Missed beers???

As a certified (or is it certifiable?) beer geek/beer hunter, I am always amazed when I miss a beer that I sworn I have had before. I will search out new and obscure liquors stores, grocery stores, delis, gourmet shops etc in search of that beer I can say that I have yet to sample. As the number of beers I have sampled and rated grows to over 3700 it becomes harder and harder to find that "NEW BEER" to add to my list. Yet about once a year or so I find a beer that I missed. Sometimes its a beer like Miller Lite or Bud light or some other mass produced pale lager which I usually pass on by and try not to make eye contact with. Sometime its a fairly common English Ale or German Lager that I just missed for some reason. Every once in a while it something that make no sense that I missed. Beers like Anchor Porter and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale are two of the beer that make that list. The latest beer in that category is Moylans Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale. I have seen this beer on the shelves everywhere, and for some reason I keep passing on by. I guess I assumed because it was so common and easily available I had sampled it before. The mind works in weird ways, The commonplace and ordinary gets filtered out and we only notice the new and different. Ah well, guess I need to check my beer list more closely before I go beer hunting the next time. ...

Pike Pub & Brewery in SF Bay Area

Can't recall ever seeing these beers in the Bay Area, BevMo in Oakland had the IPA, Pale Ale and Naughty Nellie in bombers. For once my memory was correct and I did bought the one of the three I had not had before, the Pale Ale. Fairly decent American Pale Ale (APA), nice malts with just enough hops to balance. See full review on Ratebeer or BeerPal

Beer Blogging- the First baby steps.

Well it seems everyone else has a beer blog, so why not join the multitudes. Not sure what this blog will say or how often it will get updated. But after listening to folks talk about Bill Bland today. I figure today was a good time for a small step to at least begin blogging. If folks don't know who Bill Bland was see the story here

I shared many a beer over the years with Bill, he was always full of energy and asking questions. 

One small blog step more to come...