Which Brew has reopened!

The once great drinking emporium in Easton, PA has now reopened under the name Black and Blue. Belly up and sample one of the 13 draft brews or their extensive bottle list. I'm sure they'll have something to tickle your fancy. Check them out.... Black & Blue is located at 683 Walnut St.  Easton, PA Regular hours are set for: Tuesday through Thursday, 4 to 11 p.m., Friday, 4 p.m. to midnight and Saturday, noon to midnight. Call before you go.... 610- 438-3604 as they are currently working under restricted hours.    -Shorty

"It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you" -Rakim

We have been on hiatus for over a year now but we are back on the trial of the Grail, reviewing beers, food and the establishments where we consume them. Hope all has been we'll see you on the trail.  -Shorty

The 80's were epic!

"Once I was lost..."

Once I was lost but, now I've been found..... the hop man is back in town. Not much postin' going on lately but, plenty of drinkin'. -Shorty

102 IBU 4 U

What is an IBU? An IBU is a unit of measurement. International Bitterness Unit to be precise. Bitter Bob and Shorty each drank 102 of them last night. Each one of them was quite tasty.  Hop Stoopid, brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, California, USA) is an incredible beer. Though we both had this beer after a hard day's work in the sun, we think it could be best enjoyed as a 10:30am weekend kickoff. At first sip, there is a ridiculous amount of hops assaulting every corner of your mouth. Grapefruit juice. Then comes the piney aftertaste. Piney aftertaste? Who wants that? Well, we do. (Grapefruit + Pine = Hops). To fess up, Shorty and I had both had this 8% ABV beer before, and until recently, it was the hoppiest beer ever. By far. But then this quest for the hoppiest beer began, and this beast has since been tamed; knocked down a few notches. That said, this beer is nothing short of incredible. Perfectly balanced (to a hop enthusiast) and to quote the Lagunitas website, "...our goal is to use as many different hops as we could...".  That means hop complexity which may be the reason the entire mouth is pelted by bitter beauty. So, is this what a lot of IBUs tastes like? If so, we like it. We need to find more of it. The Hoppy Grail is near. We are on the path.  Enlightenment...