Mike Talks Beer

Wisconsin-based craft beer enthusiast, dorky dad, recovering journalist. Fan of bad movies, good novels and mediocre hip-hop (in that order).

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Currently 63 and sunny. Perfect have-a-beer-on-the-front-porch weather (for early March in Wisconsin).

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Happy Maibock Season!

Celebrate accordingly.

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I don't post as much as I used to, but I do have to shout out @raisedgrain for its "Ten Years of Beers" celebration this year. First up is a re-release of the Hop Doctor Imperial IPA, an "oldie" that I couldn't wait to try again. Can't wait to see what else they bring back!

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Best West Coast IPA I've enjoyed in some time. Kudos, @LionsTailBrew!

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Sundays are for... Bavarian-style lagers?

I've never tried this unfiltered, unpasteurized offering from @urbanchestnut before, but it's an absolute winner.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody!

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What else is there to say other than #thisismycrew?

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Today’s my Friday, so this calls for a celebration.

Cheers, y’all, and recognize that by the time you see this, I’ll already be asleep in my recliner.

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This is 40. Ringing in four decades (!) with my go-to beer right now. I fully believe (but can’t confirm) that drinking too much of it will make you spend all your money on pull tabs and hang from chandeliers.

Not your everyday IPA, indeed.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you and yours. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday afternoon as much as I am.

Sláinte!

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This one had me at “West Coast-style…” I’ve never tried anything from @PhaseThreeBrew before, but the fact that it’s brewed with honey puts it over the top for me. Happy Friday, all! Celebrate accordingly. 🍻

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I couldn’t pick a better beer to highlight after two-plus years off this app than the @raisedgrain Shrinkage Cold IPA. Probably my favorite style of beer right now, and made by a Waukesha brewery. Even if the Seinfeld reference isn’t intentional, I love, love, love this beer.

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@hopsandhoops Fair point, haha

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@hopsandhoops

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First time trying Ocononomoc’s one (and only?) brewery: @brewfinity. Prettay, prettay good IPA. Looking forward to trying more. 🍻

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@WIbeerbaron One more beer and I should probably be up for it. 😆

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Every year I buy this beer, and every year it either meets or exceeds my expectations. (Don’t hate on the subpar pour. Just too excited for my first RG Haze Before the Storm of the year. 😂)

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@WIbeerbaron I won’t argue with you. I was on the fence about it, haha.

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@AndrewInKenosha Timeless.

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I haven’t had a really good doppelbock in a while, so I figured there’s no better time than right now. This is the last @raisedgrain Locked Horns I have in the beer fridge, and it (more than) fits the bill on this #WiBeerWednesday. Happy Wednesday, y’all!

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@TheDonOfBeer Give me a Dogfish Head 90-Minute IPA. 🍻