At some point, one is tempted by the hype, and has to check out the latest train-wreck from the movie industry. In this case, it is Citizen Vigilante, a Deathwish-style “delayed justice” flick.
No CommentsParadigm Brewing – Tropical Precision (2026)
It is always wise to waft. Wave the air over the mug and the first notes that hit your nose are yeasty, but then the citrusy scent emerges; the first sip on the other hand conveys a champagne-like lightness and a strong hops flavor.
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Eureka Heights Brewing Company – Mini Boss
From the light beer version of IPAs, this is the oat-infused version, which makes it an American adjunct beer underneath the surface, and it tastes like one, with a thin bitter flavor concealing an inner sweetness.
2 CommentsTags: beer, eureka heights, eureka heights brewery, eureka heights brewing company, IPA
St Arnold Brewing Company – Elissa IPA
Following the St Arnold penchant for amber beers, this IPA tastes more like a dark beer and lets the malt bring out the flavor of the hops, resulting in a musky aromatic spice that perfuses the otherwise gentle flavor of this beer.
2 CommentsFounders Brewing Company – All Day IPA
Brewers are not more competent now, per se, but they are much more attuned to the market, such that it is rare to have a truly horrible beer. This one is barely an IPA and tastes like tea but has a nice clean flavor.
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Big Country Brewing Company – Hazy IPA
Imagine a nice grapefruit-juice IPA but poured into a Pabst Blue Ribbon. There. That is the review. Oh fine, we will add more: it has a nice earthy flavor, good bitterness, excellent alcohol.
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Stone Brewing – Stone IPA (2021)
This is one of those things that is not terrible, but also is not good enough that you would seek it out again, mainly because this IPA still tastes like a normal beer with some lemon juice added.
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Independence Brewing Company – Stash IPA (2026)
The website contains all sorts of hipster bullshit for anal cuckolds, but the beer is good: it is a slightly fruity but lemon-bitter IPA similar to Karbach Hoppadillo Juicy, but slightly gentler.
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Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders (2026)
This four-part documentary manages to convey a few things, one being that the suspect (who has since pleaded guilty) is nuts, and second that most of the people involved with publicizing the case are nuts.
11 CommentsTags: cinema, documentary, rex heuermann, serial killers
Pipe Tobacco – Massacra (2026)
About a decade ago, I designed a personal pipe tobacco blend. It used a lot of dark fired Kentucky Burley, layered Virginias favoring the blonde variant, mucho dark burley, a pinch of cigar leaf, and a dusting of Latakia.
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