Category Archives: IPA

5/28 @ COL – BOTG #49

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Game 2 of the day/night doubleheader means I need another BOTG.  Luckily, my friend Kevin hooked me up today with two of his homebrews.  One is a black IPA and the other is a barleywine.  I’m going to go with … Continue reading →

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5/28 @ COL – BOTG #48

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

I have the perfect BOTG for Memorial Day.  It’s called Homefront IPA from Saint Arnold Brewing Co.  When I heard that Saint Arnold was making a special release beer with 100% of the profits going to Operation Homefront I knew … Continue reading →

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5/9 vs MIA – BOTG #31

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Tonight, the Astros are playing against the Miami Marlins for the last time this season, and perhaps for the next several seasons.  I couldn’t get any beers from Florida on such short notice so I chose a beer from a … Continue reading →

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5/5 vs STL – BOTG #27

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

I had several beers on Cinco de Mayo.  Jennifer and I headed to Petrol Station where the craft beer is always flowing.  Any of the beers I tasted would have been perfect for my Beer-of-the-game, but the beer is chose … Continue reading →

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4/29 @ CIN – BOTG #22

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

I had a very, very busy weekend with my son’s select baseball team.  His team was playing in a tournament this weekend (and winning), and so we ended up playing four games on Sunday on the way to the championship … Continue reading →

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4/28 @ CIN – BOTG #21

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

I was at Spec’s browsing around the beer section, and an employee asked me if I needed any help.  I told him I was just looking around for some new IPAs to try.  He told me that his current favorite … Continue reading →

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4/19 @ WAS – BOTG #13

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

To the 9th we go!  Astros up 11-4.  New challenge!  To celebrate this offensive outburst I have decided to drink a beer every time the Astros score.  No.  Not really. I had another beer from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. tonight … Continue reading →

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4/16 @ WAS – BOTG #10

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Tough pill to swallow for Astros fans tonight. Thankfully, I have beer to help wash it down. Tonight’s BOTG is a beer from a brewery in Idaho called Laughing Dog Brewing. I’ve had several of their beers and enjoyed them … Continue reading →

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4/13 @ MIA – BOTG #7

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Tonight’s BOTG is from a great brewery from Delaware called Dogfish Head.  The beer is called Aprihop, and it’s a seasonal beer they release each March.  From the brewery’s website: Aprihop is an American IPA brewed with Pilsner and Crystal … Continue reading →

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4/10 vs ATL – BOTG #5

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

It was not a good night for the Astros last night.  However, it was a pretty spectacular day for Astrosguy (that’s me!).  At first, I thought that the beginning of my afternoon off work was going to suck, because I had to … Continue reading →

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