Good morning! And, I do mean that as good morning. It's currently ten o'clock as I sit here typing this. Me? Don't sweat a thing--I've been up and at it for hours. I went for a run (I am so damn out of shape). I took a shower. I'm getting ready to take a quick break from this post to drive Michelle to the post office and eat breakfast. Then, I'll be back at it with today's beer.


And, what is today's beer, you may ask? A barleywine. A breakfast barleywine. Crazy, right? I found a can (multiple cans, actually) at my local bottleshop priced at $4 a pop. I couldn't say no. So, without further ado (for you, not for me--I've a bit to do before this next bit), let's find out all about CAMERON'S Brewing's Early Bird Breakfast Barley Wine.

In late September of last year, my brother gave me an early birthday present. It was a beer in a box. Well, okay, a bottle of beer in a box. But, the box wasn't a shoebox or a typical gift box; no, this box was designed to be an extra level of packaging by the brewery responsible for the beer it contained.

Lately, I've been really getting into maple beers. Evidence of this on my blog can be found in my review of SBC's Blueberry Maple Stout. If you follow me on my Untappd, you'll see two further maple-first brews (one of them is my first, and best, attempt at a homebrew cider). I won't link it here, but I've expressed my love of porters on quite a few occasions throughout the blog's lifespan. So, imagine my ecstasy when my roommate told me the gas station down the street sells a maple porter.


My hopes were somewhat deflated when he told me that the porter really didn't do it for him. But, seeing as how he mentioned that that may have been due to him expecting too much from the brew, my desire to try it still lingered. Flashforward to July 31st. Just before writing my last post, I ran out and bought a Maple Porter in preparation for the one I'm writing right now. So, does it do the style and the ingredient justice?