Mould's Beer Blog

Hey everyone, thanks for coming by!  On Thursday morning, Kerry and I are headed to Virginia for a family member's wedding.  It will be fun, and I get two days off of work for it!  I'm also excited to be able to pick up some beers down in Virginia that I can't pick up in NJ.  I'm hoping to find some New Belgium, Boulevard, Devil's Backbone and Port City.  If you have any other suggestions, let me know in the comments below! Yards Brewing Chocolate Love Stout Tonight I am drinking Chocolate Love Stout from Yards Brewing Company.  Yards, out of Philadelphia, doesn't normally release bomber bottles, so when they do, you can be sure it is something special.  This stout is brewed with chocolate and vanilla and is (according to Yards) irresistibly smooth!  Time to crack this one open! Chocolate Love Stout Yards Brewing Company English Stout 6.9% ABV 1 pint 9.36 oz bottle poured into a Dogfish Head signature glass Yards Brewin...

Hey everyone!  I'm writing this, sipping on a Yards Brewing Company Old Bartholomew Barleywine.  The Christmas tree is up and lit, presents underneath, and only one more day of work until I have to work again (sadly on December 31st).  I sincerely hope all of you have finished your holiday shopping, and can avoid the inevitably heavy crowds this weekend.   Old Bartholomew is, according to Yards Brewing, a barleywine and a winter warmer.  It's drinking like a barleywine, and definitely warms your soul up a bit, and is a winter release.  I suppose it's not such a stretch to use the term winter warmer when describing this beer.   Olde Bartholomew Barleywine Ale Yards Brewing Company 10.3% ABV Bottled on December 7, 2011 At first Old Bart surprised me.  It poured a much lighter color than I expected, a light golden orange (looks a little darker in the pic).  There was less than finger width of head.  Lots of bubbles r...

Yards Brewing Company's Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce is part of Yards' Ales of the Revolution series of beers.  According to their website, it was first brewed to commemorate Ben Franklin's 300th birthday, and is based on Ben Franklin's original recipe.  Yards has an awesome bar at their brewery, where you can buy pints or flights of their great lineup of beers, and enjoy drinking them with an incredible view into the brewhouse. Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce Poured from a 12 oz bottle, 5% ABV Appearance :  Pours a medium brown color (looks darker than it is in the picture), with a small head that dissipates fairly quickly. Aroma :  I'm getting mostly a sweet, sweet caramel smell.  A little bit of spruce. Taste :  Similar to the aroma, quite sweet, caramel, and definitely some spruce Mouthfeel :   Heavy carbonation at first, but it's quickly overpowered by the beer.  Medium heaviness. Overall :  A decent beer, nice to have onc...