Posts by Dan Bliss

The latest album from Indigenous features a new lineup and a new label, but what hasn

This typical first album smorgasbord makes you give up trying to guess what the next tune will sound like.

Unlike Christmas shopping, you can

John Ellis, well-known as the saxophonist for the Charlie Hunter band, finally issued his first solo album this past spring.

For all you closet headbangers who thought classic thrash and punk died with Cobain, grab this album, as it will bring you back to those long-ago days.

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Here is the Scotch Ale I brewed back in November. This has been a mainstay in my fridge for the last month, and some of my mornings have paid the consequences of me brewing this strong, heavy ale.

Denver Harbor is a new band on the punk-rock scene, and while the name suggests the band hails from a scenic area along the Denver coastline, in reality their roots lay in Houston.

Brewed an English Bitter for the first time in a few years. If you have never had this style before, it puts the hoppiness of IPA to shame. But if you don

What Nitty has is a great party album for people to dance and get down to.

With the arrival of spring, I brewed an American Steam for the first time. Should be interesting to see how this one comes out.

After selling 12 million albums since their debut in 2000, 3 Doors Down releases their third, Seventeen Days.

With influences ranging all the way from Aerosmith to Zappa, Connecticut trio, Guy Malone blends that classic rock sound with shades of bluegrass, jazz and reggae. It

With Spring just around the corner, I brewed up a new batch of IPA. It

Their loose party jazz won

New Orleans blues guitarist, Mike DeLaCerda, has spent much of his career behind the scenes. For years he ran sound and performed roadie functions for such greats as Stevie Ray Vaughn and B.B. King. But Mike didn

This month I brewed up my “Reverse the Curse” Hazelnut Coffee Stout. Good story behind the name; I brewed it the night of Game 4 against the Yanks. I don’t remember if I did that because I was sick of the Sox and wanted something to do during the game, or I had a feeling something big was going to happen.

With the arrival of fall, and the festive season just around the corner, this month I brewed up the Holiday Cheer VII. It should come in at a cool 5.4% alcohol with a sweet, cinnamon taste (I hope!).

Saturday brought the challenge of the three hour Grand Tasting, followed by a full day of music; this is not for novices.

With the arrival of September and fall just around the corner, here