The "Proper Beer" Rule

I've had to institute a new rule as of late with my collection growing like it is: I'm not allowed to have a glass from that brewery unless:

A) I've been to the brewery, or 

B) I've had beer from them; preferably I have beer in my refrigerator/cellar. 

There are exceptions to this (there are always exceptions), but in general that's the rule and i call it the "proper beer rule". It's led to a lot of trades where someone sends a beer along with the glass to ease past this. 

The half acre glasses below are a good example of this rule and trade scenario. 

What: Half Acre "crab" glass and Half Acre Snifter

How: IG and BA trades 

Almanac

Not a lot to say here. This is a beautiful glass and the beer is pretty damn good. I lucked out with this glass as Almanac thought they were sold out, but were able to dig one up in the warehouse. 

I look forward to trying more of their beers and using this glass more. 

What: Almanac etched wine glass

How: Almanac

Out on the Prairie

A couple posts ago I showcased a Prairie mini-snifter and here is its big brother.

Yep that's about the sum of it. 

What: Prairie Snifter

How: BA Trade

I Woke Up Dead

I've been chomping at the bit to post about this glass. I got this glass recently in a trade and this is now the centerpiece of my collection: Left Hand "I Woke Up Dead" snifter. This was a one-time brewery only release that was made in very limited quantities. This is one of those rare glasses that I was willing to give up just about anything for and I did up trading a glasswhale for it. 

The artwork is amazing on this and this is easily my favorite glass. 

What: Left Hand "I Woke Up Dead" Snifter

How: BA Trade

A Glass Worth Celebrating

So today my girlfriend celebrate 3 years since we started dating. Naturally this is a good excuse to pull out a special beer, which in turn is a great excuse to use proper glassware. 

Poured a Prairie Bomb! (A massive imperial stout aged on vanilla, coffee, and peppers) into a Prairie mini-snifter. Prairie glassware is fairly difficult to acquire, but I found a trader in Oklahoma to get me some beer, and of course glassware. 

What: Prairie Mini-snifter

How: BA Trade

Beer Tourism- Cincinnati

So today's blog is centered around something I do a lot and will be featured a lot on this blog: beer tourism. 

On a whim we decided to go to Cincinnati and hit a couple breweries and IKEA (to appease the girl). Today I'll be talking about Rhingeist and later Rivertown. 

First I'd have to say that rhinegeist is not in the best area, but the space itself is pretty awesome; it appears to be a converted space taking up the entire 3rd floor of an old warehouse. Lots of picnic tables, corn hole, and a ping pong table. The brewery focuses on hoppy beers and had a hoppy wheat, an English mild, a few pale ales, and an IPA on. I tried the wheat and the pale ales. Overall the beers were pretty good and I ended up taking home one of their Monogamy single hop series pale ales featuring Mosiac Hops. 

Naturally I picked up a glass featuring their cool teardrop skull logo. 

What: Rhinegeist Brewery Snifter/Tulip

How: From the brewery