Latest print article: Literal pastry stout with Boss Rambler Beer Club

Latest print article: Literal pastry stout with Boss Rambler Beer Club

My latest article for The Bulletin, published last week, reviews a literal pastry stout from Boss Rambler Beer Club—Ocean stRoll, an imperial stout brewed with actual Ocean Roll pastries from Sparrow Bakery. It’s a collaboration beer with Horus Aged Ales of Oceanside, California, and leans heavily into the Ocean Roll’s … Continue reading

Firestone Walker Brewing Hopnosis IPA

Firestone Walker Brewing Hopnosis IPA

Firestone Walker Brewing calls its Hopnosis IPA a “cold IPA” though it wasn’t immediately clear to me whether the brewery was playing on its use of Cryo Hops, or if more was involved. As it happens, there is more to it than deriving “cold” from “cryo” and FW details it … Continue reading