Summer Swill-Off, July 2023 – Cheap Beer Its July and that can only mean one thing. It’s swill off time again! The swill-off is an annual club event where we pick a beer category, buy some commercial examples and then taste and pick the…
Summer Swill-Off, July 2022 – Eurotrash Lagers It was a warm, dark night. The sound of chickens roosting could be heard in the background. There we were, nine of us sitting around an unused fire pit. Once again bowing to the will of Covid…
Summer Swell-Off, July 2021 This month we celebrated our first in-person meeting at Deja Brew since the pandemic started. July is usually our annual swill-off but given the circumstances that just didn’t seem right. We rechristened the swill-off as the SWELL-OFF, with the idea…
Summer Swill-Off, July 2020 – The Big Boys My fellow Americans, As I make this broadcast from the depths of my bunker, I regret to inform you that life as you knew it has come to a screaming halt. What a year. What a…
Summer Swill-Off, July 2019 – American Full Body Beers What up my Beer Peeps, You. Me. Beer. Experimentation. Judgement. Those are five of my favorite elements in the entire world. Why? Simple, you take those ingredients in the right amount, mix them around, add…
Summer Swill-Off, July 2017 – Asian Beers What was I forgetting to do…. Hmmm…Pay the mortgage? No, I’m sure my wife did that…. Turn off the stove? Nope, that’s not it.What could it be? What could it b… OH CRAP!!! I forgot to post…
The Wizard’s second ever Swill-Off was held at our June meeting. This year’s swill-off featured a double blind tasting of eight commercial “mega lagers”. Results and tasting notes are shown below. If this isn’t enough to make you want to go out and buy…
The Wizard’s first ever Swill-Off was held in conjunction with the club’s 2000 summer picnic. The idea was simple – compare and contrast some of the most popular commercial beers of today. Judging was done in a blind tasting by six different judges. AHA…