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This strain is the one that everyone brings up when they try to nay-say marijuana. In no way at all does Green Crack have anything to do with real crack or even butt cracks for that matter. This strain was originally known as "Cush" and hit the scene in the early 90's in SoCal. Somewhere in its travels thru California, Cush got sold to Snoop Dogg and his crew. Its said that Snoop Dogg took a few hits of Cush and said that he was going to call it Green Crack for now on because of how quickly it hits you with energy and how much he just wanted to keep smoking it. This strain is a fantastic morning weed. It gives you every benefit of caffeine and gives you a lot of creative juices. Artist tend to keep Green Crack around cause of how well it helps to break through creative barriers. A great med for anyone who needs motivation, stress relief, anti-depression and pain relief. This is one of the most sought after strains out!!! Have a hazy week ya pot heads! -Colin
TRAINWRECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I. Fa-king. Love. This. Strain!!!! Seriously tho, one of the best scented and best tasting types of marijuana in my opinion. If you are looking for a cerebral “head high”, as the kids are calling it these days, this is a perfect strain to pick up. Trainwreck has been a household name for us marijuana abusers for decades now. I’m sure if you said the name “trainwreck” around your hippy parents, they would know exactly what you’re talking about. Besides giving a crazy awesome head buzz, this strain is great for patients that suffer from depression, anxiety, appetite stimulant, cramps associated with PMS, RLS, DDD, nausea, muscle aches, and eases pain from nerve damage. I personally have found myself leaning towards this strain whenever I’m in need of a pick me up. It helps take a bad mood and turn it right around. It’s also great to smoke during the day because it gives you a euphoric state of mind with a high amount of energy.
Smoke em if you got em boys and girls! Have a gnarly week!
-Colin
Plzeňský Prazdroj. You figure it out. Pilsner Urquell. Since 1852, this czech pilsner has been the forefront of thr style as it is the very first. Using Saaz hops, Urquell has a bit more of a bite, but still easily drinkable. A nice crisp summer beer. Overall, the beer just makes sense As an ambassador for the style, often imitated and most certainly compared to. Available everywhere. Low abv and supreme drinkability. Put some in your face already.
Cheers! -DAVE
Check out this Music Mondays interview with Eric Cudnik of local Detroit metal kids: At the Hands of Victims ! Eric tells us about the release of their new album "Wasteland" and about their recent show at our Warped Tour Battle of the Bands!
American Pale Ale. Not quite an IPA, but some come damn near. If you live near Indiana you're fortunate enough to get a hold of one of the better representations of the style. Three Floyd's Zombie Dust. This beer showcases the Citra hop and while it's only 50 ibu, it's still very full bodied, aromatic and hoppy. Citra hops are just what they sound like, giving off orange and grapefruit aromas. Three Floyd's doesn't have a far distribution, as they are still a fairly smaller brewery, so if you're ever travelling to the Chicago area I'd suggest making a detour. They make other amazing beers but this is made year round and it's worth the trip. Drink This beer for breakfast.
Cheers! -Dave
Beer Advocate: 100
Rate Beer: 100
Recently we were stoked to have Jon and Mark Lebiecki (yes they are twins) of Undesirable People stop by HQ for a quick talk about summer tours and an upcoming record in the fall!
Hoppy and roasty. Think big coffee porter style but also with a large focus on the hop profile. American black ales or, black ipa's, when done well can empart a huge amount of flavors. Stone's Sublimely self-righteous black ipa nails this style and luckily it's available year round. Roasted malts give the toffee, coffee notes while the large amount of hops bring out juicy grapefruit. Big abv at 8.7. This beer hits every time and pairs great with damn near anything barbequed. Most places that carry Stone's beers can get this if they don't already carry it. You should probably already be drinking this. Cheers! -Dave
Beer advocate: 94
Ratebeer: 100
ITs a busy week for the Wilson dudes. First they release their Music Video for their song "If You Ever Leave Me, I Will Find You!" Featuring Old Gods front man Jeff Tuttle. Now they are getting us all ready for the Vinyl release show for their full length "Full Blast Fuckery" at the Magic stick this weekend! So make sure you guys head out and partake in all the fuckery this saturday with Against the Grain, Red Stone Souls and Ana! -Quayyy!
Recently we had the pleasure of interviewing Narco Debut front man Eric Pachota. Eric had a chance to talk to us about their recent victory at the our second round of the Detroit Warped Tour Battle of the Bands and upcoming plans for the band. Check out the music video for their song "Apologia" below obviously check them out at this years Detroit date of the Vans Warped Tour.
and come out to ROUND 3 of our Warped BOTB.
A barley wine is an English style strong ale. Typically high in alcohol and despite it's name, it's still very much a beer.They called it a "wine" because of it's high booze content but the barley implies it is made from grain instead of fruit. Victory brewing's Old Horizontal seems to really embody this style. Deep colors and smells of dark fruits and sweet candy make up this 11% abv beast. Meant as a night cap on the cool winter nights or to just get really drunk. really fast. Barley wines were meant for aging. Extensively at that. I would suggest buying two! One to obviously try the style if you never have, and another to sit in a cool dark place for a few years. It's amazing what some time will do to a beer that ages well. This beer can beer found where finer beers are sold and usually, if you have a nice beer store you go to and they don't carry something you've heard of, ask! Chances are it's distributed to your state but your beer store didn't know to carry it. Cheers! -Dave
Rate beer: 100
Make sure you guys check out this video for Bruiser Brigade member ZelooperZ 's new single "Plateau" that our good friends Trevor Dernai (LFTY_) and Josh Hanford shot and directed.
We are stoked to have the wonderful ladies of NEVER SAY DIE rock out this awesome behind the scenes video of a recent "Little Red Riding Hood" inspired shoot . make sure you guys check out the photos below and creep their work!
Thanks again ladies!
p.s thanks to NICE HOOVES for letting us rock their track : ROOTS
Even your mom will love this one. Mine did and she hates beer. Lindeman's Framboise (fram-bwah) is a raspberry fermented lambic beer. Lambics are a certain kind of beer made in the open fermentaion style. This allows wiild bacteria and yeast local to the area to enter the beer. This sours the taste but also gives a dry, cider like taste. When fermented with raspberrys you have what is called a framboise. Very sweet, tart, strong raspberry flavor. Very low alcohol. If you find yourself liking sour beers more, getting into the world of gueuzes and krieks and oud bruins is worth finding out more on. There are not too many breweries doing these great low alcohol beers but can usually be found pretty easily these days in most specialty drink stores. Pairs great with so many chocolaty things.
Cheers! -Dave
Recently the Boys from Sycamour Stopped by hq for a quick interview to talk about their recent signing to Hopeless Records and to fill us in on their recent music video! Make sure you you guys head over to TheHeartwood.com for all things Sycamour!
Mead is one of the oldest fermented beverages known to us, some say dating back before we knew how to cultivate the Earth. That's old. Often called honey-wine, mead is typically just that. Fermented honey. Spices or fruits can be added to create many desired flavors. Your average mead can have an ABV as high as 19%, but the good folks over at B. Nektar have been bottling lower alcohol meads for sometime now. Their most popular? A tart, sweet little number known only as Zombie Killer. Made with Michigan cherry juice, apples and honey, this thing clocks in at only 6% abv but be careful, it's ridiculously refreshing and far too easy to drink. Which means on a nice summer day, you'll be set up real nice after just a few of these. Pair with chocolate deserts, smoked white fish or pasta but, don't pair with driving. That shit is not cool. Cheers and mahalo! -Dave
Rate Beer: 98
Here's a video interview of the Mike and Jake of Boys of Fall. They were our round one Warped Tour Battle of the Bands winners. We were excited to have them out and give everyone an opportunity to meet them! Check out this video and make sure you guys check them out at this years Detroit Warped Tour on July 18th!
ps make sure you guys come out to the shelter this sunday June 8th for the second round of our Warped Tour Battle of the Bands and vote for the band you think deserves to play this years Vans Warped Tour!
Simple, Dubbel and Tripel or Trippel, not triple. Tripel's have triple the amount of malt which give them a much higher abv. Big frothy heads, notes of cloves and bananas. Lightly hopped only for preservation, the bitterness is almost unnoticeable. Tripels finish with a spicy sweet taste but the mouth feel is light and easy, due to Belgian candy sugar. Despite the higher alcohol content, the best Tripels are the one's where you can't tell you're getting hammered until you stand up. Dragonmead brewery offers this in a nice light-proof box with Final Absolution. Keeping true to the style most often done by Trappist monks, Final Absolution is a fine example of an American-style tripel. Native to Michigan, found at all finer beer stores and the Vile Co. homebase fridge. Meant for sipping, if you're a girl. To be paired with cheeses and bbq'd meats or, just for those cold nights when the only warmth is the glowing laptop screen on your face... Cheers rubes!
Beer Advocate: 90
Rate Beer: 94
