Knuck, Knuck, Who’s There? STFU and get KS! By BIP Contributing Writer Alex Villa Editor’s Note: The headline and sub headline as well as what we think is one of the best beer reviews we’ve ever seen below were written by BIP’s sporadic contributing writer Alex Villa. It’s funny as hell in its original form contained in a comment thread on Facebook so this is uncensored and minimally edited in order to carry the...

I was Lucky enough to come across a batch of Telegraph Brewing’s Rhinoceros Barley Wine last year on tap at a beer festival. Liked it so much that purchased the bottle version at a craft beer liquor store in Hollywood for almost $30. For those of you who know me, the name on the label surprisingly stood out and had no choice but to buy it.  As the Telegraph Brewing’s website describes, “The Rhinoceros...

Well here we are, it’s that time of year. Stone released their annual Double Bastard on October 17th, 2011. As many of you know I’m a BIG Stone fan, so I wait for this release yearly like a kid at Christmas morning. Since the first release in 2000, it’s been a favorite of mine. Some years are better than others, but their all wonderful ale’s, especially if you cellar them correctly. At this year’s...

In observance of International Stout Day here is a review conducted by none other than Mr. Stout himself.   Founders Breakfast Stout was a beer given to me by my very good friend and Craft Beer Alliance comrade Steven Torres. It was aged with a date of 11/8/2010. Now, not only is Founders not a brew that is distributed to these neck of the woods (Los Angeles, ca and west coast in general) it...