We started a beer blog to express our appreciation of craft beer. Appreciation… not abuse. However, I find myself sitting here, on a couch, being subjected to Sex and the City playing in the background. Now notice, I did not say watching, but this show is being played loud enough in the background that it is commanding some level of my attention. So my journey to express my affection for craft beer is quickly being pushed to the on shoulder of abuse. Aiding every derailed train of thought I have is a sip of a craft beer high in ABV. For these kinds of situations I generally bring out the big guns. The heavy hitters if you will. The beers that masquerade as the session style beers that have smooth drinkable qualities, but really hold an ABV north of 8 percent. Some of my trusted friends I call upon in these situations? 
Hercules Double IPA, by the Great divide. Ten percent. Thank you. Idiot IPA by Coronado Brewing company. At 8.5 percent, it has the potential to make 
Miranda look attractive. And my ace in the hole? My friend who I can always turn to? The one who always understands? Speedway Stout by Ale Smith. thank you Speedway for your generous contribution of 12 percent ABV. You always know how to pick me up in speedily like fashion and take me away to the land of dulled senses, including, but not limited to hearing and vision. That always helps when being subjected to poor television. I never intended to abuse alcohol when doing these reviews, but you cant appreciate the beer if you don’t appreciate all of its qualities. And perhaps I owe a thank you to Sex and the City for leading me to appreciate, arguably the most notable of the beer qualities, alcohol.
