: Noon - 11pm
Sunday, September 12: Noon - 9pm
Fountain Square :: Cincinnati Beer Fest :: Friday-Sunday, September 10-12, 2010

The event is free to attend with each 3oz tasting costing just $1.