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  • Help get a Mississippi brewery started

    Hop Talk
    Al
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:17 am
    Mississippi is one of those “voids” in the craft beer scene. There are some pretty archaic and draconian laws there. I recently got a missive from Chip Jones, one of a group of folks who are trying to bring a viable craft brewery to Jackson, Mississippi. Here, I’ll let Chip tell his story: Lucky Town Brewing Company is a new planned brewery in Mississippi, and although there is no brewery within 150 miles of Jackson, the craft beer community here is thriving. As many of you know, Mississippi suffers from some of the strictest beer legislation in the country, which is one…

  • Want to Invest in a Brewery?

    Wort's Going On Here?
    Jeff Holt
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:34 pm
    While Satan sits, hesitating, on the fence about opening his own brewery, more and more people are taking advantage of Kickstarter to get their breweries off the ground. The latest brewery to try it is Lucky Town Brewing, who hopes to be Mississippi's second brewery. Lucas, Chip, Brandon & Angela want to tap (pardon the pun) into the growing craft beer market in Jackson, and want to offer local artists and musicians studios and practice rooms until they can afford their own. They also plan to be on the forefront of the effort to change Mississippi beer laws. Both laudable goals, in my…

  • New Durham brewery needs your help!

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    Lauren
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:51 pm
    I'm a sucker for these things. There's another brewery opening up in North Carolina. ShadeTree Brewing was started by two Durham/Burlington/Greensboro guys - Andrew Simmering and Dave Britt - a few years back and it's set to open up by 2013. But...and there's always a butt...they need your help. From the press release they sent me: While all of their backing thus far has come from their own wallets, they are now looking to their community to help them along.  This is taking form as a project on the creative backing website kickstarter.com. Their project...provides some basic information…

  • Common Homebrewing Problems And How To Fix Almost All Of Them

    Passion For The Pint: Homebrewing Blog
    Mike
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Even if you avoided making any mistakes, sometimes there’s still problems in the finished product. I’ve had beers that didn’t carbonate, poured a bottle of beer into a pint glass and saw mold and lots of other random, but not fun problems. Some of the issues I could’ve prevented, others not so much. Either way, here’s a few solutions for the most common homebreiwng problems that I’ve come across. Beer Has No Carbonation As I mentioned above, I know all too well about this problem. If you open a homebrew and it’s flat, give the others more time to…

  • 2012 RondyBrew™ Saison from Anchorage Brewing Company

    CraftBeer.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Anchorage's winter festival, Fur Rendezvous, and Anchorage Brewing Company release RondyBrew Saison for a limited time.
 
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  • Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (Sierra Nevada, Russian River collab) label approved

    Adam Nason
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:42 pm
    (Chico, CA) – Sierra Nevada Brewing and Russian River Brewing are collaborating on a wild ale called Brux. The beer should be brewed sometime around…now. It is scheduled to come out in stores through Sierra Nevada’s distribution network this summer. Sierra Nevada Communications Coordinator, Bill Manley offered the following info on the beer last month. The new RR / SN collaboration will be called BRUX (as in brettanomyces bruxellensis) will be released this summer (tent. July) It will be brewed at some point in Jan/Feb and then conditioned off-site for several months so the…

  • Tröegs Nugget Nectar just brewed

    Adam Nason
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:06 pm
    (Hershey, PA) – Tröegs Brewing tweeted about Nugget Nectar Brew Day on Friday. The beer is slated to be released sometime in February. @TroegsBeer Troegs Brewing Double Nugget Nectar brew day! 7:00 am mash in. Now Andrew is weighing out Nugget Hops. #nuggetnectar #craftbeer http://t.co/AqwZs40p about 14 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite @TroegsBeer Troegs Brewing Just been informed it’s actually a triple brew day for Nugget! Andrew is weighing out Columbus hops. Can you smell it? http://t.co/Xd2LGEZE about 13 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite @TroegsBeer Troegs Brewing Nugget Nectar brew…

  • Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) goes on sale March 10th

    Adam Nason
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:31 pm
    (Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders Brewing recently announced the release details for KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout). — Our much-loved KBS will be released on-site to the thirsty masses on Saturday, March 10th! Kentucky Breakfast Stout! When: Saturday, March 10th at 11am (that’s when we open). Where: Founders Taproom, located at 235 Grandville Avenue SW in Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. If you would like to purchase a case, a 4-pack, or individual bottles of KBS, you must enter through the rear entrance. Note: KBS is available on a first come – first served basis. Price: $114 per…

  • Freetail Brewing founder’s 2011 recap and 2012 predictions

    Adam Nason
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:05 pm
    Ok, so I dig this guy. Not that many brewery people engage in real dialogue about the industry using their blogs or social media so, right or wrong, this is pretty refreshing stuff. Here’s a snippet from his 2011 recap & 2012 predictions (made on Jan. 2nd): Natural Selection. I also predict an increased number of closures of established breweries in 2012 as competition becomes more intense. There are a lot of newbies (5 years old or less) making incredible beer pushing established breweries to up their game, or fade away into history. The result will be excellence on a more…

  • Freetail Brewing founder humorously rejects Groupon’s advances with charts and graphs

    Adam Nason
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:52 pm
    For whatever reason, the people at Groupon think that repeatedly sending a different person to call/email me will eventually result in me submitting to their corrosive program that hurts small businesses. I’m tired of responding politely, so here was my latest exchange with the rep assigned to me. And yes, before you point it out, I’m quite aware of how childish I am. Check out how he got rid of the Groupon >> Brewed and Never Battered.
 
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  • New Brew Thursday – Old Rasputin : North Coast Brewing Co.

    New Brew Thursday
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:58 pm
    This week we are enjoying an old favorite of Stephen’s, Old Rasputin from North Coast Brewing Co. An amazing Imperial Russian Stout coming at 9% ABV with 75 IBU’s .. On Master Pairings Bill is joined by Stephen in the kitchen, for some Honey Dew and Wit. Specifically Blanche De Bruxelles, a delicious Belgian Wit [...]

  • SanTan Brewing Company Sexes Things Up

    Jonny Fullpint
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 am
    Chandler, AZ – Kittens purr when you rub them just right and SanTan Brewing Company’s newest double chocolate porter, Sex Panther does just that. Craft beer fanatics and lovers of all things smooth and chocolate know that this annual seasonal brew brings the flavor while taming the panther within. SanTan Brewing Company, named 2011 Best [...]

  • ColLAboration Is Back

    Jonny Fullpint
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:55 pm
    Winter ColLAboration is back on! The mobile craft beer garden (from the brains behind Tony’s Darts Away/Mohawk Bend/Golden Road Brewing, Verdugo Bar/Surly Goat, Blue Palms and 38 Degrees) will be revived in the form of a weather-proof, indoor late-winter wonderland on Sunday, February 26th at the Belasco Theater in Downtown L.A. – located conveniently near [...]

  • Devil’s Canyon Brewery “Cheers! for Charity”

    Jonny Fullpint
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    As Devil’s Canyon approaches its 10th year of operation we have had amazing support from our community and have always tried to give back as much as we could to local schools, charities and noble causes. We open our doors once a month to the public so we can meet our fans, hear their ideas, [...]

  • Brooklyn Brewery & Boston’s Harpoon Brewery Bet On Giants-Patriots Super Bowl

    Jonny Fullpint
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:20 am
    Brooklyn Brewery & Boston’s Harpoon Brewery Bet “The Honor Of The House” On Giants-Patriots Super Bowl Harpoon Brewery President Dan Kenary and Brooklyn Brewery President Steve Hindy are betting that their home team will prevail in the Feb 5 Super Bowl in Indianapolis. If the New York Giants win, as they did in the 2008 [...]
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  • Pic(k) of the Week: Brewster Fashion

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:12 am
    A brewery is a high moisture work zone. Boots are de rigeur as protective wear for brewsters (and male brewsters). Likewise at beer festivals, such as here, at the World Beer Festival, in Raleigh, North Carolina, on 28 April 2007.********************More 'beer in boots' photos: here.Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of personal photos, often posted on Saturdays, and often, but not always, with a good fermentable as subject. Commercial use requires explicit permission, as per Creative Commons.

  • VeggieDag Thursday: Quick Links

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:43 am
    VeggieDag is an occasional Thursday post on an animal-free diet and its issues. Some thoughts on whether or not to promote veganism as a weight loss diet. Via The Vegan RD. The latest research on weight management —some of which was highlighted in a recent article in the New York Times— raises questions about the pursuit of a slender body. ¶ The evidence suggest that the majority of people who lose weight regain as much as 95 percent of it within five years. People who diet may have to exercise more and cut back more stringently on calories to maintain their weight loss compared to…

  • Clamps & Gaskets: News Roundup for Weeks 2/3, 2012

    23 Jan 2012 | 4:38 am
    A non-comprehensive roundup of news of beer and other things.Weeks 2/38 January - 21 January 20122012.01.21Mac McGarry to make his final appearance on "It's Academic", the longest running quiz show on TV. Via NPR. 2012.01.20Remembering Etta James, stunning singer. 1938 – 2012. Via NPR Blog Supreme 2012.01.20British Parliament challenges brewers to produce 'session' beers, with reduced duty. Via BeerNews.org. 2012.01.20A gloomy worldwide forecast for barley grown for brewing. Via Brewers Association. 2012.01.19LewBryson's "American Beer Blogger" video project reaches its Kickstarter goal to…

  • Drinking, Again: Bitter & Twisted (review)

    22 Jan 2012 | 5:24 am
    An occasional series of reviews of beer (and wine and spirits). No scores; only descriptions.From Harviestoun Brewery in Scotland: Bitter & Twisted. Here, served, hand-pulled cask-conditioned —across the ocean— at Rustico Restaurant, in Alexandria, Virginia. 20 January 2012.In an interesting cultural cross-pollination, Rustico served this Scottish cask ale in a Stange, a 0.2 liter German glass (just under 8 fluid ounces), traditionally used to serve kegged Kölsch beer.Harviestoun itself engaged in a bit of cross-pollination. It bittered and flavored Bitter & Twisted with with…

  • Pic(k) of the Week: Fountain, Glass Sculpture, & Lights

    21 Jan 2012 | 2:04 pm
    In December, the Nepenthes Chandelier —by glass sculptor Dave Chihuly— sits atop a fountain at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.During an annual December tradition —Garden Lights, Holiday Nights— the Atlanta, Georgia, park is illuminated by over one million energy-efficient LED lights strung throughout the flora of its 30-acres. 30 December 2011.******************** A slideshow of photos from the exhibit: here.Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of personal photos, often posted on Saturdays, and often, but not always, with a good fermentable as subject. Commercial use requires…
 
 
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  • Press Release – Sierra Nevada Chooses Asheville-Area for Eastern Brewery Expansion

    Ian
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:41 pm
    Sierra Nevada Chooses Asheville-Area for Eastern Brewery Expansion CHICO, Calif. – Jan. 25, 2012 – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is pleased to announce that it has chosen a site in western North Carolina for the future home of an East Coast brewery. The site, approximately 90 acres in the Henderson County town of Mills River – along the French Broad River, 12 miles south of Asheville – will be home to the new production facility, as well as a proposed restaurant and gift shop. “We are thrilled to have found an ideal location in western North Carolina for our second…

  • PRESS RELEASE – The Wildeman Cometh: Flying Dog Releasing New Beer Wildeman Farmhouse IPA

    Ian
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:51 pm
    The Wildeman Cometh: Flying Dog Releasing New Beer Wildeman Farmhouse IPA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2012 “His axe is stained with the blood of a thousand adversaries. We fall in behind him as he leads us into darkness. He turns his gaze on us. ‘Tentanda via est!’ The way must be tried. Wildeman has arrived.” And so begins the twisted tale that is Flying Dog Brewery’s latest release, Wildeman Farmhouse IPA. A concept originally brewed for the 25th anniversary of Amsterdam’s In de Wildeman, Flying Dog is now unleashing the beer on the U.S. as simply Wildeman. A teaser for…

  • PRESS RELEASE: Black Star Hosts Annual Beer Barter During Whitefish Winter Carnival

    Ian
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:46 pm
    What Would You Do or Trade for a Year’s Supply of Beer? Black Star Hosts Annual Beer Barter During Whitefish Winter Carnival WHITEFISH, MONT. – [January 23, 2012] – At dusk on Saturday, February 4, 2012 in this snowy glacial town, beer enthusiasts will compete head to head at the Black Star Barter, showcasing what they would do or trade for a year’s supply of Black Star beer. Whether it’s tattooing a giant red bronco on their backs or producing witty advertising jingles, contestants must be creative in order to win a year of beer. Black Star, the double hopped golden lager from the…

  • Somerville Brewing Company launches @slumbrew in Chicago

    Ian
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:38 pm
    TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2012 PRESS RELEASE (Somerville, MA) – Adding to an already impressive line up of craft beer in the Chicago area, Slumbrew will kickoff its distribution in Chicagoland next week (January 24-27) with a series of promotional events and beer dinners. Slumbrew is the artisanal, ingredient-driven brand of unusual beers hailing from Somerville Brewing Company in Somerville, Massachusetts. The new brewery founded by Caitlin Jewell and Jeff Leiter just launched its first three beers in October of last year to an unanticipated level of demand and community support in its local…

  • Beer Advent Calendar – Day 31: American Strong Ale presented by Julia Herz

    Sean-o
    31 Dec 2011 | 9:19 am
    @HerzMuses Beer Advent Calendar – Day 31: American Strong Ale presented by Julia Herz To celebrate the Holiday Season, 2Beerguys.com and Seacoastbeveragelab.com have teamed up with beer bloggers around the country to host the first annual beer bloggers advent calendar. This is the season of sharing and we intend to share our love of beer with you. 31Bloggers Blogging – click here for the running list of beers/bloggers. To Wrap up the final entry of the Beer Advent Calendar, we are honored to feature Julia Herz. Deviating slightly,  Julia elected to pick her favorite style of beer and…
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  • Some Days There Just Isn't A Beery Meme Even To Steal

    Alan McLeod
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:18 pm
    Me-me's. That is the whole stock in trade of blogging when you think of it. A story to nick and build upon with a hope that someone builds upon it further, mentioning your name or at least offering a link. Not today. I blame the freezing rain in the middle of the night. It sounded like someone with a garden hose full of jello spraying the bedroom window: flurdidblutblubfluuuurfutblutffluuuur.... You get the idea. Absolutely exhausted. No point in writing a beer review. "Tastes like beer" to quote James. I have never really understood why beer blogging is quiet on Fridays but there is no doubt…

  • Booklet Review: "Why Beer Matters" By Evan Rail

    Alan McLeod
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:34 pm
    I got a review copy of Evan Rail's essay "Why Beer Matters" via email today. It's published for the Kindle and available at Amazon.com for an embarrassingly low price. Buy it. Why? Good question. Ever since his coming out party chez ici, he has been one of my favorite beer bloggers, a steady source of interesting writing via his gig with The New York Times as well as a guide to pals visiting Prague. Oh, and he wrote a book, too. An important book.But why must you buy this essay? Well, unlike me you may be able to get the &*$*(^%^ Kindle work and actually be needing content. Beyond that, you…

  • "Trucks Were Backing Up To Get The Stuff In"

    Alan McLeod
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:04 pm
    Good article at OpenFile Halifax today touching on a few points of my old home town of Halifax's drinking history. Most neato of all is the click-able photo above of the 1948 version of the Sea Horse Tavern. The name of the place has continued in the underground bar that was my home away from home in undergrad days. The article has this great description of opening day for the Sea Horse:In September of 1948, the Sea Horse Tavern, operated by the Carleton hotel, was the first tavern to open since Halifax’s 1916 prohibition, charging 25 cents for a pint of Maritime-brewed bottled beer and 30…

  • Totally Different To Drinking In The Garage At Your Home

    Alan McLeod
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:27 pm
    I don't think I have ever seen the basic economics of running a bar actually hit a newspaper as a story. But here it is in New Zealand:Wages, insurance, rent, rates, taxes, repairs and maintenance, cleaners, fixtures and fittings, heat, light and power, telephone, entertainment and security costs all need to be taken into account. "It's not a garage selling twist tops, we sell quality products. You have got to provide a convivial atmosphere and inviting environment. You have got to make it a place where people want to come," Mr Burleigh said. "Drinking at Peggy Gordon's is totally different…

  • Often The Messages About Good Beer Just Don't Matter

    Alan McLeod
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:31 pm
    Stan posted this four and a half minute video for Deschutes beer and I was surprised to find that I had an entirely different response to the thing than he did. I found it oddly creepy while he admitted he was "a sucker for these sorts of things." The strange thing I thought was how - for one of the first times that I can remember - I was maybe getting turned off about a beer I really liked. A brewery I liked. So, I thought I should think about that a bit more. There is a good comparator. Stone. See, Jeff said certain things about Greg from Stone and Greg responded. In that response Greg from…
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  • Hey, Wanna Hear Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione Talk Microbes And Drink Beer?

    Andy
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:20 am
    Living in Cambridge has its perks, including access to nearby Harvard University and its core of interesting programming. In between looking up the next Harvard hockey game and perusing the David Brooks lecture, I came across this unexpected and unusual gem that I have not seen elsewhere on the web. “Man and microbe: Exotic ales since the birth of civilization.” Hosted by the Microbial Sciences Initiative (somebody knows how to party), the event is free and open to the public but requires tickets, which go on sale today (1/19) at noon. The event will be held at 5pm on February 2…

  • The Cult of Beer…

    Andy
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:57 am
    Ever wonder what it takes to piss off a monk? Try talking to him about eBay. For nearly 175 years, the pious monks of Westvleteren in the western Belgian Poperinge hop region have quietly gone about brewing what have become some of the world’s most heralded and sought after beers. Without trying, the monks scored the twin crowns of world’s best beer on both BeerAdvocate and RateBeer. The monks now found themselves in an enviable situation, with adoring fans across the globe pining for their beers. Problem is the monks don’t make beer to maximize profits, instead producing only enough to…

  • Saving Oktoberfest…

    Andy
    10 Nov 2011 | 12:52 pm
    Oktoberfest is an unavoidable tourist trap of a beer drinking holiday in much of the world, with perhaps no greater faux revelry than in the United States. With no ties to any continental or European history or tradition, bars simply stock up on some half-liters (often plastic, ugh), some white and blue checked flags, and maybe even an oompah band, and they’ve got instant fest-in-a-box. Zum what? And despite being one of the most popular seasonal beer drinking occasions, American brewers sure do make some shitty Oktoberfests. While giving a required nod towards the tradition of Germany,…

  • A Beer Language Problem…

    Andy
    9 Nov 2011 | 2:17 pm
    We have a language problem in the world of beer. I’m not talking about our over-use of four-letter words or an inability to speak after too many pints. Instead, we lack a cohesive and agreed upon central terms for discussing our shared are of passion. Let’s start with the term whose popularity continues to grow every day, namely craft beer. Brewers, distributors, writers, and industry insiders have been engaged in a long-standing battle over what to call the flavorful, colorful, characterful beers we all enjoy. As with defining pornography, we know it when we see it, or in the case of…

  • Should Beer Writers Stop Writing About History?

    Andy
    19 Oct 2011 | 5:38 pm
    There have been a flurry of blog posts this week decrying the recent release of the Oxford Beer Companion, edited by Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at the Brooklyn Brewery. As part of this near-encyclopedic series, the publication is being touted as “[t]he first major reference work to investigate the history and vast scope of beer. The Oxford Companion to Beer features more than 1,100 A-Z entries written by 166 of the world’s most prominent beer experts.” While much of the initial press has been duly positive, wider distribution of the book has led to a number of grumbles from…
 
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  • What would Procol Harum drink?

    Stan Hieronymus
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    Bring on the vestal virgins. The White IPAs are upon us. This is not a bad idea, marrying Belgian White beers with New World hops, at least until somebody starts writing new style guidelines. Last year’s collaboration beers from Deschutes Brewery and Boulevard Brewing proved that. Boulevard’s version even won a medal at the Great American Beer Festival (in the American-Belgo-Style Ale category). The skinny: * Deschutes Chainbreaker White I.P.A. It will released be in the Northwest in March. Not the same recipe as in the collaboration with Boulevard (no sage, for one thing). 5.6%…

  • Chocolate memories, courtesy of Boulevard

    Stan Hieronymus
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:51 am
    Having once accidentally driven a car into a large pedestrian-only square in Brugge I can assure you this is a city best enjoyed on foot. You can just stop and stare at the architecture. That the streets are narrow and winding becomes charming instead of exasperating. And there are the chocolate shops. We are partial to Chocolatier Dumon. I cannot guarantee the chocolate there is any better, although I know it’s pretty good. First of all, I’m a sucker for molded chocolate “art,” even if everything we tried to bring back from our first trip didn’t make it in one…

  • The essence of beer lies in its aromatic gas

    Stan Hieronymus
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:49 am
    It was nearly one hundred years between the time philosopher Henry Finck proposed humans literally have a “second way of smelling” and University of Pennsylvania Paul Rozin established the role of retronasal smell in perception of flavor. In 1886, Finck suggested that smell was responsible for at least two-thirds of gastronomic enjoyment. In an essay titled “The Gastronomic Value of Odours” he began: “Amusing experiments may be made showing that without this sense (smell) it is commonly quite impossible to distinguish between different articles of food and drink.

  • So who’s drinking all this ‘new’ beer?

    Stan Hieronymus
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:56 am
    Maps, tents, mountains, beer. Taking a piss by the side of the road. Set to music. I’m a sucker for these sorts of things. Don’t know how I missed this video — about a) Deschutes beer, b) central Oregon, c) young people with tattoos, d) freedom, e) fill in the blank — for more than a year. I suggest watching it full screen, and that you won’t be back. That’s OK. It stands on it’s own. I found “Landmarks” because about a week ago Deschutes Brewery began selling beer in St. Louis amidst considerable excitement, and a local story included a…

  • The Session #59 wrapped up, #60 announced

    Stan Hieronymus
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:10 pm
    Oops, it appears I failed to report Mario Rubio posted the roundup for The Session #59: “I Almost Always Drink Beer, But When I Don’t.” I did and I apologize. Kendall Jones at Washington Beer Blog has chosen the topic for #60: Growlers Galore. Tell us about your growler collection. Tell us why you love growlers or why you hate them. What is the most ridiculous growler you’ve ever seen? Tell us about your local growler filling station. Ever suffer a messy growler mishap? Anything related to growlers is acceptable. There are some beautiful growlers out there, but I tend to think…
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  • 500 Beers

    john
    8 Jan 2012 | 6:53 pm
    you know those books that list 300 things you must try? chances are half of what’s in there is unobtainable. so why not make your OWN book. 500 Beers is your book that contains everything you need capture all the unique beer that you are drinking. it contains space to log the details of your quest for trying beers close to your home or around the world. there is space to write the what, where, and when for each beer. and there is lots of space for notes, pictures and labels. this is a living book. it’s up to you to make it yours. inside there are four types of pages: a detail page…

  • preview the 500 Beers book

    john
    16 Dec 2011 | 3:19 pm
    yup. here it is! the preview of the new 500 Beers book. it’s one of those gastly series of unboxing photo sets. frankly, there’s no better way to get an idea of the whole experience then to snap, snap, snap away while because it is whole thing. the LULU box is one size fits all. they made it based on the biggest thing they print spreading the cost of the box out over all the different sizes. once opened and released from the plastic I quickly turned the pages to find the mistakes that I’d made. sometimes you just can’t see these things until you see it working in the…

  • Slow Beer

    john
    11 Sep 2011 | 10:14 pm
    some of the big stouts like Abyss, XXIII or Serpents and even 15 from Stone all have flavors that will get masked by cold. but even every day Black Butte Porter benefits from warming. in the USofA Guinness is almost always served too cold as most beer bars don’t have a choice or way of controlling temperature just for one keg. it might not be enough to just take beer out of the fridge and let it warm up. some beer will benefit from agitation in the glass. or air might interact with it as it’s being poured allowing it to “open up” the same way a scotch or red wine…

  • find us at these Fall festivals

    john
    23 Aug 2011 | 11:35 am
    these are some upcoming festivals and events that we plan on attending. Brews on the Bay – Jeramia O’Brien located on the water in SF September 10th http://sfbrewersguild.org/botb.html Biketoberfest Marin Fairfax, CA Sunday, September 25, 2011 www.biketoberfestmarin.com Wet Hop Festival October 15 – Bistro – Hayward, CA http://the-bistro.com/ Bay Area Craft Beer Festival Oct 22 http://www.bayareacraftbeerfestival.com/ the homework is beer but it takes your money to fund the research required to find the next topic.

  • using found Citra Hops at Elizabeth Street Brewing

    john
    23 Aug 2011 | 12:11 am
    we were invited to spend the evening with our friends from Widmer Brewing at the Explore Your Craft night held in San Francisco. every table had grain and hops samples. at the end of the night we took all we could. the plan was to brew beer with it. and we did! it turns out the hops is Citra which has all the brewers excited. video: the boil, the first grain out video, and the other grain out video, and finally here’s the sound of a conical fermentor. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] the homework is beer but it takes your money to fund the research required to find the next…
 
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  • Where I’ve Been The Past Month

    Logan
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:29 pm
    Wow, it’s towards the end of January and this is the first post I’ve had in a month. Ouch. I’ve been slacking. Well, to be honest my excitement for writing about beer definitely has been in a slump for me since I’ve started to make some changes to my health. Starting at the end of November I’ve been meeting with a CrossFit personal trainer 3 times a week and changing my eating habits. My whole life I haven’t adopted much of a regular exercise routine and I ended up as a lazy out-of-shape slob who was in need of a new wardrobe since my clothes no longer…

  • Christmas Eve Song – 12 Days Of Christmas Beer Fun – Day 12

    Logan
    24 Dec 2011 | 10:42 am
    It’s Christmas eve which means it’s also the final day of my 12 Days Of Christmas Beer Fun series. To end it off I came across a video which seemed fitting for the occassion. The “real” 12 days of Christmas sung by Bob and Doug, 2 regular canadian guys. If you’re like me and not from Canada, here is some Canadian to English translation that will help to understand the video a little better: Back Bacon = Canadian Bacon Toque = Knit Cap (beanie) Two Four = A Case Of Beer (24 pack) Have a Merry Christmas! I’m going to be taking Christmas day off from the blog…

  • Christmas Beer Blogging – 12 Days Of Christmas Fun – Day 11

    Logan
    23 Dec 2011 | 3:33 pm
    I tend to get excited about beer this time of year, especially since winter beers are by far my favorite seasonals. I love drinking, reading, smelling, looking at, and hearing about Christmas brews. While a lot of the posts in my 12 Days of Christmas Fun series have looked at more interesting and humorous stories related to Christmas and beer, today I wanted to highlight some chat going on about the actual beers of the season. One thing great about the beer community online is that there are some really amazing people blogging about the industry. I’ve enjoyed reading a lot of great…

  • Beer-y Christmas – 12 Days Of Christmas Fun – Day 10

    Logan
    22 Dec 2011 | 3:09 pm
    On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…beer. That’s right, beer is one of the greatest gifts you can give to your loved ones and friends. If you need a last minute gift idea, just put together a 12 pack of some of your favorite beers. If you need help, just head to your local bottle shop as they generally love to help you out. I came across a great way to give your gift called Beer-y Christmas. Unfortunately it looks like it won’t be ready until next year, but I at least wanted to put it on your radar because it’s a cool little box. Basically it is an…

  • Beer For Santa – 12 Days Of Christmas Fun – Day 9

    Logan
    21 Dec 2011 | 3:19 pm
    Today is day 9 in my 12 Days of Christmas Fun series, which means it’s only a few days away from the big day. Yesterday I had a guest post on Christmas dinner beer pairing that should help you decide on what to drink on the 25th. However I don’t want to leave Santa out of the planning. Generally kids leave out cookies and milk for the big guy, but I have a feeling he gets a little tired of that. I’m sure Santa would enjoy a nice craft beer on Christmas eve. He’s got a lot of work to do so it might take the stress out of his routine. For me and my family, I think we…
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  • Bar well and truly raised

    Bailey
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:38 pm
    Ten years ago, with the range of beers they offer today, the Red Lion in Leytonstone or the Bull in Highgate would have been among the best pubs in London. Now, while certainly way better than run-of-the-mill, they merely count as friendly neighbourhood craft beer bars. That’s right: every neighbourhood in London now seems to have a craft beer bar and many (like the Bull) are also brewing. Everywhere you look, there are enamel signs advertising Orval and glowing neon Brooklyn Brewery logos. These days, you’re never more than a bus ride from a pint of Dark Star or a Camden Helles.

  • Making the case

    Bailey
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:41 am
    Is this nitro-keg stout from a regional family brewer a so-called “craft beer”? What about this notoriously boring cask bitter from another? What about the keg version of this borderline bland but kind-of-OK cask beer? There is nothing inherently ‘craft’ about one beer or another, and no device you can use to measure a beer’s ‘craftness’. Because it is more subjective than deciding whether a beer is ‘real ale’ or not, it boils down to whether: (a) there is something like a consensus that a particular beer has craft status (i.e. it ticks…

  • Them and us

    Bailey
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    Two hours in to a busy shift at one of London’s currently trendy specialist beer bars, we see a barman heading into the gents. He’s wearing rubber gloves and carrying a mop because someone has pissed all over the wall and floor. Fifteen minutes later, he picks up a broken glass from a shelf near us, only just avoiding cutting his hand. His face reddens. “Fucking pigs,” he says under his breath, and you know he means all of us — every one of the tipsy, slightly loud people crowding the bar that night. Later, when we’re at the bar, he doesn’t seem to be…

  • Ale, Cider, Meat… and hairspray?

    Bailey
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:46 am
    This weekend, we found ourselves at the Southampton Arms in North London with one of the friends who introduced us to it not long after it opened. Although it’s more-or-less his local, he actually isn’t remotely interested in beer. In lieu of Becks or Staropramen, he drinks Camden Helles, but under protest. Nonetheless, he also dutifully tried every hoppy ale that we brought back to the table, screwing up his face in disgust at each one. His verdict, at the end of the night, was damning. Where we’d detected elderflower, citrus, grape, and so on, he picked up only one thing.

  • Fear of being disappointed

    Bailey
    19 Jan 2012 | 4:20 am
    A Cornish object pictured recently. Lots of new breweries are opening in Cornwall: we know of three that have opened since autumn last year. This is exciting news, especially as at least one of them seems to be intending to fill the gap in the market for stronger and more intensely flavoured beers. A few years ago, we’d have bent over backwards to get to them as soon as possible but, these days, we’re a bit nervous and a little reluctant. The really silly thing? One of them has a brewery tap less than five minutes from our house in Penzance. And yet we walk past, we don’t go…
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  • Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter

    Al
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:33 am
    My good friend Chris stopped at Bruisin’ Ales in Asheville, North Carolina and got me a gift. Or, rather, six gifts. Here’s one: Baltic Porter, from The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery (They aren’t currently listing this beer on their website, so it was tough to find a blurb about it.) [D]eep, rich and velvety soft. A full blooded roasty character is balanced by complex alcohol notes. Strong (9% alcohol by volume) yet unfailingly subtle, this special brew warrants sipping and savoring. It pours a deep, opaque brown, with only a little fizzy light brown head. I get some chocolate…

  • Craft beer in Japan

    Al
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:46 pm
    CNN’s Eatocracy blog has an interesting post up about the craft beer scene in Japan, with a focus on Coedo Brewery. Earthquakes and blackouts aside, it hasn’t been easy for Coedo, founded in 1997 by boss [Shigeharu] Asagiri’s father-in-law. It wasn’t until prohibitive laws against small commercial breweries were repealed in 1994 that a microbrew scene in Japan could emerge. Even since then, breaking the chokehold the big four Japanese brewers – Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo – have on the domestic and international beer market has been a challenge. What Coedo…

  • Help get a Mississippi brewery started

    Al
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:17 am
    Mississippi is one of those “voids” in the craft beer scene. There are some pretty archaic and draconian laws there. I recently got a missive from Chip Jones, one of a group of folks who are trying to bring a viable craft brewery to Jackson, Mississippi. Here, I’ll let Chip tell his story: Lucky Town Brewing Company is a new planned brewery in Mississippi, and although there is no brewery within 150 miles of Jackson, the craft beer community here is thriving. As many of you know, Mississippi suffers from some of the strictest beer legislation in the country, which is one…

  • Some Bull

    Matt
    21 Jan 2012 | 10:11 pm
    Related Posts:KujoDuck-Rabbit Baltic PorterHappy New Year!Seattle Fishmongers and Henry Weinhard’sFour possible locations for the next Beer Bloggers ConferencePowered by Contextual Related PostsSome Bull is from Hop Talk - Beer. Life. Blog.

  • Kujo

    Al
    15 Jan 2012 | 9:12 pm
    My friends at Flying Dog announced the availability of this puppy a month ago, but I haven’t seen it until now. (All due to my charming wife. Thanks, dear!) Of course, I did happen to have it at the brewery before they gave it a name, and again while they were test marketing it in bottles. After today’s thrilling New York Giants playoff victory over the top-seeded Green Bay Packers, I figured I should celebrate. They say: Kujo is the savage spawn of two brewing worlds – coffee and beer – colliding. But in that collision, there’s a balance between rich and roasted stout…
 
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  • What I have done done, what I plan to do.

    Jack Curtin
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:39 pm
    This is a photo of storm clouds gathering over the new Sly Fox Brewery in Pottstown today. I assume it was taken from the rooftop with Brian O’Reilly’s iPhone, as have been the steady stream of pix which have appeared in a regularly updated Facebook album (again, I regret that this is the way it is and some of you will not be able to and see them). I am, I admit, quite astonished by this. I always believed that the out-of-focus and pretty awful photos he use to provide were the result of his incompetence. Now that it is clear that the equipment is totally in control, I have…

  • For amusement purposes only.

    Jack Curtin
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 am
    The annual “Best” lists at RateBeer.com were released today and, with no concern for his valuable time or his mental health, Kindly Old Mr. Curtin scoured through them to find all (he hopes) Philadelphia regional results and then posted this invaluable information at the usual place. Greater love hath no man than this: that he lay down his life for readers of meaningless minutia… Something like that.

  • The New Belgium scenario could involve the Delaware Valley.

    Jack Curtin
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:28 pm
    Anent yesterday’s story here about Sierra Nevada going to build its East Coast plant in Asheville, Lew Bryson has a good piece on his site about whether New Belgium might land in our neighborhood. As the story notes, the “short list” comment around which such speculation is built is not new but just a reiteration of what the same spokesperson told the press last year (I wrote about last November).  Still, things have now changed and, as Lew writes, there are some who will conclude  “that New Belgium will now look away, since Sierra Nevada’s in town.

  • North Carolina it is…

    Jack Curtin
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:52 pm
    …for Sierra Nevada. Some interesting details  (in bold) as well…. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to tap Henderson County By Gary Glancy Times-News Staff Writer Henderson County could be on the verge of a major economic coup. Officials with California craft-beer maker Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. are expected to announce this week they have chosen Western North Carolina for the company’s much-publicized East Coast expansion, sources with knowledge of the negotiations have told the Times-News… Chico, Calif.-based Sierra Nevada — the nation’s second-largest craft-beer…

  • Another loss. [Update 24 Jan 12]

    Jack Curtin
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:03 pm
    Assuming this is true, the beer community in Philadelphia, as well as the sports community, is a bit less bright and shiny tonight. Andy Musser was a great advocate for good beer and was Anchor Brewing’s man about town for years until the company was sold. He helped me out several times, both when I was writing about sports back in the day and more recently during this beer writing gig. Update: There is an excellent obit and feature story on Andy and his career(s) in today’s  Philadelphia Daily News.
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  • Tuesday Tasting: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

    24 Jan 2012 | 1:44 pm
    Tuesday Tasting is a regular feature of Lyke2Drink that explores some of the best beers, wines and spirits on the market. This week we sample a new whiskey from Brown-Forman. The Labrot & Graham Distillery was brought back from the dead in 1996 thanks to the renewed interest in quality Bourbon. Located in Woodford County, about an hour outside of Louisville, in the midst of major thoroughbred horse farms the site was first used for a distillery in 1812 by Elijah Pepper. The facility changed hands several times before it became the Labrot & Graham Distillery. Brown-Forman acquired…

  • Around the World in 80 Drinks: CIA Launches Wine Lovers Boot Camp

    15 Jan 2012 | 9:06 am
    Around the World in 80 Drinks is a regular feature of Lyke2Drink that explores drink culture and the places where great beer, wine and spirits are created and consumed. The Culinary Institute of America is launching a new series of classes designed for the wine enthusiast at its St. Helena, Calif. campus. Wine Lovers Boot Camp will take place at the CIA Greystone campus, near many great Napa Valley vineyards. Two courses will launch the Wine Lovers Boot Camp series, a five day Basic Training program and a two day Tasting Like a Pro program. The Basic Training program…

  • Tyler’s Restaurant & Taproom to Host Raleigh Rare and Vintage Beer Tasting on Feb. 4 to Benefit Pints for Prostates

    13 Jan 2012 | 4:55 pm
    Tyler’s Restaurant &Taproom in Raleigh will play host to the Raleigh Rare and Vintage Beer Tasting on Feb. 4 from 2-6 p.m. to raise awareness and funds in the fight against prostate cancer. The tasting event features beers and cider from 40 craft producers served under a tent adjacent to Tyler’s at 18 Seaboard Ave. in Raleigh, N.C. The event benefits Pints for Prostates, an awareness campaign reaching men through the universal language of beer. “Tyler’s has put together an incredible collection of rare and vintage beers for this event. It’s a great way for beer fans to come…

  • Tuesday Tasting: Cigar City Jai Alia IPA

    10 Jan 2012 | 10:42 pm
    Tuesday Tasting is a regular feature of Lyke2Drink that explores some of the best beers, wines and spirits on the market. This week we sample an IPA from Florida. Cigar City Brewing is recognized as one of the best craft breweries in the south. Cigar City Brewing was founded by Joey Redner in Tampa, Fla., is 2009. The company has a 15 barrel brewhouse located in the Carver City-Lincoln Gardens neighborhood. Cigar City Jai Alia IPA pours a hazy amber gold color with a moderate off-white head. The beer has a hoppy aroma and the flavor offers a classic combination of IPA notes. There is an…

  • Beer Hunter: The Movie Looks to Kickstarter to Get Off the Ground

    9 Jan 2012 | 5:11 pm
    Michael Jackson was the unlikely father of the global craft beer movement. But the British journalist, who passed away in 2007, did more for good beer with words than most brewers in the late 1970s were doing with hops and malt. He can rightfully be credited with inspiring a generation of craft brewers and beer enthusiasts. Jackson's landmark 1977 book, The World Guide to Beer, cataloged beer styles and brewing nations as they had previously never been treated. More books would follow and his 1989 The Beer Hunter television series was way ahead its time. There were no…
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  • Some thoughts on writing about beer history

    Pete Brown
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:34 am
    As I emerge from the British Library, blinking like a mole in the winter sun, I see Martyn Cornell has been doing what he enjoys best, demolishing a passing historical claim that someone else has made.There was a spat before Christmas about the excellent Oxford Companion to Beer.  Many in the beer blogosphere were queueing up to find errors and cite them as proof that the book is worthless, or at the very least, deeply flawed.  This turned into a rather worrying witch hunt where almost any positive mention of the OCB online was rooted out and lambasted (one beer writer was…

  • The Rules of Drinking

    Pete Brown
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:51 am
    There's light at the end of the tunnel.  Switching metaphors at the points, if it were a loaf of bread, you'd just be able to see it start to rise.It's been a very long three months, but on NYE I printed off a rough, shaky first draft of my next book.  The chapters that aren't quite finished are bloody awful.  The chapters that are finished are pretty good - or at least, my long-suffering editor and wife think so.  And I have two weeks left to kick, bitch-slap, coax, polish, persuade, trick and massage the rest of it into shape.This week, then, represents a partial return…

  • Brew Dog London opens!

    Pete Brown
    14 Dec 2011 | 2:06 am
    Blimey - a look at my Wikio ranking (if anyone still looks at Wikio rankings) shows what happens when you don't blog for six weeks...In case you've not been following, the reason I seem to have given up blogging is that I have to focus on my new book.  It's going well: I've written about 45,000 words (about 140 pages) so far, but with a mid-January deadline I won't be having much of a Christmas, and I won't be blogging too often before it's finished.But I just wanted to do a quick post because I went to the journalist's launch of Brew Dog's new London bar last night in Camden, North…

  • Someone is wrong on the internet.

    Pete Brown
    30 Oct 2011 | 12:03 pm
    Add captionNo time to blog at the moment as I struggle to get back on track with my book.  But this is all I have to say anyway.Thanks to my best mate Chris for first sending me this a while back, last time someone was wrong on the internet.  And kudos to the original cartoonist, whoever that may be - the image has been repeated so often I wasn't able to find out.

  • Blogging, ethics and payola - what is OK?

    Pete Brown
    13 Oct 2011 | 3:04 am
    As beer blogging matures as a medium there are an increasing number of discussions on what constitutes ethical blogging.  Is it OK to write about a brewery's beers if they've taken you on a tour or sent you free product? Or if you've done some kind of consultancy for them?I'll come back to these in a minute - different bloggers have different points of view, and there are many shades of grey.But I've recently been approached and asked to participate in one activity that, by any standards, is not OK at all.  It's ethically wrong.  In fact, it is probably illegal.Two weeks ago, I…
 
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  • Sierra Nevada makes it official: North Carolina

    Real Beer
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:57 pm
    Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. made it offical today that it has chosen a site in western North Carolina for the future home of an east coast brewery. The site, approximately 90 acres in the Henderson County town of Mills River – 12 miles south of Asheville – will be home to the new production facility, as well as a proposed restaurant and gift shop. “We are thrilled to have found an ideal location in western North Carolina for our second brewery,” founder Ken Grossman said for a press release. “The beer culture, water quality and quality of life are excellent. We…

  • Western North Carolina apparently lands Sierra Nevada

    Real Beer
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    Officials with California craft-beer maker Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. are expected to announce this week they have chosen Western North Carolina for the company’s much-publicized East Coast expansion, sources with knowledge of the negotiations have told the Times-News in Hendersville. The newspaper reported: Chico, Calif.-based Sierra Nevada — the nation’s second-largest craft-beer producer, which distributes to all 50 states — is expected to build its new facility at Ferncliff Industrial Park in Mills River. The property — which was annexed by the town in 2009 after…

  • Brooklyn’s Steve Hindy will give keynote at CBC

    Real Beer
    17 Jan 2012 | 12:21 pm
    Keynote speaker Steve Hindy will kick off the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego, Calif. Nearly 4,000 industry professionals will gather for four days May 2-5 at the Town and Country Resort. In 1984, Hindy and his neighbor, Tom Potter, founded Brooklyn Brewery, seeking to rebuild the robust brewing culture that once existed in New York’s German immigrant communities. Hindy previously worked as an Associated Press correspondent in the Middle East, while Potter was a banker. Over the last three decades, Hindy built the brewery into a well-recognized brand, overcoming the…

  • Denver & Tebow & Wynkoop = Hope

    Real Beer
    12 Jan 2012 | 6:39 am
    Wynkoop Brewing, Colorado’s original brewpub, has joined in Tim Tebow mania by creating this poster. The poster is available at the brewpub while supplies last.

  • Coors Light outsells Bud; light beers now 1-2 in America

    Real Beer
    10 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pm
    Coors Light surpassed Budweiser in 2011 to become the country’s No. 2-selling beer, according to Beer Marketer’s Insights. Bud Light is the top-selling beer by a sizable margin. Miller Lite is fourth, with Natural Light rounding out the top five, according to SymphonyIRI. “Dethroning the King is a great accomplishment so early in the history of MillerCoors,” a MillerCoors spokesman wrote in an email. An Anheuser-Busch spokesman said the company’s 2011 sales numbers won’t be available until its earnings report in early March. Although Bud sales declined 4.6%…
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  • Do we want Philly to be Brussels-on-Schuylkill?

    26 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am
    Philly is still in the running for New Belgium's east coast brewery, according to this story from Charlotte, N.C.'s WBTV. Crowing a bit over Sierra Nevada's decision to settle near Asheville -- and understandably so! -- WBTV noted:New Belgium Brewing, known for its tasty Fat Tire beer, is also considering the Asheville area for a possible plant. New Belgium recently toured the Western NC area for possible sites. Both brewers want to expand beer output and to cut shipping costs with East Coast plants."Asheville and Philly are leading our short list of sites," New Belgium spokesman Bryan…

  • Sierra Nevada decides on the site for their Eastern brewery: is it time to run for the hills?

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:05 pm
    Sierra Nevada has chosen Asheville, North Carolina -- okay, Mills River, 12 miles south of Asheville, but from 100 miles or more away...it's Asheville, and you can bet that the beer-happy folks in Asheville will see it that way, too --  as the site for their new east coast expansion brewery. Plans are for a brewery with 300,000 bbls. initial capacity. “We are thrilled to have found an ideal location in western North Carolina for our second brewery,” says Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada. “The beer culture, water quality and quality of life are excellent. We feel lucky to be a…

  • Ernest & Scott, and Paris in London

    23 Jan 2012 | 10:41 pm
    Put some miles on the car last Thursday; drove down to Wilmington for the opening of Ernest & Scott Taproom (902 N. Market St.), the new beer bar in town. It's a whopper, too; restaurateur Scott Morrison laid down some serious bucks to outfit this large, balconied space. There's a solid commitment to cask ale, which explains why I ran into Paul Pendyck there (I had just seen Paul on Tuesday; took my mother to dinner at his Bulls Head Public House in Lititz and enjoyed two fine cask ales).The beer engines weren't actually operating (someone had screwed up getting the breathers there), but…

  • Session Beer Project revived

    20 Jan 2012 | 4:19 pm
    I'm not just blogging more here, I've revived The Session Beer Project blog as well. There are two new posts up over there, one on 21st Amendment's Bitter American going year-round (at 4.4%!) and Victory's new 3.9% take on their Dark Lager. Have a look!

  • American Beer Blogger pilot is funded!

    19 Jan 2012 | 12:11 pm
    Thanks to all who have pledged for American Beer Blogger: we have reached our $6,000 goal on Kickstarter! If you still want to pledge, please do: anything extra means a better show (maybe some travel expenses...).We are in the TV business. Very excited right now.
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  • Aitken's Old Brewery (part two)

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:05 am
    We're back in the old-ish Aitken's brewery. Though as you read the passage below you'll realise that it had already been greatly altered and enlarged.The original brewery was all on the south side of Newmarket street. But during the 19th century a new, much larger set of buildings had been added on the north side. These wren't concerned with brewing, boiling or fermenting, but were ancillary buildings such as stores."Retracing our steps, we came to the mashing-stage, 40 feet square, situated in the centre of the brewhouse. Here we were shown two mashtuns, constructed entirely of copper, and…

  • Only a few days left!

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:23 pm
    In the amazing get my books at a 25% discount. Wow. I'm tempted to buy some myself*.Funny one this. Properly released or hung on razor wire with hounds barking? I've stopped caring. Ever since I took that class. "Learn not to give a shit." It changed my life.As it's made it into the outside world, albeit with a broken ankle from the fall, I suppose it's OK to tell you. But remember, should you spot it, don't approach, call the police.Buy "Mild! plus" now!Do you think the imperative, larger typeface and exclamation mark have any effect? I'm doubtful. But, just in case it does:Buy "Mild! plus"…

  • William Younger adverts from the 1920's (part four)

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:05 am
    I'm not one to ignore my readers*. The encouraging voices have led me to continue my William Younger's advert series. I thought I was the only one that loved this stuff.The general tone is similar to the last set, but with one difference: the characters depicted don't appear to be specific individuals. Father William: "No good to me. I get YOUNGER every day!"William Younger's Scotch Ale is brewed from the water that made Edinburgh Ales famous as far back as the sixteenth century! William Younger's brewery is on the site of a brewery notable for its Ale in days of Mary, Queen of Scots. The…

  • Cover book new another

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:19 pm
    Rearrange the words in the title and win a prize.You can probably recognate where the covers are going in this series. Jeff is looking particularly manly this time around.Mini book, mega book. Where's the dividing line? Don't ask me. Really don't ask me. I get angry when pestered."You think I'm a boring old twat.""No. I know you like boring architecture programs.""How can you call Pugin boring? Ugly, retrogressive, yes.""They're just crude lumpy things.""You can't call them that." Buy "Bitter!" now. I need to watch the Pugin programmme..This code will knock 25% off the usual price (until 31st…

  • Aitken's Old Brewery

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:05 am
    Alfred Barnard - where would I be without him? Having to make do with poorly-written newspaper reports draughted by journalists with no understanding of brewing. Barnard's writing is joyful and his eye for detail uncanny. It's not just the quality of his brewery reports but their quantity that make him such a crucial figure. He really did visit just about every significant brewery in the UK. With one inexplicable exception: William McEwan. Strange that he didn't merit an entry in the Oxford Companion to Beer.A bit annoying, that. Because, while I have decent enough descriptions of William…
 
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  • Testing, Testing: Jonesy Special at Russian River Brewery Santa Rosa CA.jpg

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:02 am
    Just testing this thing out, Won't be to Russian River for another weekTest

  • Maryland, Here I Come Again!

    17 May 2011 | 2:43 pm
    This Saturday the 21st I will be departing to Maryland to visit my friend The Baltimore Beer Guy, as we will be doing some heavy beering for a full week until I leave on Sunday the 29th. Last year's trip was a bit shorter but absolutely awesome, as we hit Baltimore city, all the surrounding suburbs and their awesome beer scene, and D.C. This year we have a trip to Philly planned, a roadie into Delaware to visit Evolution Brewing Company (who makes arguably the best IPA in the region, even this West Coaster was impressed last time) and Dogfish Head.Aside from those short roadies, I'm most…

  • HOtD Blue Dot DIPA on tap in SD

    1 May 2011 | 8:32 pm
    Been waiting for this for a looong time! (BLAH)Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

  • This is amazing!

    15 Feb 2011 | 3:51 pm
    PtY on tap and this is what the ToroandoSD looks like. Classic! I'm drinking an Alpine Hoppy BDay after 2 glasses of younger.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

  • Santa Rosa Recovery, Photo Dump

    15 Feb 2011 | 11:41 am
    Some selected crappy blackberry shots from the Pliny the Younger trip.SanctificationA nice sunny day at the Pub the morning of the PtY release.Obviously busy but perfectly controlledThe waiters....The line outside RR on the first day. This was around 2-3pm.Moonlight at the Flavor Bistro post-YoungerHopmonk Tavern. Had a hard time finishing my Kellerbier. Hit the wall that day.Finnegan's Irish Pub in Novato. Really cool bar where we caught the shitty Manchester United game at Saturday morning. Moylans. This visit was much better than last considering I didn't have a wine hangover this time.
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  • Victory Otto

    BarleyBlog
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:18 am
    When I picked up this bottle of Victory Brewing’s Otto back in December I was under the impression that it was their attempt at your standard Rauchbier (smoked beer) and had put it aside for when I was really in the mood for one — which I have been in more often lately for some reason. It wasn’t until a need for smoke arose that I finally took the time to check out the beer’s history. It turns out that this 8.1% ABV brew is so much more than a Rauchbier. Otto is apparently based off of an experience that he Victory co-founders had on a trip to Germany back in 1987. Why…

  • Bison Brewing Gingerbread Ale

    BarleyBlog
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:58 am
    It’s been quite some time since I’ve had a beer from Bison Brewing and, after spying this Gingerbread Ale on the shelf last month, I knew it was time to revisit the brewery. Much like pumpkin ales are appropriate for cool Autumn evenings, the thought of gingerbread cookies as snow falls outside was more than enough for me to commit to purchasing at least one bottle. Weighing in at 6.0% ABV, this herbed beer looks more like a porter and, to some degree, even has a light roast coffee aroma amongst the spices to give it that impression as well. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get…

  • Le Bilboquet La Corriveau

    BarleyBlog
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    At first, it was the bottle artwork that intrigued me. Then I remembered the run of really tasty brews from Quebec that I’ve enjoyed over the past twelve months. Well, this 5.5% ABV Oatmeal Stout from Le Bilboquet is another notch in the belt of small Quebec breweries. I also don’t know how or why my local shop keeps getting all this Canadian treats, but I hope they keep it up. This was one tasty stout that had an excellent roasty and earthy character without weighing heavily on the palate. Appearance Pouring black as night, the beer sits with a large mocha head. Aroma This beer…

  • More Information on Flying Dog’s Wildeman

    BarleyBlog
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Press Release “His axe is stained with the blood of a thousand adversaries. We fall in behind him as he leads us into darkness. He turns his gaze on us. ‘Tentanda via est!’ The way must be tried. Wildeman has arrived.” And so begins the twisted tale that is Flying Dog Brewery’s latest release, Wildeman Farmhouse IPA. A concept originally brewed for the 25th anniversary of Amsterdam’s In de Wildeman, Flying Dog is now unleashing the beer on the U.S. as simply Wildeman. A teaser for Wildeman was launched January 13 (on Friday the 13th, no less) with a one-minute video on Flying…

  • Spoetzl Brewery Introduces Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale

    BarleyBlog
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Press Release SHINER, TX (January 24, 2012) – Debuting February 3, Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale will be joining the beloved family of Shiner Beers from the Spoetzl Brewery. Shiner Wild Hare is the first ale crafted by the Spoetzl Brewery in its 103-year history. Shiner Wild Hare is a classic American Pale Ale made with American two-row barley with a blend of Munich and Caramel malts for rich malt flavor and clear amber color. US Golding and Bravo hop varieties are used in the kettle and fermenter for crisp bitterness and assertive fresh hop fruit and floral aroma. More than a pound of hops is…
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  • Episode 72 – The Lost Xmas Episode

    TheBeerMen
    19 Jan 2012 | 3:37 pm
    There we were, all ready to film the big Xmas episode. Then we found out the truth about Santa. After an extended rehabilitation, we re-formed and put the following dramatic re-creation of those events together, as a warning to future generations.

  • Episode 71 – Croucher tiger, drunken dragon

    TheBeerMen
    8 Dec 2011 | 6:31 am
    In this episode Todd's shirt finally receives the recognition it deserves. Oh and there's a couple of great New Zealand craft beers from Croucher Brewing. Plus not a sheep joke to be seen. Positively Baarmy!

  • Episode 70 – GABF Part 2 (US Beer Tour 2011)

    TheBeerMen
    22 Nov 2011 | 2:10 pm
    All good things shall end. Such as our journey to GABF 2011 but not before we caught up with Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewery and Abby Titcomb from Three Floyds.

  • Episode 69 – GABF Part 1 (US Beer Tour 2011)

    TheBeerMen
    8 Nov 2011 | 1:38 pm
    We're back for the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, Colorado. We had an awesome time and even spotted a few fellow Aussies and New Zealanders over there. GABF is truly a global beer festival and we recommend adding a visit to your bucket list.

  • Episode 68 – The $100 taxi fare (US Beer Tour 2011)

    TheBeerMen
    12 Oct 2011 | 5:53 pm
    We're back in the US again and someone let Todd do the navigating. Traveling companion Steve 'Hendo' Henderson from Prickly Moses Brewery will know better in future. It was one big day and we visited some great places. Checkout The Library Alehouse in Santa Monica and Ladyface Ale Companie in Agoura Hills.
 
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    The Beer Nut

  • Black Forest, looking pale

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:05 am
    The good folk at Ambrosius Trading, down Tipperary way, have recently acquired the distribution rights to the Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu range of beers and at the beginning of the year were kind enough to send me a sample selection of the range. Alpirsbach, for them as are interested, is in Baden-Württemberg: the south-western corner of Germany. A long way from Tipperary, you might say.Anyhoo, I opened the Pils first. It's a very pale golden colour, pouring with a thick head that subsides quickly but leaves a finger of foam on top of the body. Though the aroma is quite bready, a strike of…

  • Proper Charlie

    23 Jan 2012 | 2:40 am
    I don't know what the arbiters of beer style would class Gouden Carolus Ambrio as. It pours murky red-brown, like a dubbel, but at 8% ABV is more of a tripel strength. I get dark boozy sugars and sour tangy yeast on the nose, calling to mind Belgian confections like McChouffe and Delirium Nocturnum.The flavour is quite muted for all that aroma. Raisins and figs are the loudest but it's not much more than a polite whisper, really. Dry fizz and water are more the hallmarks than malt, hops or yeast. It's a shame because the high alcohol provides a lovely base to propel some fantastic flavours,…

  • Better butter, but bitter

    19 Jan 2012 | 2:36 am
    A few weeks ago I asked one of the people behind Tom Crean's Lager why they decided to put out that style of beer. The answer was that no-one else seemed to be doing it. And it's true: most of the independents don't do lager, and those that do are mainly the ones who own pubs in which to push it. Of course, you don't have to be a Pattinson-grade beer historian to notice the slew of failed independent Irish lager brands strewn across the not-too-distant past: Kinsale and Brew No. 1 being especially high profile examples, as these things go. Despite it occupying some 63% of Ireland's beer…

  • Don't I know you from somewhere?

    16 Jan 2012 | 2:39 am
    It's the same story every time I'm in a Fuller's pub: I have whatever's on draught, but there's always a selection of those beautifully-shaped Fuller's bottles staring at me from the fridge. I've (almost) never resorted to buying one, however, partly because bottled beer is poor value in the pub and partly because I've heard they're not very good. Yes, Jack Frost, I mean you.Nevertheless, when another of them -- Fuller's Old Winter Ale -- popped up in my local offy I reckoned it was time to finally satisfy my curiosity about it. 5.3% ABV and mahogany-to-amber, so very much in the English old…

  • Own brands

    14 Jan 2012 | 2:14 am
    We come to the end of Swiss Week on this blog, you'll be glad to hear. And, in many ways, it's bottom-of-the-barrel time. I avoided the pissy local lagers sold in pubs so instead had to get my pissy local lager fix in the supermarket. Of the big Swiss supermarket chains, Coop had the best selection. But bored of all the Chimay, Schlenkerla and St Peter's I turned to some of the own brands to see how they fared.In a land of expensive beer, finding Tell lager on offer at little over €4 for 15x33cl bottles wasn't to be passed up, on a how-bad-can-it-be? basis. And the name is cute in an…
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    The Brew Lounge

  • Weekly Beer Calendar Update: January 26 - January 31

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Attention all ladies in the northern Chester County area. Next Tuesday night, the West Chester Beer Ladies is meeting at The Flying Pig Saloon in Malvern to discuss plans they developing with Iron Hill in West Chester to brew a beer of their very own. They have a website but, like it seems everyone nowadays, the most current info can be found on their Facebook page. The meet up is at 7 p.m. on 1/

  • Dock Street and The Four Seasons. Old Neighbors back together again.

    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    (Truffled Old Ale, winter seasonal release from Dock Street and The Four Seasons) Dock Street and The Four Seasons began their relationship over 20 years ago when the brewery and restaurant opened just around the corner on 18th Street in the space that is currently occupied by Public House. Much looks very familiar at the old brewpub, but Dock Street has certainly taken its spirit in a different

  • Weekly Brew Bits Update: 1/23/12

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Definitely seem to be generating some significant interest via these weekly updates. Certainly has me thinking about how to best use these to satisfy your need/interest for relevant and interesting beer material. In that spirit, I'm making a small modification here this week that should help in weeks that there are more than just a handful of interesting stories to share. I'll be organizing

  • Weekly Beer Calendar Update: January 19 - January 25

    19 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Philly Beer Week released a video last week. If it doesn't get your lupulin flowing for PBW '12 (the 5th anniversary already!), I'm not sure what will. My 1/2 second of PBW '11 fame comes at 0:09 :) Until then, continue your winter/spring training for PBW '12 with some of the following beer events in and around Philadelphia. As usual, there's no shortage or diversity in events to keep you

  • Need a couple of clicks from you good folk

    16 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Things-a-little slow for traffic over at ye olde Washington Times. Seems all they want to talk about is Tim Tebow and the Republicans. I contributed to an article that wove beer into a political (of sorts) story. Check it out. Read it if you like (it's extremely light), but most importantly as I always say, click the link here to let 'em know that you like reading about beer - if nothing else -
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    Wort's Going On Here?

  • Want to Invest in a Brewery?

    Jeff Holt
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:34 pm
    While Satan sits, hesitating, on the fence about opening his own brewery, more and more people are taking advantage of Kickstarter to get their breweries off the ground. The latest brewery to try it is Lucky Town Brewing, who hopes to be Mississippi's second brewery. Lucas, Chip, Brandon & Angela want to tap (pardon the pun) into the growing craft beer market in Jackson, and want to offer local artists and musicians studios and practice rooms until they can afford their own. They also plan to be on the forefront of the effort to change Mississippi beer laws. Both laudable goals, in my…

  • "It Tastes of Beef"

    Jeff Holt
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pm
    The Brandling Villa pub in South Gosforth, Newcastle, England has a special menu for dogs, and with it a beer made specially for dogs. The Menu includes "Chicken a la Franc" - a dog version of chicken chasseur; "Eggs Ladybird" named after the chef's dog; and a Sunday roast with "cat" gravy (That's beef stock with fish sauce. No cats were harmed in the making of the dish.) The beer, called Dog Beer, is made with malt and hops, but also includes meat extract.  The manager pronounced it revolting, after sampling some before giving to his dog.  The dog didn't like it either. This…

  • Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale

    Jeff Holt
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:59 am
    For 103 years, Spoetzl Brewery has only made lagers. Until now. Wild Hare Pale Ale has arrived, joining an ever grown line of innovative beers.  According the press release: Shiner Wild Hare is a classic American Pale Ale made with American two-row barley with a blend of Munich and Caramel malts for rich malt flavor and clear amber color. US Golding and Bravo hop varieties are used in the kettle and fermenter for crisp bitterness and assertive fresh hop fruit and floral aroma. More than a pound of hops is used to produce each barrel of Shiner Wild Hare. I've never tried Bravo hops,…

  • I Wish Senator Shumar was My Senator!

    Jeff Holt
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:54 am
    New York Senator Charles Schumer recently launched his "I Love NY Brew" Campaign inspired his trips across the state visiting the many craft breweries. "...it was easy to see that craft brewing is actually one of our fastest growing industries in upstate New York and Long Island. . . I'm announcing a brand new initiative called the 'I Love NY Brew' campaign, to help get local brews on local shelves and into local menus. This is a call to restaurants, bars, convenience and fuel stores statewide to sell our locally brewed beer." Schumer said he is going to ask the New York State Restaurant…

  • T-Shirts in Beer Drinker Sizes

    Jeff Holt
    22 Jan 2012 | 8:24 pm
    I have found very few Texas breweries that sell shirts in beer drinker sizes (3XL and up). I picked up a couple at Stone Brewing back in June. A few years ago, I bought one from Bright Brewing in Eola.  I think he made a mistake ordering.  He hasn't had a XXXL since. Apparently, brewers don't see that many fat people around the breweries. . . (Of course it matters how the shirts are cut.  I have a couple of XXL shirts that fit well.)
 
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  • Matching Chinese food and beer

    Martyn Cornell
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    One of the opportunities I was looking forward to in Hong Kong was the chance to match beer with Chinese food, a surprisingly under-explored area. I believe strongly that most beers go with most foods: but that doesn’t mean some pairings cannot be particularly felicitous, and that’s especially true with Chinese cuisine. China is easily the biggest beer market in the world, almost twice as large as the US, the next largest, and in 2010 China drank very nearly a quarter of all the world’s beer. But annual consumption per head, at around 30 litres, while rising at some five per…

  • The most notorious brewer in history

    Martyn Cornell
    12 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    Antoine-Joseph Santerre In the autumn of 1775, Henry Thrale, owner of one of the biggest porter breweries in London, took his family on a trip across the English Channel to Paris. With them went Dr Samuel Johnson, the dictionary-writer and author, and one of the great literary figures of 18th-century England, who had been good friends with Thrale and his wife Hester for 10 years. In Paris the Thrales and Johnson toured the sights, visited palaces, churches and gardens, and educated themselves with a trip to a manufacturer of mirrors. Henry Thrale also called in on Paris’s biggest…

  • Caught on the horns of a yard of ale

    Martyn Cornell
    6 Jan 2012 | 7:36 am
    You’ve read the stories, I’m sure: you’ve probably got, as I have, a mental picture. The mailcoach rattles through the arch into the straw-strewn innyard, chickens flying out of the way, the outside passengers ducking to avoid losing their hats – or heads. The ostler and stable-boys, alerted by the sound of the guard’s horn as the coach came down the High Street, rush to unhitch the old, tired, sweat-spattered team of horses and lead them away, at the same time bringing out a fresh team. The red-faced landlord, in tan breeches, black waistcoat, white shirt and white…

  • Guidance for 2012

    Martyn Cornell
    1 Jan 2012 | 1:50 am
    It’s 2012 here in Hong Kong, and has been for some hours. My resolution for this year is not to be such a grumpily aggressive bastard online, although I have at least one rant to get out of the way first. However, I have tried to put together a list of precepts to blog by over the coming 12 months, rules I hope we can all agree on. There are, in fact, just three: 1) It’s only beer. 2) It’s all about the taste. 3) You like what you like. I like what I like. There: who could possibly object to any of that? You agree? Excellent. Now I’m going to test you. Have a brown…

  • Roast beef, plum pudding and ale

    Martyn Cornell
    23 Dec 2011 | 8:52 am
    I blame Charles Dickens. If he hadn’t ended A Christmas Carol with the by-then thoroughly reformed Scrooge ordering the prize turkey to be delivered to the Cratchits’ home in Camden, perhaps we wouldn’t now be persuaded in Britain that a tasteless, monstrous bird should be the centre of the December 25 dinner, and we would have stuck to the traditional yuletide treat – roast beef, lots of it, accompanied by plum pudding and strong ale. If you search through 19th century newspapers, it quickly becomes clear that the trinity of beef, heavy dried-fruit-stuffed pudding and…
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    Brookston Beer Bulletin

  • State Alcohol Administrators Slam Alcohol Justice

    Jay Brooks
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:51 pm
    You probably knew that each state has some form of an ABC, an alcohol control organization that after Prohibition was created to administer their state’s laws regarding alcohol. Not surprisingly, they also have an organization where the professionals in these state organizations can get together and share information, how they do things, and generally learn [...]

  • Beer In Ads #529: Go Ahead. Say It. Everybody Else Does.

    Jay Brooks
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:16 am
    Thursday’s ad is another one for Schlitz, this one from 1967. Using their iconic slogan “When you’re out of Schlitz, you’re out of beer,” it’s presumably meant to be humorous. Showing an interesting contrast, with the patron in a black suit with a red tie while the serve sports a red suit, or at least [...]

  • Beer In Ads #528: Mug-Carrying Gusto

    Jay Brooks
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:59 am
    Wednesday’s ad is for Schlitz, from 1966. It’s another of the “real gusto” series, this one showing a server in a white tuxedo carrying five mugs full of beer. Look closely at the foam. Does that look real to you?

  • Sierra Nevada Chooses Asheville North Carolina Site For New Brewery

    Jay Brooks
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:47 pm
    After scouting numerous sites in North Carolina and neighboring states, Sierra Nevada Brewing announced today they have selected a location near Asheville, North Carolina to build a new brewery to supply their beer throughout the east coast. From the press release: The site, approximately 90 acres in the Henderson County town of Mills River — [...]

  • Beer In Ads #527: More That Bud … That’s Beer

    Jay Brooks
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:13 am
    Tuesday’s ad is another one for Budweiser, also from 1964 and again withe tagline “that Bud… that’s beer!” In this one, a man with a goofy-looking expression is holding a bottle of beer at a party, and appears to be drinking it straight from the bottle.
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    Hoosier Beer Geek - A Beer Blog for Indiana, from Indianapolis.

  • Random Beer Roundup - The Winterfest Edition

    Gina
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:44 am
    Hoosier Beer Calendar Events are subject to change From the Brewers From Clay at Sun King Brewing Co. in Indianapolis: Super Bowl is here and our 11 day Tent Party that we've dubbed: The Local Underground is in full effect! Our 4,000 square foot temperature controlled structure is hosting the Big Green Bistro with our brand new draft trailer for pouring Fresh•Local•Beer and some of Indy and the surrounding area's best bands! We have created this as a place for locals to enjoy some of the festivities surrounding the big game, as well as an experience where visitors can get a true…

  • Winterfest 2012 Preview Map

    rodney
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:22 pm
    Look what else I just found...  it's a map for this year's Winterfest!  You'll notice that there are more breweries listed in the previous post than are on this map.  I believe the list is more up-to-date than the map, so use the list as a brewery reference and the map as a general sense of layout.  And if your next question is "Will there be a program" the answer is yes and it will include the map.  Although I didn't make it so I don't have a copy of it to share with you.  Of course if I can dig one up between now and Saturday, you guys will be the first to…

  • Winterfest Brewery Line-up

    rodney
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    As you may have heard, we aren't organizing Winterfest this year.  But that's not to say that we don't still have our connections!  The date is drawing close and many of you have been wondering which breweries will be present.  The following list may not be 100% complete, but it should be pretty representative of the festival.  Enjoy and remember to thank our volunteer crew for their hard work on Saturday! Against The Grain Brewery (Louisville, KY) Back Road Brewery (LaPorte, IN) Barley Island Brewing Company (Noblesville, IN) Bell’s Brewery, Inc. (Kalamazoo, MI) Bier…

  • Indianapolis Breweries by IndyGo Bus (and a Guide to Super Bowl XLVI)

    CorrND
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:24 am
    So there you are, shuttled on the IndyGo Green Line from Indianapolis International Airport directly to the doorstep of your downtown hotel and from there into the warm confines of your room.  All that travel has you craving a beer.  A local beer.  But the company you work for is a bunch of cheapskates and you have NO CAR. First things, first: you're in downtown Indianapolis and you're a hop skip and a jump away from a local beer just about anywhere!  For tips on where to go, take a look at Hoosier Beer Geek's Guide to Downtown.  Within…

  • Unsung Heroes of Indiana Craft Beer - Miscellaneous Session Beers

    Jim
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:36 pm
    On January 28, the Brewers of Indiana Guild will stage the fourth annual Winterfest, which will of course feature offerings from Indiana's craft breweries. In honor of Winterfest, we've decided to focus most of our posts this month on Indiana beers. As part of this focus, we thought it would be a good idea to shine the spotlight on Indiana beers that are overlooked or underrated--the unsung heroes of Indiana craft beer, if you will. Admittedly, our methods in picking these beers were not scientific. Indeed, some of the beers that we'll talk about have won awards, so calling these beers…
 
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    Madison Beer Review

  • Happy Anniversary Central Waters

    Jeff
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    Central Waters Brewing Company is celebrating their 14th Anniversary this year. They've been brewing fine beer for you since 1998. If you don't have anything going on this Saturday (tomorrow), you should come on up to Amherst and party like a rockstar with the rest of us; all the cool kids will be there. Here's the special beer tapping schedule:3:00 - Bourbon Barrel Stout3:45 - Peruvian Morning4:30 - Pilot Batches (3 five gallon kegs of experimental mini IPA's)5:15 - FOURTEEN fourteen [ed note: not 2:14? 14:14 - missed opportunity there]6:00 - Exodus6:45 - Bourbon Barrel IPA7:30 - Kosmyk…

  • Review: New Glarus Thumbprint Barleywine

    Matt Lange
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    At some point in the past year or so New Glarus switched the name of their quarterly, one-off special release series of beers from "Unplugged" to "Thumbprint." Disappointingly, they also changed to label, removing the superbly goofy sketch of brewmaster Dan Carey and replacing it with the company's standard "Drink Indigenous" Wisconsin logo. New Glarus President Deb Carey explains the switch this way on the company website:"It is always flattering when less imaginative competitors copy our beers, packaging, and/or marketing. I usually accept this as a personal challenge to do something more.

  • Open Thread: Upcoming Events - Wisconsin

    Jeff
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    OK, I know there's a lot of stuff going on out there. I've gotten plenty of press releases that are all buried under the mountains of email that I get. So, if you know of an event happening in the next 60 days (before April 1, 2012), post it in the comments.I know of two off the top of my head and both are at Dexter's:The Schmaltz Brewing Co's 15th Anniversary - January 28th, 2012, 11am - closing - Schmaltz Brewing Co. will take over the taplines at Dexter's.Breast Cancer Recovery Benefit - February 12th, 2012, 12pm - 4pm - The annual beer and chocolate event is a lot of fun and helps to…

  • A Beer Weekend in Indianapolis

    Robyn K
    18 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    ----Ed Note-----This series of posts is brought to you by beer bloggers across the Midwest. Robyn, of Madison Beer Review, wrote the last article about a beer weekend in Madison. Your handy-dandy guide to Indianapolis (just in case you decide to use those Super Bowl tickets you bought when you were delusional enough to think the Packers might actually make it) was brought to you by Mike over at Hoosier Beer Geek.----Ed Note 2-------Jeff is Bears' fan. Tough luck Packers.-------------------START POST-------------------Friday5 p.m.Begin in the BasementOpened in 2007, Chris and Molly Eley's…

  • A Beer Weekend In...

    Robyn K
    13 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Planning a weekend getaway? Chicago? St. Louis? Headed to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl? How about a stay-cation right here in Madison? Better yet, why not make it a beer weekend? A few years back, some beer bloggers got together and did a little exchange of ideas and recommendations about how to best spend a beer weekend in each of our respective hometowns. Well we’re at it again! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting our beer weekend getaways, which I’m guessing may inspire some mischief, maybe a bit of debauchery, and definitely some good times. I’ve tried to eliminate driving…
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    MNBeer - Beer from the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Minneapolis, St. Paul and beyond

  • MPR Poses Question on Brewery Boom

    Mag
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:29 am
    Take a few minutes to read/listen to this MPR story by Curtis Gilbert (“Small breweries ready to tap into market – or fall flat“).  The central question being posed is whether or not the Twin Cities market can/will support the plethora of new breweries popping up all over the state/region or will the market saturate quickly.  Hell, living in Portland, a city about 2/3 the size of the Twin Cities and with probably triple (just a rough guess off the top of my head) the number of breweries/brewpubs, my wife and I continue to see new places popping up all the time and, as…

  • Brewing TV #54: Jake’s Got a Brand New Bag

    chip
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:58 am
    Here’s one for the homebrewers trapped somewhere between extract and all-grain homebrewing. Brewing TV goes deep undercover on some BIAB action! After reading so much about how easy and fun it can be, Jake Keeler decides to give the “Brew In A Bag” method a try. To put it bluntly – he’s hooked! Join us for a brew session and discussion about the pros and cons to see if brewing-in-a-bag is right for your homebrewery.

  • Bell’s Flight Night @ Ginger Hop

    Heather
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    January 26, 20125:00 pmTonight at 5pm Ginger Hop will be pouring flights featuring Bell’s Brewery. The delicacies include Hop Slam, Java Stout & Third Coast Beer. Yum!

  • Lucid Brewing kickoff at Old Chicago in Minnetonka NOW

    ryan
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    January 25, 20124:00 pmto6:30 pmStop by Old Chicago in Minnetonka today/tonight (as in soon… 4-6:30pm) and join the Lucid crew for the kickoff of Lucid Camo on OC’s World Beer Tour.

  • Lucid Camo Tapping at Brick’s Pub in Blaine

    ryan
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:26 pm
    January 26, 20125:00 pmto7:00 pmEnjoy some Lucid Camo, a smooth going 9% Double Pale Ale at Brick’s Pub in Blaine. Meet the brewers from Lucid Brewing, get some schwag, talk some beer, have fun.
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    Portlandbeer.org | Brew, Drink, Repeat

  • Fermented Photo: Rob Widmer

    Matt Wiater
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:21 pm
    Rob Widmer, talking about the upcoming releases from Widmer Brothers Brewing: W’12 Dark Saison and the Rotator Series Spiced IPA. I’ve seen the Dark Saison on store shelves already, but the new Spiced IPA hasn’t displaced the current delicious Rotator Series O’Ryely quite yet. Both beers are quite unique. The Dark Saison lives up to it’s name, showcasing the Belgian yeast strain, while finishing long and sweet from the caramel and dark chocolate malt. The Spiced IPA was brewed with a custom tea which includes: Malty Assam Black Tea, Ginger, Cinnamon, Clove, Star…

  • Brewligans Bottle Shop Grand Opening

    Matt Wiater
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Brewligans Bottle Shop 275 E Historic Columbia River Hwy Troutdale, OR 97060 Find them on Twitter and Facebook The grand opening for Brewligans Bottle Shop has just started. Doors opened at noon today for the Troutdale shop, and they are eager to get great beer into your hands and mouths. Brewligans is starting out with about 75 different bottled beers and five rotating taps. Also avaiable during your visit: gourmet hot dogs!  Check out the photos on their website and keep an eye on their Twitter and Facebook accounts for updates. We’re planning to stop by soon and talk to owner…

  • Why The Buckman-Kerns Brew Fest?

    Elii Walsh
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:29 am
    Fests are popping up by the dozen these days here in Portland. Of course there’s the Oregon Brewers Fest and the Holiday Ale Festival, but more and more frequently we are seeing small taprooms and breweries organize their own festivals. In the last year, Portland has been host to many of these including Burnside Brewing’s Fruit Beer Fest, the Hop and Vine’s Fire and Brimstone, Hopworks BiKETOBEERFEST, and the Beermongers 2nd Anniversary Fest.The first thing one should ask when organizing a festival is “What about my fest will set it apart from the others?” Some…

  • Valentine’s Day Beer Love Tour from Brewvana

    Matt Wiater
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:12 am
    Tired of seeing heart shaped boxes full of chocolate? Sick of sales on roses? Or maybe you just need a good excuse to drink great Portland beer on a Tuesday. Brewvana Portland Brewery Tours feels the same way! They’ve created a great package which includes beer, dinner (and more beer), and a movie (and more beer)! Check out the details from the official press release: BREWVANA Portland Brewery Tours is hosting a Valentine’s Day BEER LOVE Tour for beer lovers in Portland. Taking place on Tuesday, February 14th from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., the tour will feature two breweries and a…

  • Scottish Week at Cascade Brewing Barrel House

    Matt Wiater
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm
    The Cascade Brewing Barrel House has announced Scottish Week!  From Scottish twists on favorite beer styles, to new food offerings for the week, the Barrel House is serving up some delicious treats for Portlanders. Check out the details below. I’ve got my eye on that soured McShagger for tomorrow night’s Tap It Tuesday! From the official press release: Mo chairdean choir (my dear friends), it’s Scottish Beer Week at the Barrel House, and as a toast to your good health, we’ll be serving up a variety of Scottish beers all week long! Join us for Mc Shagger Strong…
 
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    STL Hops - A St. Louis Beer Blog

  • 01/27/2012 Friday STL Beer Round Up

    Mike
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:48 pm
    This week on the STL Hops Twitter Be on the lookout for @GooseIsland Bourbon County Coffee Stout hitting the St. Louis area today. Very limited quantities. about 2 minutes ago RT @iTAPbeer: Hopslam tapping at 1pm this Friday, both stores. That should be a good enough reason to leave work early. about 2 days ago RT @Exit6brewery: Hop Slam is in. It’s on. It’s delicious. about 2 days ago RT @iTAPbeer: Want a firkin update? Ok, good. Tomorrow @ItapSoulard 6pm, we will be tapping JW Lee’s Harvest Ale ’10. about 3 days ago People have been asking, so we’re…

  • Week of 01/27/12 Beer Tastings

    Mike
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am
    Today, from 4PM to 6:30PM the Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton will hold its weekly Friday beer tasting. Here’s some of the beers they’ll be sampling: New Belgium Dig Pale Ale with Sorachi Ace Hops, Great Divide Nomad, Abita Andygator, and Ommegang BPA. Additional information can be found at their blog. This Saturday, Wolfbrau in St. Peters continues its “Wolfbrau’s Taste of Beer.” On select Saturdays, Wolfbrau will be featuring a single style or brewery to feature. This Saturday, from 4PM to 6PM, they’ll be featuring beers from Schlafly. For more…

  • UCBC Celebrates 1st Anniversary with Wolpertinger 2012

    Mike
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:29 am
    I don’t know if you’ll believe it, but today is the 1st anniversary for Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (it’s also head brewer Florian Kuplent’s birthday!) If there is a reason I can’t believe it, it’s because it’s felt like they’ve been here much longer than one year. It’s insane to see the amount of progress UCBC has had in just a year. It’s very exciting to see and it’s cool to know that we not only have breweries opening in St. Louis, but breweries that are thriving.  To celebrate this momentous occasion, UCBC is throwing a…

  • Photos: Schlafly’s 2012 Cabin Fever

    Mike
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:37 pm
    When I began taking photos of Schlafly‘s Cabin Fever festival this past Saturday, I quickly had a photo essay in mind: People that grab their beer and walk away and the people that don’t. You see, Schlafly made an amazing advancement in this year’s Cabin Fever by making use of a good portion of the Bottleworks parking lot to host this festival. But that seemingly didn’t matter to a lot of folks. Though there was more room than ever to set up a group of people to talk while staying out of the way of people who wanted to get some beer, people continued to set up shop…

  • 01/25/2011 Llywelyn’s Pub in Webster Presenting a Brew You Never Knew

    Mike
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:36 am
    While it’s fun to be on the hunt to try and find that special or fun beer, it can be pretty tiring. Well, you can stop running all around town and visit Llywelyn’s Pub in Webster Groves to see something cool on tap. Llywelyn’s is starting a new program that they’re calling “A Brew You Never Knew.” Each Wednesday, Llywelyn’s will feature a single beer on draught that may have been overlooked or in some cases is the only draught version of that beer in town. It’ll be a chance to re-visit an old favorite or even discover something you’ve…
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    Monday Night Brewing | Bringing great craft beer to Atlanta, Georgia

  • Brewers work together to save on shipping costs

    Jonathan
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am
    We interrupt our normally hard-hitting journalism to bring you a story that will warm your heart and fill your glass. According to Denver Westword, four small Denver brewers all ordered from the same fermenter supplier to save on freight costs. Freight costs can be pretty steep, depending on where you’re shipping from. We have had to pay over $1000 just to move a few pallets of kegs around. You add those little trips up, and it becomes a meaningful part of your business. Shipping won’t make or break us, but it does get its own line item in our accounting software. From Denver…

  • Beer-infused cupcakes, and they are all for me

    Jonathan
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:11 pm
    So there we were at a craft beer tweet-up at Edgewood Corner Tavern, minding our own business. Drinking some beers, being dorky. The usual. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a strange girl walks up with a box. We immediately thought “Oh crap, anthrax.” But it was worse. Free cupcakes, infused with our beer, Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale. We had been talking to Kristen of Eye Candy Cake Company on Twitter. She mentioned she might have a surprise for us, and she was right. These things look delicious. But the question remains… how did they taste? Beer-infused cupcakes also taste delicious.

  • Vehicle wrap: Round 2

    Jonathan
    3 Jan 2012 | 2:12 pm
    Alright folks, we heard you. “Make the logo bigger.” It’s every brand’s dream to have feedback from their consumers saying “Make the logo bigger,” so we’re not complaining. Since we’re still in startup mode, this vehicle wrap is a relatively large investment for us, so we want to make sure to get it right. We’re also going to retool the back panel to make our logo more prominent, and put our website on the roof. But the big thing we need to figure out is the side of the vehicle. Here is the original, plus 3 alternates. We’d love your…

  • Insightful and/or irreverent feedback requested on our vehicle wrap design

    Jonathan
    30 Dec 2011 | 3:17 pm
    We have the opportunity to wrap a 2006 Chevy HHR with our logo. “Opportunity” is perhaps an optimistic word, given that the HHR has been discontinued. Chevy claims that it’s because people weren’t buying them. Hopefully they’ll still buy beer that’s advertised ON them. Still, we aren’t the kind of guys that look a gift horse in the headlights. So we’ve whipped up a design for our new chariot. We need to go to the printer soon, but we can still make some tweaks, so please let us know what you think! P.S. Should we put anything on the roof? Do…

  • “I want fun people to find me”

    Jonathan
    29 Dec 2011 | 1:22 pm
    If I ever go missing I want my picture on a 40 oz beer rather than a milk carton, because I want fun people to find me. A quote from M on Twitter. I agree with the sentiment, although I think putting your picture on growlers of craft beer would get fun people that are also smart looking for you. If we want to be practical about this.
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    Musings Over a Pint

  • The Beer Cycle

    David
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    Yea, that's about right. [ Original content posted at http://www.musingsoverapint.com ]

  • Virginia Brewery Legislation

    David
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:55 pm
    There's a bill being put forth in the Virginia House of Delegates that could be beneficial to Virginia breweries, and brewery fans. HB 359, sponsored by Delegate Jennifer L. McClellan (D - 71) will provide for brewery-to-brewery sales. Alcohol beverage control; conduct not prohibited; leasing of licensed premises by breweries.  Provides that ABC law does not prohibit any licensed brewery from leasing its licensed premises and equipment located thereon to a person holding a brewery license for the manufacture of beer by such person at such times as specified in the lease agreement.

  • Starbucks Valentine's Date

    David
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:04 am
    A group calling itself the "National Gun Victims Action Council" is calling for a boycott of Starbucks on February 14. The reason? Starbucks chooses to honor the gun laws of the states in which their stores are located. As is so typical of the gun prohibitionists in the U.S., this group is offended by the Constitution, the laws of the land, and your right to self-defense. They want Starbucks, and all businesses, to impose their own policies to restrict the rights of law-abiding citizens. Frankly, I suspect the fear mongering of this group will have no adverse effect on Starbucks' bottom…

  • Sierra Nevada - Deal Done

    David
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:30 pm
    We've been reporting for awhile that Sierra Nevada Brewing was considering a location in Virginia for an east coast brewery. Even as recent as last month, Virginia was seen as still in the running. Unfortunately, it will not be, according to this press release from the brewery. CHICO, Calif. — Jan. 25, 2012 —Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is pleased to announce that it has chosen a site in western North Carolina for the future home of an East Coast brewery. The site, approximately 90 acres in the Henderson County Town of Mills River— along the French Broad River, 12 miles south of Asheville…

  • Do It For The Children

    David
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:31 am
    As noted previously, our son's school held their annual dinner and auction fundraiser this weekend. At our previous school, each year we donated a craft beer and food tasting event to the cause. Now that he's moved on to high school, we agreed to do the same for the new school. The event consists of at least  eight different courses, served for 6 people, in our home. We discuss the various types of beer, the signature marks of each style along with interesting brewing, beer culture or historical facts related to craft beer. Of course an appropriate food is served with each beer. The…
 
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    BeerUtopia

  • A Celebration of Dark Beers at Petrol Station

    BU Staff
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:29 am
    In celebration of Stouts and Ports, the Petrol Station is once again hosting a “Once you go black, you never go back” celebration on Saturday, January 28th. So far, they’ve announced on their Facebook page the following beers will be available during the event: Stone – 15 th anniversary double black ipa Stone – IRS Avery – Mephistopheles Great Divide – Belgian Yeti Flying Dog – Gonzo Imperial Porter Rogue – Double Chocolate Rahr – Barrel-aged Winter Warmer Buffalo Bayou Brewing co – Imperial Gingerbread Stout In addition to the…

  • Open The Taps Fundraiser at Southern Star Brewing

    BU Staff
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:27 am
    Open The Taps (a grassroots organization dedicated to changing Texas beer laws and regulations) is holding their first fundraiser of 2012 on Sunday, February 12th from 2pm ~ 5pm at Southern Star Brewing in Conroe. Only 100 Tickets are being sold for the event which will be available for purchase to current members of the Open The Tap organization starting on Friday, January 20th.  Any remaining tickets will then be released for sale to the general public over the weekend. Tickets are $ 30 each or 2 for $ 50 (when purchased together) which will get you the following: • A brewery tour…

  • Independence Brewing Wins National Award

    BU Staff
    15 Jan 2012 | 8:28 am
    Independence Brewing of Austin, TX received a 2012 Good Food Award for their Convict Hill Stout at an awards ceremony that took place in San Fransisco last night.  The Good Food Awards, now in its second year, grants awards to outstanding American food producers and the farmers who provide their ingredients in such categories as beer, charcuterie and spirits. The Good Food Awards seal, found on winning products, assures consumers they have found something exceptionally delicious that also supports sustainability and social good. Selected from over 900 entries, Independence was the only…

  • January Glass Nights at the Ginger Man

    BU Staff
    13 Jan 2012 | 6:27 pm
    The Ginger Man has released their list of Glass Nights for the month of January (sorry, late on posting this and missed the first two already, too busy drinking beer and not posting about it): 18th – Magic Hat frosted glasses 25th – Rahr mugs The glasses are available starting at 6:00pm and only one glass per person with purchase of the beer of the day. As always, the glasses are subject to change and only available while supplies last. Copyright © 2011 AllGoodBeer.com – All rights reserved All Good Beer

  • Rising Tide – Polaris

    BU Staff
    5 Jan 2012 | 8:27 pm
    Sitting in the Newark airport, waiting for a delayed flight on a cold and drizzly day, I stared out the window and lamented what I was missing. Rising Tide, one of my favorite Maine breweries was offering a limited release of my favorite beer of theirs after aging it in bourbon barrels. Though I couldn’t think of much else that I’d rather be doing than sipping a satisfying craft beer, I was stuck. I was sure that by the time I returned home from my business trip that there would be none left for me. Thankfully, because of an awesome local beer blogger named Cecily – be sure…
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    The Brew Club

  • A Couple of Brazilian Beers

    Bob the Brit
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:33 am
    The Brew Club checks out 'Baden Baden', a weissbeer from Campos do Jordão in the south of Brazil and 'Bamberg' Munchen from a microbrewery in the same city. By all accounts there is a sizeable German population down there in the south of the country, and there are breweries that clearly cater to their wishes.

  • V6 Beer Chilling Engine – Video

    Scott-TheBrewClub
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:34 am
    V6 Beer Chilling Engine - Video

  • Which Craft Brewers are future classics?

    Scott-TheBrewClub
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am
    Which Craft Beers are future classics? What brewery of today's age do you think will become a classic in the future in the same sense that Samuel Smith's and Weihenstephan are?

  • Shiner Old-Time Alt Beer

    Scott-TheBrewClub
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:23 am
    Shiner Old-Time Alt Beer comes as part of Shiner's 'Family Reunion' variety six pack. Not bad, but color me underwhelmed.

  • Video – Michael Jackson Beer Pilgrimage to California

    Scott-TheBrewClub
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:39 am
    Again, the late, great, Michael Jackson (The Beer Hunter). In this bit, part one of a pilgrimage of sorts to California and some interesting talk on Anchor Steam Brewery. Enjoy!
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    Drink With The Wench

  • Dogfish Head Noble Rot: A Beer Even Robert Parker Might Like

    Wenchie
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:14 pm
    The brilliant minds at Dogfish Head never cease to amaze me. It is no secret that my first love was wine. I dedicated nearly 7 years to studying and working with it. Media, retail, restaurant, winery — I’ve touched just about every tier of the industry. Wine, although arguably less dimensional than beer, is exciting. It is alive, ever evolving. Wine is sexy. Roughly 6 years ago, I didn’t even know what craft beer was, let alone drink it. I was studying to be a sommelier and working as the beverage manager at a Slow Food-type restaurant. I took my job seriously, but highly…

  • Deviation from the Norm: Why Beer Mixology Has a Place in the Industry

    Wenchie
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:12 pm
    de·vi·a·tion [dee-vee-ey-shuhn] noun 1. the act of deviating. 2. departure from a standard or norm. Synonyms: abnormality, anomalism, anomaly, atypicalness, bizarreness, eccentricity, exception, extraordinariness, oddity, peculiarity, strangeness, uncommonness, unnaturalness, unusualness, weirdness Antonyms: conformity, sameness, straightforwardness, uniformity Photo Source: TheLeanMachine.Com “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa If there is any industry defined by its deviation from the norm, it is craft beer. Just a few decades ago,…

  • I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours: His and Hers 2011 Breakdown

    Wenchie
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Considering collaboration beers are one of the fastest growing trends in the craft beer industry, it is only natural for bloggers to follow suit and work together as well. Beer bloggers Angelo De Ieso of BREWPUBLIC and Ashley V Routson of Drink With The Wench have banded together for a series of collaborative blogs posts, endearingly called “I’ll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours” — aka a his and hers series. In our first collaborative article, we take a look back at some of our favorite moments, beers, and highlights of 2011. We hope you enjoy our banter……

  • Prohibition Did What?: A Beer-Goggled Look at the Volstead Act of 1920

    Wenchie
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm
    I get a lot of spam mail from a lot of people stating that they posted content that they think would be relevant to my readers, offering to “let” me re-post the information on my website. For the most part, non of the links provided are of any interest to me, let alone my trusting readers. Today, however, I did get sent something of entertainment and interest. A random agency (who did not reveal their identity in the email) recently rolled out an entertaining infographic, illustrating some very important facts that lead up to the Volstead Act of 1920. Graphic is below (click on it…

  • FTW: Beer. Jewelry

    Wenchie
    5 Jan 2012 | 1:29 am
    True story: I love to Google random word combinations that involve beer. And by doing so, I stumble across some pretty awesome (and some not-so-awesome) things. So I have decided that, from now on, I am going to start posting my awesome discoveries on Drink With The Wench in the category I am calling FTW — aka For The Win. Truth be told, I love accessories. And I especially love functional accessories — you know, the kind that look good and serve an invaluable purpose. And by invaluable purpose I mean that they can successfully open bottles of alcoholic beverages. And I’m not…
 
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    Molson in the Community

  • Let the “cheering” begin / Que les “saluts” commençent

    Tonia Hammer
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:31 pm
    A big thank you to the hundreds of Canadian community leaders, organizations, groups and charities for submitting a Molson Coors Community Cheer project over the last couple months.  The time had now come to “cheer” for the projects that will be considered for funding from Molson Coors this year! Molson Coors Canada is donating up to $1 million in support of a minimum of 20 projects, programs and initiatives that promote active lifestyles across Canadian communities.  Community projects at www.ourcommunitycheer.com that receive a minimum of 225 “cheers” (votes) will…

  • De précieux bénévoles à la Journée familiale des Fêtes au Centre Bell!

    Monique
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:55 am
    Texte de Johanne Drouin: Notre Journée familiale annuelle du 11 décembre dernier aura été bien spéciale pour nos employés-es Molson Coors et leurs familles. La magie a opéré pour près de 900 personnes qui s’étaient donné rendez-vous au Centre Bell pour célébrer la fête de Noël. Les tout petits (et quelques grands aussi!) s’en sont donné à coeur joie dans les jeux gonflables et sur la glace, et notre magnifique Père Noël a accueilli toutes les confidences avec bonheur. Il va sans dire que cette journée n’aurait pu être possible sans la généreuse…

  • Molson Coors employees in the Community

    Tonia Hammer
    5 Jan 2012 | 8:34 am
    A team of Molson Coors volunteers in Ontario spent some time at the Caledon ReUse store. The ReUse store takes donations of all types and re-sells them to the general public through their store. They have been successful in diverting almost 1 million pounds away from Caledon landfills each year and contribute a significant amount of money annually to Caledon Community Services, a multi-service, community-impact organization that helps people help themselves by working creatively and responding to community needs like, among other things, homelessness, hunger, employment services, support for…

  • Best of the Season to One and All

    Ferg Devins
    21 Dec 2011 | 8:55 pm
      As the last day of “fall” reaches it’s end here in Toronto I wanted to extend the very best of the season to our readers, friends, partners and beer drinkers who follow the Molson Coors Community Blog. At this festive time of year we have a chance to reflect on the year past and look forward to renewed challenges of the new year. It’s time to pass along a little of the holiday spirit…like this small tree that my wife and I and neighbours decorate along one of the dog walking paths to put a smile on the face of passers by… (hey Torontonians…if…

  • Lending a hand during the holidays

    Tonia Hammer
    15 Dec 2011 | 1:43 pm
    It’s that time of year when we all hope we can somehow make an impact in the communities where we work and live. Whether it’s purchasing a toy for a holiday gift drive, a donation to your local food bank, or volunteering at a holiday fundraising event.  Just last week, our Molson Coors employees reminded me again how the holidays can bring out the best in people and how proud I am to work with people who care about their communities. Molson Coors at Door is Open Our Vancouver sales crew rolled up their sleeves to ensure over 350 servings of homemade chili, buns, fruit and treats…
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    Bevlog | beer, wine, spirits trends | beverage blog

  • Flavor Flav Flavored Vodka

    admin
    17 Jan 2012 | 7:55 am
    Who is this joker and why does he have a vodka? Flavor Flav has a flavored vodka, and it happens to be Bubba Gum flavored. It took almost three months to get the label approved, and so I am enjoying a vision of William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. calling in regular and increasingly anxious status checks to TTB, and arguing about font sizes. Le Flav joins the swelling ranks of celebrity-endorsed vodka products, alongside Voli (Fergie, Pitbull), Ciroc (Sean Combs), Aftermath (Dr. Dre) and many others.   Related Posts: Wicked Wine (0) Who’s the Real Maverick, Anyway? (0) Who is Ed Hardy?

  • Bacon Brown Ale

    admin
    4 Jan 2012 | 7:55 am
    As this blog enters its fifth (gulp, yes, fifth) calendar year, it has covered many bacon-related concoctions. There was of course this bacon flavored vodka in 2009 and this bacon flavored beer in 2010. Although it’s not clear that any of the earlier-featured bacon-related products contained actual bacon, it was only a matter of time until something like Bacon Brown Ale came along. It is Ale Brewed with Buckwheat and Bacon, made by Uncommon Brewers, of Santa Cruz, California. The brewer explains: We’re not faking our flavor with smoked malts, Bac-O Bits or other tricks that some…

  • Old Bay Beer

    admin
    27 Dec 2011 | 7:55 am
    I do believe this Olde Bay Saison label raises at least a few legal issues. First of all, I sure hope the brewer had permission to use this famous branding. McCormick owns the Old Bay seasoning brand and probably would not have a sense of humor about any unauthorized uses. Even if the beer is loaded up with the same seasoning, and even if the reference tends to be flattering. I can not imagine that changing one letter (from Old to Olde) is likely to help any more. The total production for this ale with spices seems to have been tiny, so that may help somewhat more to avoid problems. A second…

  • Molotov Cocktail

    admin
    20 Dec 2011 | 7:55 am
    Because the term “Molotov Cocktail” has been so widely used (for at least 70 years), I would have expected somebody to grab onto it and apply it to alcohol beverages sooner. It was not until July of 2011 that somebody grabbed onto it, as in the case of Evil Twin Brewing above. In this case the name relates to the “explosive” and “arrogant” amount of hops in this beer. A few years earlier, Molotov Hoptail had roughly the same idea. Hoptail gets extra points because the brewpub is just down the street and a delightful addition to the neighborhood. I probably…

  • Poor, Unprintable Stu

    admin
    13 Dec 2011 | 7:55 am
    Last week The New York Times had a good article entitled “With Rude Names, Wine Stops Minding Its Manners.” The article focused on the wide variety of Bitch-themed wines in the US marketplace. The article describes Royal Bitch as: one of a teeming sisterhood of cabernets and chardonnays from a variety of producers with labels like Sassy Bitch, Jealous Bitch, Tasty Bitch and Sweet Bitch. They’re reinforcements for a growing army of rude, budget-priced wines that have shoved their way into wine stores and supermarkets in the past few years — most recently Happy Bitch, a Hudson…
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    Examiner Pittsburgh Edition craft beer Channel Articles

  • Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week coming this April

    Douglas Derda, Pittsburgh Craft Beer Examiner
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:27 pm
    Coming this April you can expect a celebration never seen before in Western PA. Starting with Fat Head’s Brewer’s Ball on April 20th, Pittsburgh will give birth to the first ever Craft Beer Week in the...

  • Winter seasonal ales are comfort food in a glass

    Paul Sinderson, Pittsburgh Drinks Examiner
    22 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    Can there be anything more enjoyable on a cold winter day than a juicy slice of meatloaf or a hearty ladle full of chili? Don't tell the cook, but if you are a craft beer enthusiast, you know...

  • Tabbed Out takes the waiting out of a good time

    Douglas Derda, Pittsburgh Craft Beer Examiner
    18 Dec 2011 | 2:27 pm
    If you're like me during the holiday season you need every free minute you can find to do Christmas shopping and there is nothing more annoying than waiting in a crowded restaurant to get back to the...

  • Heinz Field brings craft beer to Steelers nation

    Douglas Derda, Pittsburgh Craft Beer Examiner
    29 Oct 2011 | 11:49 pm
    When you think of Pittsburgh Steelers football, visions of frigid temperatures, Terrible Towels, rock solid defense and Iron City will come to mind and after a recent trip to Heinz Field you can now add craft beer to that list...

  • Big Pour Week events are training for craft beer nirvana

    Douglas Derda, Pittsburgh Craft Beer Examiner
    31 Aug 2011 | 2:48 pm
    Details for the 2011 Big Pour Week have been released and one thing is for certain, there is no lack of great craft beer events to attend.Here are a few of the highlights to consider while preparing your palate...
 
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    TheBeerSpot.com

  • HopCat Celebrates 4 Years

    admin@thebeerspot.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:27 pm
    (Grand Rapids, MI) - HopCat has news on their Facebook page about their 4th Anniversary celebration tomorrow (Saturday, January 28th). They are also releasing their Oil Rigger stout, with bottle sales starting at Noon. More details are below... From the HopCat Facebook page: Tomorrow is our 4th anniversary! We'll be releasing bottles of Oil Rigger, a thick dark stout we brew in-house in limited quantities. Bottles go on sale at noon. 2 per person max. We're also holding a Crack Fry eating contest. First prize: $500. The entry fee is $5 and you get 6 minutes to gobble down as many fries as you…

  • (512) Brewing's Nitro Beers

    admin@thebeerspot.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:21 pm
    (Austin, TX) - From the (512) Brewing blog, we get news of their impending release of "nitrogenated" beers. Per the blog post, this will be a limited release of "a few of our regular and seasonal beers". They also note that the first two "nitro beers" should be their Pecan Porter and Cascabel Cream Stout. More details are below... From the (512) Brewing blog: New From (512): Nitro-Beer! We’ve come to expect great things from our Head Brewer, Nate. When you’ve produced as many successful ideas as he has, the bar is always creeping ever higher. This time, however, he’s…

  • Drake's Hopocalypse Day

    admin@thebeerspot.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:15 pm
    (San Leandro, CA) - Drake's Brewing has a Facebook update regarding their Hopocalypse Day event. The date is February 4th, and it will be held at Drake's Barrel House from 10am to 8pm. This event will be for both of their Hopocalypse Double IPA, as well as a "black label" version they are calling a Triple IPA. We will let the debate rage as to whether it would be a "Triple IPA" or a "Barleywine". But from the looks of the event, it seems like it will be worth the trip for those who can make it to Drake's. More details below... From Drake's Facebook post: FEB. 4, 10-8pm- Hopocalypse Day at…

  • Press Release: Great Lakes Announces Another Banner Year for Christmas Ale

    admin@thebeerspot.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:47 am
    January 26, 2012—CLEVELAND, OHIO—With 2011 sales data hot off the press, Great Lakes Brewing Company (GLBC) is pleased to announce another stellar year for Christmas Ale, a holiday ale available only eight (8) weeks out of the year. From industry Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) data, sales from the last 13 weeks of 2011 ranked Christmas Ale as:- #1 in brand sales for total craft/import beers in Cleveland, Ohio #2 in brand sales for total craft beers in the Great Lakes region- #10 in brand sales for total craft beers nationwide (note: the brands…

  • Press Release: Select 55 Introduces New 35- and 32-Calorie Packages

    admin@thebeerspot.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am
      Low-Calorie Beer Now Available in Eight-Ounce Cans and Seven-Ounce Bottles ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26, 2012 - Already the brand of choice for beer drinkers who want to enjoy a crisp, refreshing beer with few calories, Select 55 is now introducing smaller-sized cans and bottles. Now available at retailers nationwide, Select 55 "Little Lights" include sleek eight-ounce, 35-calorie cans, available in 12-packs; and seven-ounce, 32-calorie clear glass bottles, available in six-packs. Select 55 offers a clean, crisp taste with fewer calories for adult beer drinkers. The new…
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    Fermentedly Challenged

  • Colorado Beer News 012712

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:06 am
    Today is Thomas Crapper Day. Don't ask me why - it just is. One of the original folk who no doubt prayed to the porcelain god from time to time and made a few improvements to it as well. Here's what's happening around the Colorado beerosphere today Friday, January 27th, 2012.If you have some Colorado brewery news items you'd like included in the daily Colorado Beer News post please contact me today. This daily Colorado Beer News page is constantly updated during the day (10am to 3pm) with new stories so stop back here often for all the latest. If you'd like to subscribe to this daily by…

  • Greeley police sting busts businesses for alcohol violations

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:26 am
    Nearly 1 out of 4 businesses in Greeley who sell alcohol were busted last Saturday for selling booze to minors. Almost 25%!! Are you kidding me? This shocking statistic was a big wake up call to the city of Greeley this weekend.The Greeley Tribune reported today that during a routine sweep of businesses, they used under aged persons with their own IDs and were able to either get served alcohol or were able to buy alcohol from a store with little problem.Greeley police checked 65 out of the 138 establishments in the town that serve or sell alcohol. The good news is that there were NO liquor…

  • Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils review

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:25 pm
    Are all pilsners the same? Definitely NO! Oskar Blues breaks the mold on pilsner and makes a bold Bohemian-style brew called Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils. This gently hopped (35 IBU) pilsner has been around in cans since early 2009 and dares you to think that this is a common lager.This uncommon beer weighs in at a respectable 5.3% ABV and was a Silver Medal winner at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival. It's described as having a 100% pale malt base and has absolutely no corn or rice in it. It's about the lowest ABV beer that Oskar Blues makes.I must admit, I haven't reviewed too…

  • Colorado Beer News 012612

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:15 am
    Today is Spouse's Day. Spend a little more time with your spouse or better half today. Take them out for a beer and a meal to celebrate. Here's what's happening around the Colorado beerosphere today Thursday, January 26th, 2012.If you have some Colorado brewery news items you'd like included in the daily Colorado Beer News post please contact me today. This daily Colorado Beer News page is constantly updated during the day (10am to 3pm) with new stories so stop back here often for all the latest. If you'd like to subscribe to this daily by email, sign-up here.Pateros Creek Brewing (Fort…

  • Bull & Bush lets customers dry hop their beer tableside

    25 Jan 2012 | 12:30 pm
    Dry hopping may not be anything new to craft beer, but when you let the customer do it right at their own table, then it become a whole new experience. Bull & Bush recently came out with an option that let's customers pick from a list of hops and then dry hop their glass of beer themselves. The following is a press release from Bull & Bush dated January 24, 2012 describing their new service offering.DENVER, CO – The Bull & Bush Pub and Brewery, Colorado’s favorite watering hole, today announced Whole Hop Infusion, a process that brings the art and science of dry hopping tableside for the…
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    Walking and Drinking Beer

  • Rolling and Drinking Beer on New Zealand’s TranzAlpine Express

    2 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm
    It’s not the fastest or most luxurious railroad in the world, but the TranzAlpine Express is certainly one of the most scenic. Slicing across the South Island of New Zealand, the 260-km rail line travels from the wild, rocky, glacier-studded West Coast of the island to the pastoral, rolling green hills of the east. In between are the Southern Alps – Lord of the Ring Country -- a stark landscape of jagged snowcapped peaks and strange rock formations that’s been a backdrop for the Lord of the Rings and Nardia films. To traverse these rugged mountains, the train hugs riverbanks through…

  • Walking the Trail of America’s First Christmas

    23 Nov 2011 | 3:30 pm
    McKonkey's Ferry Inn, courtsey of Visit Bucks County It is forever Christmas at McKonkey’s Ferry Inn. The dining room in this lovely tavern, located on the banks of the Delaware River, 42 miles upstream from Philadelphia, is always decorated as it would have been on Christmas night, 1776, when George Washington had his dinner here. As Washington dined, 2,400 of his men assembled outside along the riverbank. They were a rag tag army, dressed like scarecrows and huddled in blankets against the cold and spitting snow.  Re-enactment at McKonkey's Ferry Inn, Visit…

  • Walking and Drinking Beer on New York’s High Line

    7 Aug 2011 | 2:37 pm
    With hip new beer gardens on either end and two of the city’s best outdoor bars in-between, the High Line is one of the best places to walk and drink beer in New York City. This new, one-of-a-kind park, offers a zen-like paradise of trees and flowers, high above the noise and chaos of the city. It’s great people-watching, great beer, and a rare New York opportunity to stretch your legs without stoplights. For 30 years, the High Line was an ugly, rusting, eyesore -- an abandoned elevated railway that ran along Manhattan’s West Side from 34th Street south to the Meatpacking District. It…

  • Walking and Drinking Beer in Disney’s World

    4 Jul 2011 | 2:32 pm
     The Rose & Crown  I was standing at the bar of the Rose & Crown pub in Epcot, a third of the way through a pint of Guinness, when my friends decided it was time to move on. No worries. I was about to chug the rest when the bar maid said, “would you like that to go, Love?” What a pleasant idea! She poured the remaining beer into a plastic cup and I was soon out the front door, sipping stout as I strolled around a lake, into the gardens of Paris on my way to the back alleys of Tangiers. Welcome to Epcot, where Disney has a surprisingly liberal, and enlightened drinking…

  • Keep Portland Weird

    21 Feb 2011 | 12:00 pm
    As the billboards and bumper stickers around town proclaim, there is an underground campaign alive to “Keep Portland Weird.” Well, they needn’t worry. This gorgeous city of natural beauty has plenty of quirks…but it also has everything else a city should have: a walkable, hip urban downtown with big department stores; a wide river lined with parks and paths; a slew of trendy restaurants and brewpubs in old brick and stone buildings; a lively street musician scene that ranges from classical duos on corners to zydeco bands in the plaza; an amazing light rail network that’s free…
 
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    About.com Beer

  • And the biggest US brewer is...

    13 Jan 2012 | 3:45 am
    I must admit that I was a little surprised to stumble across this headline. I remember back when Anheuser-Busch became a Belgian property it occurred to me that the Boston Beer Company, which makes and sells Sam Adams beer, was the largest American beer company. The other big players like Miller and Coors had already been sold off to foreign drinks corporations years before so it came down to little, comparatively speaking, Sam Adams....Read Full Post

  • How Beer Saved the World review

    13 Jan 2012 | 3:30 am
    If you live in the US you might have noticed a program on the Discovery channel last year called "How Beer Saved the World." The basic idea is that beer is responsible for nearly every bit of progress that humans have made since the dawn of civilization. For everything from the wheel to modern medicine and almost advancement in between, we have beer to thank....Read Full Post

  • "Blokes-only" homebrew competition? Seriously?

    13 Jan 2012 | 3:14 am
    You know I tend to go on about how brewing companies see women. Over the years, beer marketing was strikingly misogynistic. For a long time it was mostly the big companies although lately I've noticed a few so called craft brewers breaking out the bikinis....Read Full Post

  • More beer articles from yours truly

    31 Dec 2011 | 12:04 pm
    Check 'em out: Beer batter Coq au Beire Rare and extravagant beer gifts How Beer Saved the World dvd review Should I drink beer from a glass? Did Ben Franklin say "Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy?" What are Trappist beers? Beer clean defined

  • Bar food crisis

    30 Dec 2011 | 3:50 am
    So, you head out for a night on the town. You order a cold beer, plop down on your bar stool and get ready to dive in when it occurs to you, where the hell are the grasshoppers?...Read Full Post
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    Show-Me Beer

  • Cock-a-Doodle-Do!: Tallgrass Velvet Rooster

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:18 pm
     It turns out that today is CraftCans.com Craft Beer in Cans Day.    They are noting that January 24 is the anniversary of the first canned beer.  On that day in 1935, New Jersey brewer Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company first canned their Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale. A lot has changed since then, and most recently is the growing trend of craft brewers canning their beer. Tallgrass Brewing from Manhattan, KS is leading the curve of this trend.  A little over a year ago Tallgrass switched over to an all-can brewery and have been going gang busters…

  • Attention Chocoholics - Chocolate Ale Hits Next Week

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:36 pm
    "Life is like a case of Chocolate Ale...blink and it's gone" The much anticipated Boulevard Chocolate Ale should start hitting KC shelves next week, probably on Tuesday.  Last year's release created a Chocolate Ale frenzy and it quickly sold out.  The collaboration with KC chocolatier Christopher Elbow was supposed to be a one shot offering.  Because of the high demand Boulevard has brought it back, and they promised that they made more to make sure more people can get their chocolate fix.  People are so antsy over this release, Boulevard had to explain some markets…

  • Boulevard and Schlafly Proposed as Official State Breweries

    23 Jan 2012 | 5:57 am
    On January 17th Missouri State Senator Maria Chapelle-Nadal, District 14 representing parts of Saint Louis County, introduced Senate Bill No 663 which would proclaim Boulevard and Schlafly as the official Missouri state breweries. The Bill reads: Section A. Chapter 10, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 10.190, to read as follows: 0.190. The Boulevard Brewing Company located in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and commonly known by the brand name of "Schlafly", shall be selected for and shall be…

  • 75th Street Brewery Hosts The Big Chill

    20 Jan 2012 | 6:28 pm
    This looks like fun.  Our winter has been so mild so far, I'm expecting huge payback around February.  If that's true, high ABV beers and some chili will be just the thing.

  • Flights of Deschutes

    16 Jan 2012 | 7:11 pm
    Deschutes beers have been available in town for a bout a week now, however representatives from the brewery came into town today to make it official.  They hosted a release party at The Foundry tonight, featuring flights of the Deschutes beers new to our area, Mirror Pond, Black Butte Porter, Black Butte XXIII, The Abyss, and Hop Henge Experimental IPA.  I sat down with Brewmaster Brian Faivre, Digitla Marketing Manager Jason Randles, and PR Consultant Judy Campbell to talk about beer and kids. One thing Brian seemed passionate about was aging beers.  On certain big beers from…
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    Hop Cast

  • Hop Cast – Episode 163: Farmhouse Chicago

    beerad@mac.com (Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski)
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:56 pm
    In episode 163 of the Hop Cast Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski are at The Farmhouse for the Revolution Brewery tap takeover event. The Farmhouse focuses on local midwest beers so the idea of a local brewery tap takeover is perfect. Robert Diaz joins the Hop Cast to talk about what The Farmhouse has been doing and what they have in store for the future. Along with live music and great eats, it makes for a fun event that you wouldn’t see anywhere else. The Farmhouse plans to do a tap takeover event every month with different local breweries so make sure to check one out in the future.

  • Cask Night At SmallBar Fullerton

    beerad@mac.com (Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski)
    13 Jan 2012 | 8:53 pm
    Join us Friday, January 27 for another great cask night at SmallBar Fullerton. There will be four casks for the one night only. Firestone Walker – Union Jack IPA Greenbush – Closure Pale Ale Half Acre – Daly Double IPA Dark Horse – Tres Blueberry Stout Hope you can join us!

  • Hop Cast – Episode 162: Hair Of The Dog Doggie Claws

    beerad@mac.com (Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski)
    12 Jan 2012 | 9:11 am
    In episode 162 of the Hop Cast Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder dig deep into Brad’s cellar and pull out 10 years of Doggie Claws from Hair Of The Dog. This 11.5 % ABV Barleywine was first first brewed by the Portland brewery, Hair of the Dog in 2001. Brad didn’t have a bottle of that very first years Doggie Claws but the ten years start at 2002 and move up to the most current release from this past holiday. It was great to see how this beer changed over time and to speculate on how the recipe might have been adjusted from year to year. If you’re hiding any bottles in…

  • Beer Of The Month – January

    beerad@mac.com (Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski)
    6 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm
    There is no sense in not starting off 2012 big. So lets kick off the beer of the month series for 2012 with Surly Brewing’s 9.0 % ABV Double IPA. Sadly we can’t get Surly Brewing cans here in Chicago but that doesn’t stop us from finding them in other people’s refrigerators. Surly Brewing’s Abrasive Ale used to be called 16 Grit, it was renamed and put into those nicely designed cans. You know here at the Hop Cast we love can beers and the Abrasive Ale is fantastic. If you pour it into a pint glass you’ll be greeted with a hazy amber color liquid and a…

  • Hop Cast – Episode 161: Biere Au Nougat & Mikkeller Hoppy Lovin’ Christmas

    beerad@mac.com (Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski)
    3 Jan 2012 | 10:19 am
    In this holiday episode Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski have cozied up in front of the fire for a couple of tasty beers. The first beer they crack open in episode 161 is the Biere Au Nougat from Brasserie Bourganel. Biere Au Nougat lives up to its name in that you’re not going to miss the nougat. This beer is unusual and outside of the holidays might not go over that well with a lot of people. But if you’re in front of the fire with this 5% ABV beer surrounded by smells of holiday cookies in the house then this beer might just work for you. Ken and Brad switch things up after…
 
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    DBR - Beer News

  • Anheuser-Busch releases Select 55 in small packages

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:42 pm
    Anheuser-Busch has released Select 55 in small sized cans and bottles across the US.

  • SABMiller, Anadolu sign transaction agreement

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:07 pm
    SABMiller has signed a definitive transaction agreement with Turkish conglomerate Anadolu Group and its beverage division Anadolu Efes to form a strategic alliance for Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Central Asia and the Middle East.

  • Anheuser-Busch to roll out Bud Light Platinum soon

    24 Jan 2012 | 1:57 am
    Anheuser-Busch, a US-based brewing company, is set to officially roll out its new Bud Light Platinum line extension on 30 January 2012 in the US.

  • Suntory Australia unveils ready-to-serve tequila cocktail

    18 Jan 2012 | 12:43 am
    Suntory Australia, a distributor and marketer of premium, global spirits and liqueurs, has launched its new ready-to-serve tequila cocktail, the Sierra Margarita, into the ready-to-serve arena.

  • Miller Genuine Draft enters China

    16 Jan 2012 | 11:47 pm
    SABMiller, a UK-based brewing and bottling company, along with its joint venture China Resources Snow Breweries (CR Snow), has launched its international premium brand Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) in the Zhejiang region of China.
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    USABeerTrends

  • Spambox Recovery – Breckenridge Adding Stuff

    USABeerTrends
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am
    OK kids, here’s one that’s a few days old. What the heck, though, we’ll post it anyway.   From Terry: As phase 1 of our 2012 expansion plan, Breckenridge Brewery installed two 300-barrel fermenters yesterday and one 200-barrel Brite tank today.  Photos are attached.  Four more 300-barrel fermenters are coming in March. Here are some of the stats for the tanks: All three new tanks were made by Paul Mueller Company in Springfield, Missouri.  Each of the 2 fermenters installed yesterday is about 40 feet tall, 10 feet in diameter, and weighs about 10,000 lbs. The four…

  • Hops & Grain Joins the Interwebs

    USABeerTrends
    23 Dec 2011 | 1:41 pm
    Austin start-up brewery Hops & Grain Brewing has been hard at it making beer since the first of October. Their hoppy Pale Dog American Pale Ale and ALT-eration Alt-style beers are showing up on taps all over town. We’re also starting to find the occasional Greenhouse brew on tap at certain beer-centric locales. Soon, we’ll start seeing the canned products in our favorite Austin beer stores. So, the beer making and selling thing seems to be coming together for Josh and the gang. We were happy to see they are now on the interwebs with their new web site.  Check it out HERE, and…

  • From the Spambox: More Stuff We Missed

    USABeerTrends
    15 Dec 2011 | 9:59 am
    Yeah, we’ve been total slackers lately. I guess we could blame it on our daytime jobs, but that really hasn’t been an issue before. Blame it on lack of time for proper craft beer intake. Yeah, that’s the ticket.   So, here’s yesterday’s news:   1. Odell Gets All Buggy Saboteur Strikes Again Odell Brewing announces the return of Brett Barrel Brown Ale Fort Collins, CO. – On December 14th, Odell Brewing will begin shipping this year’s batch of Saboteur Brett Barrel Brown Ale, a classic brown ale aged in oak barrels with Brettanomyces. Named one of…

  • Brewery Break-In Gone Wrong

    USABeerTrends
    10 Nov 2011 | 9:45 am
    Brewery Break-In Gone Wrong Watch the latest @Brewamerica video about DC Brau, the first brewery to set uo shop in DC in 60 years! Click on the Beer Videos link above or click HERE. Enjoy, and Cheers!  

  • From the Spambox: PR News We Missed – Deschutes, Breckenridge, Bison

    USABeerTrends
    9 Nov 2011 | 10:11 am
    So, every now and then our spam filter really clamps down and we miss some press releases and other news from breweries. Below are a few such examples. Cheers!   Tuesday, November 15th Join us as we celebrate the sixth release of The Abyss, the imperial stout that is the heart and soul of our Reserve Series. Walk, hop or skip down to our Bend or Portland Pub at 11 am to be one of the first first to purchase bottles of this year’s vintage of The Abyss (6 bottle limit per person please). Then, at 5 pm, treat your tastebuds to a vertical flight of The Abyss [2008, 2009, 2010 &…
 
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    The Beer Babe

  • Rising Tide – Polaris

    The Beer Babe
    3 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Sitting in the Newark airport, waiting for a delayed flight on a cold and drizzly day, I stared out the window and lamented what I was missing. Rising Tide, one of my favorite Maine breweries was offering a limited release of my favorite beer of theirs after aging it in bourbon barrels. Though I couldn’t think of much else that I’d rather be doing than sipping a satisfying craft beer, I was stuck. I was sure that by the time I returned home from my business trip that there would be none left for me. Thankfully, because of an awesome local beer blogger named Cecily – be sure…

  • Throwback Brewery – Fat Alberta

    The Beer Babe
    27 Dec 2011 | 9:00 am
    I first met the ladies of Throwback brewing this summer while writing up a very short piece on NH’s newest brewery. Throwback Brewing has the unique focus of being a “throw back” to the times when brewers used whatever ingredients the could find around them, and made their beer with care. This modern North Hampton, NH brewery aims to have all of its ingredients eventually locally sourced – a bit of a feat in New England. Their debut beers were a hit, but when I first went out to meet them I got a taste of something really special -a chocolate peanut butter beer –…

  • Launch A Brewery: Bemidji Brewing Company

    The Beer Babe
    23 Dec 2011 | 10:35 am
    For this Feature Friday, I transport you to Bemidji (buh-midge-ee) Minnesota for a planned brewery that’s more than just a great way to get rid of pesky tiles in scrabble (were proper names actually allowed to be played). The Bemidji Brewing Company (BBC) aims to put a dent in the low breweries-per-capita statistic for their state and bring great craft beer to Northern Minnesota. I have never been to Minnesota personally, but these guys sound like their passions are trying to reach out for an unmet need in their community – great craft beer. The $15,000 they are looking to raise…

  • Sebago – Slick Nick

    The Beer Babe
    19 Dec 2011 | 11:39 pm
    For the last few years, Portland, ME based brewer Kai Adams of Sebago Brewing company gets on the radio and announces the arrival of Slick Nick, their winter seasonal brew. And at that moment, I am often happy that the beer has come back, but also feel a twinge of sadness about the true end of fall and the inevitable beginning a long winter ahead. However, hearing Kai’s voice assure me that this beer will be around to keep me company during the long winter months is a consoling thought. Delicious beer. But Curls MT font? Really?Slick Nick is listed on the ratings sites as being an…

  • 10 Questions for Female Beer Drinkers

    The Beer Babe
    16 Dec 2011 | 4:40 pm
    I found this post from Ginger at Women Enjoying Beer (great site by the way!) and thought I’d share the questions and my responses. Feel free to copy these questions and post your own answers in the comments! Women: Time to play a round of What Do You Want From Your Beer? If compelled, please respond to these 10 questions (via email ginger (at) womenenjoyingbeer.com Thanks in advance – it’s viral too). Responding while sipping = good! 1. Why do you drink beer? I drink beer because I enjoy the taste of most beer styles, I can never get bored with it and often it goes well…
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    BillyBrew

  • BillyBrew is 2 Years Old! Here’s What Has Happened

    Billy Broas
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:45 pm
    It’s hard to believe, but today is the two year anniversary of this blog. Man a lot has happened. I’ve met a ton of cool people, drank copious amounts of delicious beer, and even launched a business over at The Homebrew Academy. To celebrate, I’m going to highlight the top posts from the blog. I didn’t celebrate the 1 year anniversary, which in a way is nice because it gives me 2 whole years of posts to choose from. These are based on site stats, buzz in social media, and just some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy. Thanks to all my readers for making this thing fun…

  • 5 Examples of QR Code Marketing in the Beer Industry

    Billy Broas
    19 Jan 2012 | 10:38 am
    QR code marketing is on the rise everywhere, but the beer industry has really taken off with it. In the video I take a look at 5 different ways they are being used and walk you though each campaign’s experience. 1 liquor store and 4 breweries are featured. Let me know in the comments where you’ve seen QR codes being used. If you have no idea what a QR code even is, here’s the Wikipedia article on them. You’ll need a smartphone and a reader app to scan the codes. Android: I use QR Droid iPhone: QR Reader If you guys like these marketing case studies I’ll do more…

  • 12 Beer Predictions for 2012

    Billy Broas
    4 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    2011 is behind us and what an eventful year it was for beer. What will we see in 2012? Who the hell knows, but I’m going to give my predictions nonetheless. The beer style of the year? We’ve seen IPAs, black IPAs, barrel aged beers, Russian imperial stouts, and sours have surges in popularity in recent years. I’m going to call 2012 the year of the the big lager. Imperial pilsners, schwarzbiers and entirely new lager concoctions will be the hot thing as brewers try to stand out from the crowd. Asheville will finally be defeated as BeerCity USA. After a three-pete in 2011,…

  • My Untappd Code of Ethics

    Billy Broas
    27 Dec 2011 | 11:19 am
    Well, I’ve finally moved out of the Stone Age. I got a smartphone. For being a pretty tech-savvy guy, it’s surprising that it took me this long to ditch the mini-fridge. I wish I did it sooner because this Galaxy Nexus is sweeeet. Now that I can get in on the app craze, it’s time I start using Untappd. Ok I’ve actually been a member of Untappd for a year, but if you thought I only drank 80 beers in a year, then, well keep thinking that ; ) I used it on and off via the website, but after a late night out I never cared to log in and check-in my beers from my computer. So…

  • Decorate Your Place with a Beer Canvas

    Billy Broas
    16 Dec 2011 | 10:34 am
    You drink good beer, now it’s time to decorate your house with it. So take down that blinking neon Busch Light sign and put up something classy. The folks at Easy Canvas Prints were kind enough to give me this canvas for review. They specialize in turning photos to canvas. You provide your own photo, so I took this one of Great Divide Yeti and Odell Friek – two amazing Colorado brews. But what if my beer pictures look like crap? I can understand if you don’t want to decorate your house with a blurry photo taken from your iPhone. Here’s the good news – I know a…
 
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    Road Trips for Beer

  • Weekend Beer Forecast for January 27 to 29, 2012

    Gerard Walen
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    The Weekend Beer Forecast publishes each Wednesday to alert beer road trippers about beer festivals and other brew-related events during the upcoming weekend. Click on the links to learn more. If you would like your event to appear here, please e-mail the details to gerard@roadtripsforbeer.com. As always, drink responsibly. Field of Beers will be Friday in Jupiter, Florida. The sixth annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival will be Saturday in Jupiter, Florida. South Florida Beer Week continues through Sunday at various locations in South Florida. Atlanta Winter Beer Fest will be Saturday in…

  • The Super Bowl and Craft Beer: An Unofficial Guide for Football Fans Going to Indianapolis

    Gerard Walen
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:10 pm
    Super Bowl means tailgating and, at least here at Road Trips for Beer, tailgating means some tasty local brews in the cooler. However, because Indianapolis hosts Super Bowl XLVI this year, fans partying pre-game outside Lucas Oil Stadium, in hotel rooms or in local homes on February 5 should be aware of something important. You cannot buy beer to go on Sundays in Indiana – with one exception. Under state law, grocery stores, liquor stores and the like have to put the chains on the beer coolers every Sunday. Restaurants and such are allowed to sell beer and liquor for on-premise consumption.

  • Weekend Beer Forecast for January 20 to 23, 2012

    Gerard Walen
    18 Jan 2012 | 8:10 am
    The Weekend Beer Forecast publishes each Wednesday to alert beer road trippers about beer festivals and other brew-related events during the upcoming weekend. Click on the links to learn more. If you would like your event to appear here, please e-mail the details to gerard@roadtripsforbeer.com. As always, drink responsibly   Barleywine on the Bayou will be Friday in Pinellas Park, Florida. Beertopia will be Saturday in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. South Florida Beer Week will be Monday through January 29 at various locations in South Florida. The inaugural Buckhead Beer Fest will be Saturday…

  • Weekend Beer Forecast for January 13 to 15, 2012

    Gerard Walen
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm
    The Weekend Beer Forecast publishes each Wednesday to alert beer road trippers about beer festivals and other brew-related events during the upcoming weekend. Click on the links to learn more. If you would like your event to appear here, please e-mail the details to gerard@roadtripsforbeer.com. As always, drink responsibly Friday the Firkteenth will be Friday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The second annual Columbus Winter Beer Fest will be Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The third annual Beer & Boards Celebration will be Saturday in Bellaire, Michigan. The second annual Kalamazoo Beer Week…

  • Super Bowl offers Indy a chance to promote its craft beer scene – and it will

    Gerard Walen
    11 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    The Indiana craft beer community thrives as much as any in the United States, though it may not get as much press as Colorado, Oregon or Asheville, North Carolina. The state’s breweries scored nine medals at last year’s Great American Beer Festival; Indianapolis’ Sun King Brewery scored eight of them – and four of those were gold! Indianapolis will be the site of this year’s Beer Bloggers Conference, and in just a few weeks, the host city for Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012.  As the world’s attention focuses on Indy, the city’s craft beer community has launched a…
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    Washington Beer Blog

  • Puyallup River Brewing – Opening Soon, Pouring Now

    Kendall Jones
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:51 am
    by Kendall Jones, washingtonbeerblog.comNew Puyallup Brewery just weeks away (plus, Sarah learns some geography) – by North Seattle Sarah, North Seattle Bureau Chief – Eric Akeson was an excited man as he was sipping his beer last night at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse in Greenwood.  You see, after making his first homebrew 17 years ago, he’s finally going pro.  Puyallup River Brewing Company is just a few short weeks away from beginning production, pending final inspection approvals and sign-off. To help Akeson launch, Don Webb of Naked City assisted him in brewing a batch…

  • Sierra Nevada Makes it Official

    Kendall Jones
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:05 pm
    by Kendall Jones, washingtonbeerblog.comYesterday we told you that Sierra Nevada Brewing apparently chose Asheville, NC as the location for its second brewery. Today it’s official. Here it the press release from Sierra Nevada, which showed up in our inbox a few minutes ago. Sierra Nevada Chooses Asheville-Area for Eastern Brewery Expansion CHICO, Calif. -  Jan. 25, 2012 – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is pleased to announce that it has chosen a site in western North Carolina for the future home of an East Coast brewery. The site, approximately 90 acres in the Henderson County town of…

  • Washington Beer Open House 2012

    Kendall Jones
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:04 pm
    by Kendall Jones, washingtonbeerblog.comThe second annual Washington Beer Open House takes place at breweries across the state on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Start making your plans now. This is an early warning. More breweries will sign up and details will come together in the week’s ahead. What exactly is Washington Beer Open House? All across the state breweries will open their doors and welcome the public. What happens at each brewery is up to the brewery itself. Barrel tasting, food-beer pairings, seasonal releases, and whatever else. Who knows. By all accounts, last year’s…

  • Two Reasons to Visit West Seattle on Thursday Night

    Kendall Jones
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:49 pm
    by Kendall Jones, washingtonbeerblog.comThis Thursday we are hosting a Beer Church fundraiser at the Feedback Lounge. Right next door at the Beveridge Place Pub (blog sponsor), they will be hosting a Black Raven Mini Brewers Night. That gives you two good reason to come out to West Seattle on Thursday night. The event at the Beveridge Place starts at 6:00. The event at the Feedback starts at 7:00. On Thursday, January 26th, the remaining two kegs of Beer Church Midnight Mass will be tapped at a very special event at the Feedback Lounge in West Seattle: Two Beers (or more), a benefit for the…

  • The Beers of Belgianfest and More

    Kendall Jones
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:16 pm
    by Kendall Jones, washingtonbeerblog.comBelow we have the list of beers that will be poured at Belgianfest this year. Scroll down if that’s all you want. We have a couple of other things to say about Belgianfest as well. The event takes place one week from Saturday on Seattle’s waterfront – Saturday, February 4th at the Bell Harbor Conference Center. Tomorrow on Facebook and Twitter we will announce a contest. We will give away two pairs of tickets to Belgianfest: each of the two winners gets a pair of tickets. You’ll need to be following us on Facebook and Twitter to…
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    Beer Nation

  • BeerCam: Village Voice Hosts “Brooklyn Pour”

    Mike
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:09 am
    The Village Voice crosses the East River to host the first annual “Brooklyn Pour” event at the beautiful Williamsburg Savings Bank, where craft beer from Brooklyn and beyond are served to thirsty New Yorkers. This Beer Nation BeerCam is brought to you by Jimmy’s No. 43 (www.JimmysNo43.com).

  • The Craft Beer Culture of Philadelphia

    Mike
    7 Dec 2011 | 11:45 am
    Felicia D’Ambrosio leads Seth and Mike through the craft beer mecca that is Philadelphia. After visiting an unending parade of bars and brewpubs, Seth and Mike are left to fend for themselves and lose their way. This Beer Nation segment is brought to you by Greenport Harbor Brewing (http://harborbrewing.com).

  • BeerCam: Craft Beer Moments on Candlewood Lake

    Mike
    10 Nov 2011 | 10:21 am
    Seth and Mike head up to Candlewood Lake, Connecticut in late fall to savor those last mild days before winter and create some unforgettable craft beer moments. This Beer Nation BeerCam is brought to you by Jimmy’s No. 43 (www.JimmysNo43.com).

  • Opening Beer Minds at Whole Foods

    Mike
    20 Oct 2011 | 10:30 am
    Looking to match their pizza dinner with some craft beer, Seth and Mike visit Whole Foods and have their minds opened by both the store’s unending beer selection and a serendipitous meeting with a Victory Brewing representative.

  • BeerCam – SAVOR American Craft Beer & Food Experience

    Seth
    23 Sep 2011 | 8:15 am
    Beer Nation travels to Washington, DC for SAVOR 2011: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience. Organized by the Brewers Association, SAVOR feels like the All-Star Game for foodies and craft beer lovers.
 
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    New England Microbrews

  • Harpoon Brewery – Vermont Spruce Tip

    Eric
    7 Jan 2012 | 2:55 pm
    Alright, so it’s been a little over two months since our last post…things got a little distracting in real life and the site kind of it the back burner. Hopefully we’ll be able to step our game up a little bit in the future and we’ll avoid the two month breaks between posts. Maybe someday we’ll even get to a post a week, but I don’t want to get too crazy. This review is about 2 weeks too late, but whatever, better late than never! Anyway back to the matter at hand. Our latest beer for review is the latest offering from Harpoon within their 100 Barrel…

  • The Launch of Slumbrew

    Eric
    1 Nov 2011 | 8:18 pm
    It is always great to welcome a new brewery to the fold and yesterday was a day to do just that. Slumbrew out of Somerville announced yesterday that they had officially begun brewing operations. Slumbrew will be producing both draft and 22 oz. options of multiple beers and the first beers were shipped on October 24th. The founders, Caitlin Jewell and Jeff Leiter have been preparing for the launch of the new brewery for the last two years, traveling throughout the country to gain insight and knowledge from other brewers. Slumbrew will begin as a nano-brewery with aspirations to become…

  • The Great Pumpkin Drink-Off

    Eric
    21 Oct 2011 | 11:00 am
    What were we getting ourselves into? The Great Pumpkin Drink-Off started as a simple idea, we’d buy a bunch of different pumpkin beers (we stretched the “New England” definition a bit just for this event), invite some friends over and figure out which one we liked the best. Then we decided we’d use a single-elimination tournament bracket to set it up (which isn’t simple to do with 14 beers, oops). Then came the actual drinking, definitely the hardest part of the whole ordeal. That’s not to say it was impossible, I’m proud to say that we made it…

  • McCormick & Schmick’s Beer War Series – Week 1

    Eric
    25 Sep 2011 | 3:00 pm
    We posted about McCormick and Schmick’s Beer War Series a couple weeks ago, and had the pleasure of attending the first dinner in the series on September 16 with a few of our friends. The first dinner pitted Clown Shoes of Massachusetts up against Otter Creek Brewing of Vermont and included a five course meal prepared exclusively for the Beer War Series by Chef Art Landis. The dinner began with an overview of the night provided by Barry Young, the operations manager of the Faneuil Hall M&S and introductions from representatives of both breweries. This helped to build our…

  • McCormick & Schmick’s Beer Wars Series

    Eric
    13 Sep 2011 | 10:49 am
    This Friday (September 16th) marks the start of the second season of the Faneuil Hall McCormick & Schmick’s Beer Wars Series dinners – pitting Clown Shoes vs. Otter Creek. For those who haven’t heard about this event (I hadn’t until a few weeks ago – thanks to friend of the site Holly for the tip!), the premise is something like this: McCormick & Schmick’s picks two different breweries and puts them head to head for a five course dinner – every course comes with a different complementary beer from each brewery. The diners then vote on the…
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  • Brewing a Honey Blonde Ale

    Neil
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:31 am
    It seems there are hundreds of beers available now that claim to be honey beers but sometimes it’s difficult to tell just how much honey is in them. It’s difficult to detect much honey aroma at all in some beers and this may be to do with the process of brewing them. What I want to do though is try my hand at a brew with a large percentage of Brewing a Honey Blonde Ale is a post from home brewing blog Mash.Sparge.Boil. For Everything you need to know about how to home brew why not pay us a visit.

  • Have You Ever Had An Infected Beer? Poll Results

    Neil
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:42 am
    You may remember the other day I posted a poll here asking you whether you’ve ever had an infected beer and if you had a beer get infected on more than 1 or 2 occasions. I mentioned in that post that I’ve never had an infected batch but only a bottle or two so I thought it’d be interesting to see how many other brewers have had a similar experience. Have You Ever Had An Infected Beer? Poll Results is a post from home brewing blog Mash.Sparge.Boil. For Everything you need to know about how to home brew why not pay us a visit.

  • Introducing The Drinkers Kitchen

    Neil
    14 Jan 2012 | 9:19 am
    So recently along with brewing as much beer as possible and trying out a lot of new ingredients and techniques I have been dabbling making some other non beery drinks. To tell you the truth I brewed my own wine around the same time that I made my first beer, it just seems like the beer took over and the wine making only happened very occasionally. Right now though I Introducing The Drinkers Kitchen is a post from home brewing blog Mash.Sparge.Boil. For Everything you need to know about how to home brew why not pay us a visit.

  • Have You Ever Had An Infected Beer?

    Neil
    10 Jan 2012 | 11:16 am
    credit: bizzlenjI’ll be completely honest with you, I have never had an infected batch of beer. Or at least one that was noticably infected to my untrained tastebuds. I have however had one or 2 bottles that seemed to have an infection causing beer to gush everywhere. The beer that was left was still drinkable though so all in all I haven’t fared to badly (touch wood). Brewing In Sterile Have You Ever Had An Infected Beer? is a post from home brewing blog Mash.Sparge.Boil. For Everything you need to know about how to home brew why not pay us a visit.

  • The Making of A Medieval Ale

    Neil
    5 Jan 2012 | 11:58 am
    It’s nice that beer has been around such a long time because it makes the subject something that you can seemingly never stop learning something new about. One of the joys of being a brewer however is the chance to make and drink a beer that is not possible to get anywhere else in the world. Truly Unique Brewing Yeah, that’s right, if you think about it the beers you The Making of A Medieval Ale is a post from home brewing blog Mash.Sparge.Boil. For Everything you need to know about how to home brew why not pay us a visit.
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  • New Durham brewery needs your help!

    Lauren
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:51 pm
    I'm a sucker for these things. There's another brewery opening up in North Carolina. ShadeTree Brewing was started by two Durham/Burlington/Greensboro guys - Andrew Simmering and Dave Britt - a few years back and it's set to open up by 2013. But...and there's always a butt...they need your help. From the press release they sent me: While all of their backing thus far has come from their own wallets, they are now looking to their community to help them along.  This is taking form as a project on the creative backing website kickstarter.com. Their project...provides some basic information…

  • It’s more than just beer.

    Lauren
    22 Jan 2012 | 8:39 am
    It's been awhile since I've posted and I haven't been drinking alcohol. It occurred to me that I really need to take this blog in a new direction to match my new direction and share some interesting stories along with the beverage recommendations. And as a good friend said, it's my blog I can do what I want with it. So expect a category restructure and some posts about more than just beer. Don't get me wrong, I love beer. I will continue to write about new beer that I try and anything really interesting going on. But I do really like bourbon and tequila. And wine. And coffee. And Cherry Coke…

  • Have yourself a warm winter welcome.

    Lauren
    17 Dec 2011 | 4:38 pm
    A few months ago I was really prepared to go all out this holiday season and bring some awesome craft beers to the family. Then I realized I was gluten intolerant. And well then my plan fell apart. We don't drink eggnog. We've done the spiked spiced cider thing. And I didn't know about the awesomeness of adding coconut rum to hot chocolate until last night. That all being said, I decided to make a very traditional Scandanavian drink called Glögg. Basically it's mulled wine but with a few perks. I thought it'd be fun to try something out. Little did I know it would be slightly complicated. On…

  • A quick review of New Grist

    Lauren
    12 Dec 2011 | 5:48 pm
    For the craft beer drinkers: skip it, move on. For those that like sparkling wine & cider: try it out. I would not call this beer, but I think that's the overall problem with sorghum beers. And this my plan to home brew... I'm working on what appears to be a complicated recipe. Does anyone know where I can find amaranth and quinoa seeds in bulk?

  • Hey Webmasters – have you linked accounts yet?

    Lauren
    4 Dec 2011 | 3:00 pm
    I'm procrastinating. I noticed this so I figured I'd pass along the information... Do you have a Google Analytics Account installed on sites? Do each of those sites have a Google Webmaster Tools account? If not, make sure they do. I'll explain: If a site is running Google Analytics only, they have begun to lose up to 10% of the terms people search for when finding their site. In order to get that information a site needs to have Google Webmaster Tools. THEN the site needs to connect the Webmaster Tools account to the Analytics account. I don't know why Google has made this such a PITA but…
 
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  • 471 IPA | Breckenridge Brewery

    admin
    10 Jan 2012 | 8:14 am
    On the 1st day God said “Let there be light!” and he created outdoor lighting. On the 2nd day God said “Let firmament be!” and the shape of the stadium was formed. On the 3rd day God shouted “Let’s get some synthetic grass surface stuff” and astro turf was created. 4th day he was white boarding some ideas for the best game the world would ever know. 5th day brought the world’s most magical animal, Swineus Domesticus, otherwise known as the pig skin. Well we all know what happened on the 6th day, Tim Tebow was born of tiger blood and care bears…and God was pleased. So on the…

  • Winter IPA | Newcastle

    admin
    29 Dec 2011 | 11:15 am
    Hello everyone, it’s been awhile.  Happy Thanksgiving, Happy X-mas, Merry Hanukah…Chanukah… Hanukkah, Kwanza, Boxing Day, and any other holidays that we missed.   I could give you all kinds of excuses of why we haven’t kept up with the world’s greatest beer blog but the truth is….both Rifle and I took a sabbatical to help underprivileged orphaned teenage Narwhal whales in the Arctic Circle.  It was a cause both Rifle and I latched onto right away.  We were able to get out of the hustle bustle of the civilized world and relax knowing that our beer would never get warm.  Plus…

  • UFO Pumpkin – Harpoon Brewery

    admin
    5 Oct 2011 | 4:29 pm
    Happy Tastetober, yes it’s that time of year again. A time where you are free to taste as many and as much beer as you would like and your significant other can’t say a gaa damn thing. No really, it’s in the constitution, well it would be if Rifle and I wrote it. Well let’s hope it doesn’t come to that, your spouse, friend, life partner or legal guardian (as I call my wife) should join in on the Tastetober festivities with you. Tastetober is a special time in Big D; it’s a time when we turn our thoughts to the Boys of Summer, but in the case of the Big D baseball club that would…

  • Alimony Ale | Buffalo Bill’s Brewery

    admin
    6 Sep 2011 | 7:48 pm
    Tornados, Earthquakes, Heat waves and Hurricanes oh my. It’s been a trying summer for my peeps not only in the Big D but the East Coast in general. It’s been several weeks since our last blog and in that time the DOW has enjoyed an epic roller coaster ride taking my 401K along with it. It looks like I’m gonna have to work an extra decade to make up for the losses, who cares though at least it’ll force me to be active well into my nineties, when I can retire. Let’s hope I can continue drinking beer through it all, hey you don’t have liquefy beer; who cares if I’ll need a straw to…

  • Thomas Creek Brewery

    admin
    26 Jun 2011 | 6:53 pm
    Hey y’all how’s it hanging? Been a while since our last beer blog and I blame myself for that, it’s been a month marked by changes. And no the changes I’m talking about don’t include any type of surgery, although I’ve had my eyes on a nice set of calf implants. No the changes I’m talking about are the ones where you drop 99% of your stress in one quick statement. It feels good, I feel southern. I have never met a stressed out southern person, take Slick Willy for instance, he was the leader of the free world. Did you ever see him sweat the small things, hell no; as a matter of…
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    Washington State Beer and Wine

  • Free Lamb Cooking Demo with Wine Tasting

    Nancy
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Do you love lamb yet wonder how to prepare it at home? Would you like to have confidence when selecting a wine to match? This Sunday is your chance to learn from two acclaimed Seattle chefs and two amazing Washington winemakers.  You’ve seen Bean wax poetic about American Lamb and wine after attending Lamb Jam. Well, consider this a MUCH smaller yet very intimate, scaled down Lamb Jam. On one burner Chef Tom Black of soon to open Restaurant Bea will be whipping up some Lamb Meatballs. Heating up the other side of the kitchen, Chef Brian O’Connor of Skillet Diner will prepare…

  • Old Wooly 2011

    Bean
    1 Dec 2011 | 4:25 pm
    Does anything say December like Big Time Brewery’s Old Wooly Barley wine? Old Wooly Barley Wine A gorgeous mahogany color, this is a hearty beer for the darker days of December. Smooth and hoppy, it shows the best aspects of both malt and hops. The nose is more malty caramel than hoppy but this isn’t a sweet candy beer. That caramel is chased by the hops, giving the caramel taste but not sweet syrupy coating you find in some malty winter brews. Drew Cluley, Big Time Brewery This definitely has the Drew Cluley stamp on this Washington beer. This is the first vintage of Old Wooly…

  • Tempranillo and Tapas at Wine World

    Ed
    19 Nov 2011 | 10:26 am
    Recently, Wine World (sponsor) hosted “Tempranillo and Tapas: Washington Style” a panel discussion of Washington Tempranillo wine makers and Tempranillo wine tasting. The wine makers talked about Tempranillo being an ideal food wine. That point was well proven during the winemaker reception, pairing  their Tempranillo wines and delicious appetizers from Tango Restaurant, as well as Lenny Rede’s famous paella. Tapas from Tango Washington Tempranillo is a bridge between new world and old world wine styles. The fruit is restrained and elegant Tempranillo and Tapas: Washington…

  • World Recognition for Washington Wine

    Bean
    15 Nov 2011 | 1:14 am
    Wine Spectator is offering a sneak peak at the Top 100 wines of 2011 and Washington is there. Today, they revealed the wines ranking number six through ten. Congratulations to Baer Winery of Woodinville, their Ursa 2008 ranked as the number 6 best wine in the world for 2011. Baer Ursa 2008 Harvey Weinstein, editor of the Wine Spectator talks about the Baer Winery Ursa, click to watch his video. The Ursa 2008 is a red wine blend, predominantly of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. I tasted this lovely wine during a vertical Ursa tasting during Grape Killers 2010. I tasted a lot of great wines that…

  • Pairing Chocolate with Beer

    Nancy
    11 Nov 2011 | 7:15 pm
    A chocolate rimmed glass of Fremont Brewing "Susan" Last April we asked the question, “Is pairing wine with chocolate like having sex on the beach?” Well, what about pairing beer and chocolate? The Finkels of Pike Brewing celebrate the pairing of beer and chocolate each year right before Valentine’s Day with their Chocofest that they like to bill as “foreplay before the big day.” So maybe this is the pairing we should be romanticizing. The challenge when pairing wine with chocolate is that if the wine isn’t as sweet as or sweeter than the chocolate, it spanks the fruit…
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  • Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is Saturday

    Mike
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:50 am
    The time is almost here for the 6th Annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival.  This Saturday South Florida Beer Week will wrap up it’s first (and very successful) year at South Florida’s biggest and best beer festival.Bad news is that online tickets sold out weeks ago but the good news is there will be 1500 tickets given the day of at the gate.  They are $35 and cash only.  Now here’s some more bad news if you don’t have a ticket but are wanting to go.  You are going to need to get there early.  The pay at the gate line is usually ridiculously long very early.  To…

  • Dogfish Head Tap Takeover Tomorrow at Coffee District

    Mike
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:42 am
    As South Florida Beer Week rolls on there are some events this week that involve non Florida beers.  Tomorrow night at Coffee District is one such event as Dogfish Head takes over the taps for an awesome event.  Here is what to expect.120 Minute IPAFortBitches BrewHellhound on my AlePearl Jam 20th Faithful AleTa HenketBurton BatonSierra Nevada Collaboration Life & Limb 260 Minute IPA60 Minute IPA on Randall with fresh Hops, then GrapefruitAdditionally a special case of 2008 Burton Baton will be brought in from Dogfish Head themselves.  Things kick off at 7pm.Coffee District 325 NE 2nd…

  • Florida Breweries Tap Takeover Tonight at Funky Buddha

    Mike
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:37 am
    Yesterday I spotlighted majority of the events for South Florida Beer Week.  Probably one of the most epic events will be tonight at the Funky Buddha when the taps will be completely consumed by Florida beers.  Just take a look at this list.Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee PorterFunky Buddha Bonita Applebum (apple pie)Funky Buddha No Crusts (PB&J)Funky Buddha Pina Colada WheatFunky Buddha Ordinary Madness (Barleywine)Funky Buddha Last Snow (coffee porter with white chocolate and coconut)Funky Buddha Ginger IPAFunky Buddha Key Lime BerlinerGreen Room Under Toe BarleywineSwamp Head Smoke…
 
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    Bay Area Craft Beer

  • Brewer Rodger Davis Leaving Triple Rock to Start Faction Brewing

    Brian Stechschulte
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:10 pm
    Leaving any job for another opportunity is stressful. Leaving a job to start your own business can be downright scary. The latter is what brewer Rodger Davis has decided to do. Read the entire article and see more photos on the website. Thanks for following along.

  • How to Enjoy & Survive SF Beer Week

    John Heylin
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
    Are you confused by the countless festivities that everyone and their mother is hosting during SF Beer Week? Are you a craft beer newb? Don't worry. Here's a few tips for the uninitiated and a refresher for veterans. Read the entire article and see more photos on the website. Thanks for following along.

  • Anchor Brewing Steps Up to Help a Fellow Craft Brewery

    Brian Stechschulte
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:28 pm
    Anchor Brewing has decided to lend a big hand to another craft brewer in need. Read the entire article and see more photos on the website. Thanks for following along.

  • Breast Milk

    Matt Amaral
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
    It's what's on tap in the latest edition of Homebrood. Read the entire article and see more photos on the website. Thanks for following along.

  • Old Mining Town Gives Up Gold for Hops

    John Heylin
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
    The Auburn Alehouse is a great place to stop and have a pint on your way through the Sierras. Read the entire article and see more photos on the website. Thanks for following along.
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    Passion For The Pint: Homebrewing Blog

  • A Bottle Tree And How It Eliminates Mold And Makes Your Life Easier

    Mike
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    If you’ve read this blog for a while, you may remember the mold incident. If you haven’t heard the story, let me give you the short version. I always clean out my bottles after I empty them. Cleaning is good, but then I’d let them sit on the counter to try. That seems like a good idea, but the only problem is that not all of the water would evaporate from inside of the bottles. Two or three weeks later when I’d need those bottles for my next batch of homebrewed beer and there would be mold in them. Most of the time I caught the bottles that had mold, but a few slipped…

  • Four Homebrewing Starter Kits To Get You Homebrewing Right Away

    Mike
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Before I started homebrewing, I spent way too long long searching the internet for the perfect home brew kit to get me started. Way too long! There’s hundreds, maybe thousands of homebrew kits that would’ve worked, but I was hell bent on finding the perfect one. To avoid you spending hour and hours wandering around the internet for the perfect starter equipment and all of the supplies you need, I put together a few of the ones that I know recommend to anyone asking me for a suggestion on which one they should start out with. Personal Home Brewery #1 from More Beer This bare bones…

  • PFTP Podcast 1: Interview With Billy Broas

    Mike
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    I love writing about craft beer and homebrewing, but there is nothing like talking about it to someone else. I could probably talk about the two subjects all the time, which is one of the many reasons that I decided to start a Passion For The Pint podcast. In this very first podcast, I talked to Billy Broas from the Billy Brew blog and Homebrew Academy (side note, that’s my affiliate link, I only share links like this to products and services that I think are awesome). During this podcast, we get to know Billy as he tells us about how he got into homebrewing and craft beer, some of the…

  • Common Homebrewing Problems And How To Fix Almost All Of Them

    Mike
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Even if you avoided making any mistakes, sometimes there’s still problems in the finished product. I’ve had beers that didn’t carbonate, poured a bottle of beer into a pint glass and saw mold and lots of other random, but not fun problems. Some of the issues I could’ve prevented, others not so much. Either way, here’s a few solutions for the most common homebreiwng problems that I’ve come across. Beer Has No Carbonation As I mentioned above, I know all too well about this problem. If you open a homebrew and it’s flat, give the others more time to…

  • Top 13 Beginner Brewing Mistakes

    Mike
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    I’ve made more than my fair share of homebrewing mistakes, luckily most were fixable or at least didn’t end up as a disaster. Here’s a list of the most common homebrewing mistakes that beginners make, based on my own mistakes and what I’ve learned talking to other homebrewers. Okay, mostly my mistakes, but you get the idea. Not Cleaning And Sanitizing I’ve mentioned this a lot and if you’ve read any homebrewing blogs or books, you’ve probably read this a dozen times. It’s not overkill and I know that no one likes cleaning and sanitizing, but if…
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    Drink With The Wench

  • Dogfish Head Noble Rot: A Beer Even Robert Parker Might Like

    Wenchie
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:14 pm
    The brilliant minds at Dogfish Head never cease to amaze me. It is no secret that my first love was wine. I dedicated nearly 7 years to studying and working with it. Media, retail, restaurant, winery... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Deviation from the Norm: Why Beer Mixology Has a Place in the Industry

    Wenchie
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:12 pm
    de·vi·a·tion [dee-vee-ey-shuhn] noun 1. the act of deviating. 2. departure from a standard or norm. Synonyms: abnormality, anomalism, anomaly, atypicalness, bizarreness, eccentricity, exception,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours: His and Hers 2011 Breakdown

    Wenchie
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Considering collaboration beers are one of the fastest growing trends in the craft beer industry, it is only natural for bloggers to follow suit and work together as well. Beer bloggers Angelo De... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Prohibition Did What?: A Beer-Goggled Look at the Volstead Act of 1920

    Wenchie
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm
    I get a lot of spam mail from a lot of people stating that they posted content that they think would be relevant to my readers, offering to “let” me re-post the information on my website.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • FTW: Beer. Jewelry

    Wenchie
    5 Jan 2012 | 1:29 am
    True story: I love to Google random word combinations that involve beer. And by doing so, I stumble across some pretty awesome (and some not-so-awesome) things. So I have decided that, from now on, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
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    The Beer Genome Project

  • Episode 33: Boom Island

    Mike VanDelinder
    14 Jan 2012 | 7:56 pm
    One morning while reading The Heavy Table, Shawn learned about one of Minnesota’s newest breweries, Boom Island Brewing Company. The biggest difference between Boom Island and many other breweries that have hit the news recently, is that Boom Island was already putting its beer up for sale. I attended a quick tasting at The Four Firkins in Saint Louis Park, where I grabbed two of the first bottles released. Boom Island Brewing is Belgian-inspired brewery, based in Minneapolis. The story of Kevin Welch, brewer, is one of a homebrewer’s dream. What could turn out to be Boom…

  • Happy Hour 15: Kentucky Breakfast Stout

    Mike VanDelinder
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:42 pm
    We’ve reached into the archives to release a “lost” episode of The Happy Hour. Back in 2010, Jason and Mike were lucky enough to receive a bottle of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout. This annually released beer shouldn’t be considered a simple oaked version of Founders Breakfast Stout, but is a wholly different beer. Kentucky Breakfast Stout is a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout brewed with coffee and chocolate. It’s tempting to draw parallels between KBS and Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, or more specifically, the Bourbon County Coffee Stout. The beer…

  • REVIEW: Goose Island’s Christmas Ale 2011

    Shawn Horton
    25 Dec 2011 | 4:23 pm
    Specs from Goose Island: ABV: 6.2% Color: Ruby, Chocolate Hop Bitterness (IBU): Changes year to year Malts: Pale Ale, Munich 10, Caramel 20, Caramel 60, Caramel 120 Hops: Change year to year Availability: November – December Serving Suggestions: Preferred Glass: Nonic Food Pairings: Ham, Turkey, Lamb Cheese Pairings: Aged Gouda, Dry Jack Cellaring Notes: Develops in the bottle for up to 5 years The Review Appearance: The body is a deep garnet, with fluffy toasted marshmallow-colored head, which quickly subsides and leaves no lacing. Aroma: The nose is soft, but as the beer warms, the…

  • REVIEW: Goose Island’s Mild Winter

    Shawn Horton
    25 Dec 2011 | 4:01 pm
    Specifications from Goose Island: ABV: 5.6% ABW: 4.4% Color: Toffee Brown Hop Bitterness (IBU): 20 OG: 14.0° Plato Malts: 2 Row, Carapils, Dark Chocolate, Roast Barley, Rye Flake Hops: Pilgrim, Centennial, Tettnang Availability: December – March Serving Suggestions: Preferred Glass: Willi Food Pairings: Beef, Stews, Sausages Cheese Pairings: Gruyere, Fontina Cellaring Notes: Enjoy within 180 days The Review Appearance: The body is a ruby to toffee brown. The head is fluffy white, and as it subsides, it laces the glass. I poured into a Saison Dupont glass, the only example of a willi…

  • Brewing with Wild Rice

    Mike VanDelinder
    17 Dec 2011 | 4:44 pm
    Much of my excitement for homebrew derives from drawing inspiration from my surroundings. Fall in Minnesota is one of my favorite experiences, and sadly, Fall will be coming to a close in the coming weeks. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate its passing with a beer. Wild Rice in Minnesota is a grain typically harvested in September. Truth be told, Wild Rice is not actually rice but a water-grass seed.1 The techniques for harvesting wild rice have remained unchanged for centuries. Two people will occupy a canoe in which one, the “poler”, pushes the canoe…
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  • The Best Beer Label Art of 2011

    Greg
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Well, it's that time, finally.It's a bit late, but we're getting it in by the end of January. Sorry again for the serious slowdown in posting; we're almost back up to full speed over here.Like 2010, there was a lot of great beer art produced in 2011. I'd say the trend is definitely going in a direction of more attention being paid to branding, which is to be expected in a booming field with growing competition. Like last year, I'm going to pick three that I think highlighted some of the best work of the year.Lee Verzosa - Stillwater Artisanal AlesLook, a new gorgeous label. I guess this will…

  • ...And We're Back, With Art by Wynkoop and Golden Road

    Greg
    13 Jan 2012 | 4:30 pm
    Happy 2012, beerfriends.I've settled (back) in the Lehigh Valley, still safely nestled within the soft bosom of the Philadelphia beer market, and I'll be back posting. I know you're all waiting with bated breath on the Best Beer Art of 2011, and that is coming shortly.But first:Men's Health ran a list of beers for all 32 football teams. I contributed to a bunch of them, and it's a fun list to argue over.New Jersey finally got rid of a homebrew permit law that basically no one obeyed.Art of the Menu took a look at the great menu of Denver's Wynkoop Brewing. Wynkoop also got in on Tebowmania…

  • A Brief Interlude

    Greg
    21 Dec 2011 | 6:34 pm
    Greetings beerfriends.I type to you from a room of boxes, with my imminent relocation to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania about 12 hours away. My apologies for the week or two off from posts. Once I'm settled in the new place, I'll get back up and posting. I will miss Reading and the friends I've made here, but I'm excited about the future and my return to the Lehigh Valley. Importantly, I'm not going far and I'm not leaving the Philadelphia beer market.In any case, happy holidays to all of you. As of tomorrow, the days start getting longer again.G

  • The Best and Worst Beer Art of the Week, a Periodic Table of Boozahol, and Tribute Beers

    Greg
    16 Dec 2011 | 4:20 pm
    This isn't exactly art, but it definitely qualifies as "worst":Beachy Head Brewery, which is a brewery in the south of England, in East Sussex, has decided to name its most recent real ale the Beachy Head Christmas Jumper. This is in spite of the fact that the nearby cliffs have been the site of numerous suicides.It's like the Golden Gate Bridge of East SussexMany locals who have lost loved ones have asked and demanded that the brewery change the name, but head brewer Roger Green is still resisting, saying that he did not mean to cause offence. He says the name comes not from the infamous…

  • You Had a Drink, So Your Friend Got Raped

    Greg
    12 Dec 2011 | 2:21 pm
    Most of the time, I find the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to be unfortunate. Annoying, certainly, but not bad or evil. I agree with Lew Bryson that it should go, but I'm a bit less strident, perhaps because I spent some time in and around politics. When you see the system from a certain angle, you get used to the idea that artifacts of dumbness will persist long after anyone wants them, particularly when those artifacts let people take kickbacks.So PA keeps it LCB, despite many attempts to get rid of it, and Lew and company keep pushing that rock up the mountain. I cheer them on, but I'm…
 
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  • Winter Restaurant Week in Baltimore & Howard

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:07 am
    We're halfway through Baltimore (Winter) Restaurant Week.  Also Howard County Restaurant Week.Craft-beer-friendly Baltimore venues participating in the discounted-meals menu plan include The Brewer's Art, Bluegrass Tavern, The Owl Bar, B&O American Brasserie, and others.  In Howard County, check out The Ram's Head Tavern in Savage or Victoria Gastro Pub, among others.  (There's certainly bound to be a place that has quietly upgraded their beer selection without our notice.)

  • Robert Burns Night

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    Featured tonight at Liam Flynn's Ale House in salute to the birthday and works of the legendary Scottish bard,Robert Burn's born on this date in 1754. The evening will begin at 7 PM with a pipingperformance and the customary reading of "Address to a Haggis."Following will be a traditional Celtic music session and open-mike poetry.There will be a variety of Scottish Whiskies, Ales and Ciders, and for real ale aficionados, the first firkin of this year's batch of Oliver's Scottish (-style) Ale, and a firkin of Flying Dog's Road Dog Porter aged with Scottish whisky oak.  And haggis, both…

  • Your Tax Dollars At Work

    24 Jan 2012 | 12:33 pm
    Our federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a newly-released report, says "binge drinking" (defined as "men drinking 5 or more alcoholic drinks within a short period of time or women drinking 4 or more drinks within a short period of time"; said period of time is not defined) is a greater problem in the United States than previously thought.  The proposed approaches to the problem, of course, largely involve empowering government further or allocating more government resources (i.e. spending money on government).Reason.com's response:  "First, as noted, the length of…

  • DuClaw Anti-Venom Debut at JD's Smokehouse Sunday, and H.E.R.O. Homebrew Contest

    21 Jan 2012 | 3:37 pm
    Personally, I'm not sure it's worth shoving through a raucous bunch of football fans to sample a new beer at its debut, but more than likely some beer fans will be making a trek to a pub anyway, so...... Sunday, January 22nd, cheer the Ravens on to victory against the Patriots at JD’s Smokehouse [3000 E. O'Donnell St., Canton] and sample the world debut of the first iteration of ANTI-VENOM on cask.ANTI-VENOM is our new series of single hopped Venom Pale Ale variants, and we’re launching it with a bang. Hopped solely with New Zealand Green Bullet hops, the first ANTI-VENOM variant boasts a…

  • An Interesting Alternate Use for Taster Racks

    20 Jan 2012 | 10:22 am
    Spotted at Kloby's Smokehouse along Rt. 29 in "north Laurel"....  Bread Pudding Samplers.More on the concept at HowChow.(Bread Pudding Beer.....  hmmm.....)
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  • A Tour of Stone Brewing’s Garden of Eden

    Jason Sahler
    21 Jan 2012 | 11:02 am
    This is a great little video that shows off Stone Brewing’s World Bistro and Garden. Stone’s CEO Greg Koch, shows off his little slice of paradise in all its sustainable glory. (...)Read the rest of A Tour of Stone Brewing’s Garden of Eden © SustainaBrew, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us

  • Obama Likes His Homebrew

    Jason Sahler
    24 Feb 2011 | 10:15 pm
    Yes, I know, it has been a while since my last post, but that is what happens when my attention moves to brewing more. I know that is not much of an excuse, but it is a tasty excuse. So to get back in the saddle again, I am going to start off with a little story about someone else’s home-brew. You might know him as the President. No, President Obama hasn’t been crushing grain and adding hops with 5 minutes left in the boil himself, but one of his Whitehouse chefs has, and the Obamas and their guests were able to taste the White House Honey Ale when it was debuted during the…

  • A Night of Cuvee Noire

    Jason Sahler
    26 Oct 2010 | 12:41 pm
    It’s that time again. Brooklyn Brewery is releasing their latest Master’s Reserve Series, a tale of intrigue, a story of adventure, the mystery of a yeast… The Cuvee Noire. And in Brooklyn Brewery fashion they are having a release party to rival the red carpets of Hollywood. Cuvee Noire is a black as night stout made with German, American and English grains and fermented with their own house strain of Belgian yeast. The also use Mauritius raw sugar and sweet orange peel to round out and add complexity to this International brew. (...)Read the rest of A Night of Cuvee Noire…

  • Sixpoint Craft Ales Plays Mad Scientist: A Brewery Tour

    Jason Sahler
    22 Oct 2010 | 7:27 am
    If you didn’t know what you were looking for when heading down to Redhook, a secluded post industrial neighborhood, bulging out into the New York Bay, severed off from the rest of Brooklyn by the vexatious BQE, it may be easy to miss the Sixpoint brewery. There are no signs denoting x marks the spot, just the faint smell of wet grain as well as their telltale logo the six point star, an amalgamation of the brewer’s hexagram and the nautical star, an homage to both their brewing brethren as well as the once thriving port they call home. But behind the monstrous green doors is the…

  • SABMiller To Create Sustainable Floating Brewery?

    Jason Sahler
    12 Oct 2010 | 7:45 pm
    SABMiller has announced that in response to global water shortages, they are looking to alternative brewing and methods and in one idea they hope to create a mobile brewing ship. Now I know this is something only the Big Boys can do, we aren’t going to see flotillas of craft brewery’s bound together in giant floating brewing communities, mass migrating with the seasons, pumping out delicious beer from the far reaches of the world, in some odd brewing waterworld utopia…. Sorry, got a little distracted, but it is cool as hell none the less. Can’t wait to see how this…
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  • A Celebration of Dark Beers at Petrol Station

    Steve
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:51 am
    In celebration of Stouts and Ports, the Petrol Station is once again hosting a "Once you go black, you never go back" celebration on Saturday, January 28th. So far, they've announced on their Facebook page the following beers will be available during the event: Stone - 15 th anniversary double black ipa Stone - IRS Avery - Mephistopheles Great Divide - Belgian Yeti Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter Rogue - Double Chocolate Rahr - Barrel-aged Winter Warmer Buffalo Bayou Brewing co - Imperial Gingerbread Stout In addition to the above beers (and probably others that haven't been mentioned yet)…

  • Open The Taps Fundraiser at Southern Star Brewing

    Steve
    19 Jan 2012 | 7:54 pm
    Open The Taps (a grassroots organization dedicated to changing Texas beer laws and regulations) is holding their first fundraiser of 2012 on Sunday, February 12th from 2pm ~ 5pm at Southern Star Brewing in Conroe. Only 100 Tickets are being sold for the event which will be available for purchase online to current members of the Open The Tap organization starting on Friday, January 20th.  Any remaining tickets will then be released for sale to the general public over the weekend. Tickets are $30 each or 2 for $50 (when purchased together) which will get you the following: • A brewery…

  • Independence Brewing Wins National Award

    Steve
    14 Jan 2012 | 9:56 am
    Independence Brewing of Austin, TX received a 2012 Good Food Award for their Convict Hill Stout at an awards ceremony that took place in San Fransisco last night.  The Good Food Awards, now in its second year, grants awards to outstanding American food producers and the farmers who provide their ingredients in such categories as beer, charcuterie and spirits. The Good Food Awards seal, found on winning products, assures consumers they have found something exceptionally delicious that also supports sustainability and social good. Selected from over 900 entries, Independence was the only…

  • January Glass Nights at the Ginger Man

    Steve
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:03 pm
    The Ginger Man has released their list of Glass Nights for the month of January (sorry, late on posting this and missed the first two already, too busy drinking beer and not posting about it): 18th - Magic Hat frosted glasses 25th - Rahr mugs The glasses are available starting at 6:00pm and only one glass per person with purchase of the beer of the day. As always, the glasses are subject to change and only available while supplies last.Copyright © 2011 AllGoodBeer.com - All rights reserved

  • Jester King Issues Bottle Recall

    Steve
    27 Dec 2011 | 9:06 am
    Jester King Craft Brewery has issued a recall on bottles of their Commercial Suicide and urges anyone who purchased a bottle to return it to the retailer or directly to the brewery. From their press release: A few weeks ago, we posted about an issue with Commercial Suicide bottles continuing to ferment beyond the projected finishing point, and becoming overcarbonated as a result. At the time, we did not feel that the issue warranted a full recall, but with extended cold storage, the bottle fermentation would cease and the excess CO2 that resulted from it would most likely get reabsorbed into…
 
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  • Episode 33: Boom Island

    Mike VanDelinder
    14 Jan 2012 | 7:56 pm
    One morning while reading The Heavy Table, Shawn learned about one of Minnesota’s newest breweries, Boom Island Brewing Company. The biggest difference between Boom Island and many other breweries that have hit the news recently, is that Boom Island was already putting its beer up for sale. I attended a quick tasting at The Four Firkins in Saint Louis Park, where I grabbed two of the first bottles released. Boom Island Brewing is Belgian-inspired brewery, based in Minneapolis. The story of Kevin Welch, brewer, is one of a homebrewer’s dream. What could turn out to be Boom…

  • Happy Hour 15: Kentucky Breakfast Stout

    Mike VanDelinder
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:42 pm
    We’ve reached into the archives to release a “lost” episode of The Happy Hour. Back in 2010, Jason and Mike were lucky enough to receive a bottle of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout. This annually released beer shouldn’t be considered a simple oaked version of Founders Breakfast Stout, but is a wholly different beer. Kentucky Breakfast Stout is a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout brewed with coffee and chocolate. It’s tempting to draw parallels between KBS and Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, or more specifically, the Bourbon County Coffee Stout. The beer…

  • REVIEW: Goose Island’s Christmas Ale 2011

    Shawn Horton
    25 Dec 2011 | 4:23 pm
    Specs from Goose Island: ABV: 6.2% Color: Ruby, Chocolate Hop Bitterness (IBU): Changes year to year Malts: Pale Ale, Munich 10, Caramel 20, Caramel 60, Caramel 120 Hops: Change year to year Availability: November – December Serving Suggestions: Preferred Glass: Nonic Food Pairings: Ham, Turkey, Lamb Cheese Pairings: Aged Gouda, Dry Jack Cellaring Notes: Develops in the bottle for up to 5 years The Review Appearance: The body is a deep garnet, with fluffy toasted marshmallow-colored head, which quickly subsides and leaves no lacing. Aroma: The nose is soft, but as the beer warms, the…

  • REVIEW: Goose Island’s Mild Winter

    Shawn Horton
    25 Dec 2011 | 4:01 pm
    Specifications from Goose Island: ABV: 5.6% ABW: 4.4% Color: Toffee Brown Hop Bitterness (IBU): 20 OG: 14.0° Plato Malts: 2 Row, Carapils, Dark Chocolate, Roast Barley, Rye Flake Hops: Pilgrim, Centennial, Tettnang Availability: December – March Serving Suggestions: Preferred Glass: Willi Food Pairings: Beef, Stews, Sausages Cheese Pairings: Gruyere, Fontina Cellaring Notes: Enjoy within 180 days The Review Appearance: The body is a ruby to toffee brown. The head is fluffy white, and as it subsides, it laces the glass. I poured into a Saison Dupont glass, the only example of a willi…

  • Brewing with Wild Rice

    Mike VanDelinder
    17 Dec 2011 | 4:44 pm
    Much of my excitement for homebrew derives from drawing inspiration from my surroundings. Fall in Minnesota is one of my favorite experiences, and sadly, Fall will be coming to a close in the coming weeks. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate its passing with a beer. Wild Rice in Minnesota is a grain typically harvested in September. Truth be told, Wild Rice is not actually rice but a water-grass seed.1 The techniques for harvesting wild rice have remained unchanged for centuries. Two people will occupy a canoe in which one, the “poler”, pushes the canoe…
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  • Surly Brewing Abrasive Ale Snifter

    Beer Blogger
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 am
    Surly Brewing Abrasive Ale Snifter - CraftBeerTime.com Winter is here if by definition rather than weather and that means Surly Abrasive has returned.  I popped a can fresh from the brewery, canned earlier that same day.  About as fresh as you can get this big double IPA.  Into a snifter it goes to let that beautiful hop aroma breath.  Wonderful notes of fresh citrus with a warm malt sweetness in the mix too.  I could drink this one all year.  Grab yourself a 4-pack and enjoy this warm winter we’re having with a couple delicious craft brews.

  • Turducken

    Beer Blogger
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 am
    Turducken - CraftBeerTime.com Aaaah the turducken.  What a wondrous animal.  Well not really an animal but rather 3.  Take a turkey, stuff it with a duck, then stuff that with a chicken or a hen and you have a turducken.  Recently Grumpy’s NE cooked up their free traditional Friday food for their customers and made an awesome turducken.  Cooked on the grill out back and covered in a pound of thick-cut bacon from up north, we sat enjoying cask Bell’s Two Hearted while we waited for the the food to finish (I also enjoyed a glass of Surly Darkness which was still on tap from the…

  • American Brews Disc Bottle Opener Necklaces

    Beer Blogger
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    American Brews Disc Bottle Opener Necklaces - CraftBeerTime.com Looking for something special for that special lady or yourself?  Necklaces are nice but how about one that’s functional too?  How about one that helps you get that bottle of your favorite craft beer open?  These American brews bottle opener necklaces not only help you get to the contents of your bottle, they also feature a map of the home of eleven different American craft breweries.  Classy, functional, and unique.  A nice combo. The breweries featured are: Brooklyn, NY birthplace of Brooklyn Brewery Hood River, OR…

  • Town Hall Brewery Elves’ Elixir 2011

    Beer Blogger
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    Town Hall Brewery Elves’ Elixir 2011 - CraftBeerTime.com Released at their annual Festivus party, Town Hall Brewery’s Elves’ Elixir is a new recipe every time.  This year’s brew is a hybrid American/Belgian IPA.  Brewed by Town Hall brewer Adam, this beer uses a classic Belgian yeast and malt profile while being hopped like an American IPA using 6 different hop varieties.  Weighing in at 8.5% ABV it’s packs a nice punch although the alcohol isn’t apparent in the aroma or flavor.  This brew stays very drinkable with a great hoppy aroma and flavor along…

  • Town Hall Brewery Sun Thief Pale

    Beer Blogger
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    Town Hall Brewery Sun Thief Pale - CraftBeerTime.com Winter time brings less sunlight for our part of the world.  Shorter days, longer nights.  That brings the naming inspiration for the Town Hall Brewery Sun Thief Pale.  A pale ale to get us through the shortest days of winter, hopped with Williamettes and Cascades.  A nice hoppy brew with plenty of nice hop aroma and flavor that’s very drinkable at 5.9% ABV.  In typical Town Hall pale ale fashion, this brew is nicely balanced and showcases the hops while not overpowering the malt that provides a nice light sweetness.  It was on…
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  • A thought for the brewers and people of Christchurch

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    When I was a young lad of 18 years of age I packed my bags and travelled from the North Island of New Zealand to the city of Christchurch in the South to begin my university education. The move to Christchurch was a no brainer for me – I had lots of family who lived in the “Garden City” and I had been there many times before, always leaving with fond memories. Christchurch is a very special city with significant character – it is the New Zealand city that most closely resembles Melbourne with old stone buildings, a tram line and a beautiful river, the Avon. The city also has a number…

  • We’re in the Sun Herald Christmas Gift Guide

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    Thanks to Sun Herald for including us in their Christmas Gift Guide for Men! Sign up a lucky recipient to our Beer Club here.

  • Carlton Draught hits slow mo

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    Australia’s alcohol advertising regulations are strict, as a result advertisers continually look for new ways to promote the brand – albeit without specifically promoting the product! Check out Cartlon Draught’s latest ad – the slow mo…and a few other old classics.....

  • Shady Lady giveaway

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    We have a fabulous four pack of Shady Lady to give away! With its unique rose infusion, Shady Lady evokes a lush and mysterious parfum. The palate is awakened by a delicate beer flavour with a slightly bitter tang and a exotic rose afterglow. No preservatives, no artificial flavours.Shady Lady beer Shady Lady can be bought from Beer Cartel online or at our Bottleshop: Beer Cartel, Unit 9, 87 Reserve Road Artarmon To be in the running to win you simply have to: 1. Head to our Facebook photo…

  • 8 Great Uses for Beer

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    Lately when I have been shopping I’ve noticed the magic of “all in one” products that claim to do multiple actions in one go. My most recent experience was when I went grocery shopping to buy the latest dishwasher tablets. Normally I’ll always reach for the standard 8 in 1 Powerball but this time I found a new tablet that claims to do 10 actions in 1 tablet! This was fantastic and an absolute no brainer – Despite my limited knowledge of what either tablet does apart from wash I could now get 10 (things!?!) done with my new dish washing tablet compared to my traditional 8 – what…
 
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  • Sierra Nevada expected to announce Western NC expansion this week

    Win Bassett
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:24 am
    The Times-News, the daily newspaper of North Carolina’s Henderson, Polk and Transylvania Counties, reports that Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. officials “are expected to announce this week [that] they have chosen Western North Carolina for the company’s much-publicized East Coast expansion.” The Chico, CA-based brewery ”is expected to build its new facility at Ferncliff Industrial Park in Mills River.” The property—which was annexed by the town in 2009 after landowner Vaughn Fitzgerald requested that 220 of his family’s acres be rezoned for an…

  • reCAP: NC beer enthusiasts help clear the cellar for Spanky’s/ncbrewing.org

    Win Bassett
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:01 am
    On Friday, January 20, 2012, Spanky’s Restaurant & Bar in Chapel Hill, NC, in collaboration with ncbrewing.org, held a cellar-clearing event that featured rare, one-off and limited-release beers from North Carolina breweries. Gavin Toth, floor/bar manager and resident beer enthusiast at Spanky’s, deemed the gathering of North Carolina beer enthusiasts “a huge success.” With over 400 pints of North Carolina beer sold, which includes half-pints sales as well, Toth noted that the restaurant had ”one of the best nights in beer sales overall,…which is pretty…

  • Q & A: Olde Hickory’s Steven Lyerly on his newest bottled beer, Eiraphiotes

    Win Bassett
    18 Jan 2012 | 6:21 am
    Steven Lyerly and Jason Yates founded Olde Hickory Brewery in Hickory, NC, in 1994 on a seven-barrel converted dairy system. Since then, they have been continuously crafting unique, traditional ales and lagers in the western part of the state that have become even more cherished with the brewery’s recent expanded distribution to the Triangle. Olde Hickory announced its latest project, an imperial Pilsner aged in Chardonnay barrels, late last year, and the beer is almost ready. Lyerly carved some time out of his busy brewing schedule to discuss his latest brew with ncbrewing.org.

  • NC-wide viewing and #tweetchat for Drinking Made Easy: Asheville

    Win Bassett
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:09 am
    On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at 8:00 p.m., HDNet will air the latest episode of Drinking Made Easy, a television show about ”traveling the United States to find the best drinks, pubs, bars and distilleries.” In this episode, host Zane Lamprey and his friends visit Asheville, NC, “and try to get to all 9 breweries in one day.” For more information about the filming of the episode and for an interview with Lamprey, see Anne-Fitten Glenn’s (Brewgasm’s) post at the Mountain Xpress. ncbrewing.org is organizing an NC-wide viewing and #tweetchat for the…

  • Mother Earth and Terrapin to host Beer Benefit to raise local restaurant from ashes

    Win Bassett
    17 Jan 2012 | 5:50 am
    On Friday, January 20, 2012, Mother Earth Brewing Co. and Terrapin Beer Co. will host a Beer Benefit at the Mother Earth taproom at 5:00 p.m. in downtown Kinston to raise money for Chef & the Farmer, a local restaurant that recently caught on fire. Trent Mooring, Mother Earth’s co-founder and president, writes in a recent blog post that Chef & the Farmer “suffered a fire in their kitchen during the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 7. Although the fire was quickly contained, this top-notch, award-winning eatery suffered extensive smoke and water damage[] and remains…
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  • Session Black Lager

    justin
    5 Jan 2012 | 5:27 pm
    Nice thin session lager. Tasty, I could drink this all night. I just might!

  • Parabola

    justin
    11 Sep 2011 | 12:32 pm
    Parabola is a VERY Tasty Imperial stout from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.!  Beware though, 12.5% ABV!  Smooth, dark, just wow.

  • Short’s huma lupa licious

    justin
    5 Sep 2011 | 6:36 pm
    Picked my hops last week and expected more from the huma lupa. Very tastey not as strong on the hops. More sweet hop flowers

  • De Dolle Extra Export Stout

    justin
    29 Jan 2011 | 7:43 pm
    It is finished!  This is my final night of the project!!!  I will report in the coming days my observations, top-ten lists and more but tonight is dedicated to the De Dolle Extra Export Stout.  I spent all day resting, trying to get better and tonight I am feeling good.  Not well enough to go to the Forge where this all began with the Hooker Nor’Easter but, well enough to really enjoy a nice stout.  I feel like the ending tonight is a bit anti-climatic.  Just another night drinking another good beer. This stout pours beautifully with a big tan head.  The flavour is complex with…

  • Saison De Dottignies

    justin
    29 Jan 2011 | 7:31 pm
    Ok, so I am more stuffed up than ever, which is a real bummer cause this saison seems amazing but I know I am only experiencing a portion of the flavour and aroma.  I fell in love with saisons this summer and when I saw this one I knew I had to try it.  Brewery De Ranke’s Saison De Dottignies is light, slightly sweet but dry.  It is crisp with a nice grassy hop flavour.  This beer is everything a saison should be.  I will get this one again for sure!  Summer here we come!!!! ★★★★★
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  • Saturdays at The Kernel Brewery in London

    Chris
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:26 am
    The Kernel Brewery is a very good brewery in London.  I first tasted their beer at the Euston Tap, where I had their delightful Centennial/Citra Pale Ale.  It’s hard to find particularly inventive brewers in London, but Kernel makes fantastic strong IPAs and dark beers.  I like them a lot. Recently, The Kernel started having open houses on Saturday at their Maltby Street location in Bermondsey, London.  Their brewery is conveniently located along the Maltby Street market. Be warned, it’s incredibly hipstery at this market, so much so there’s a shop selling only vintage…

  • Coal Harbour Brewing starting up in Vancouver?

    Chris
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:23 pm
    I heard about Coal Harbour Brewing a few years ago and was very curious as to what they might become.  Turns out they’ve been working away at starting up a new craft brewery in Vancouver and they are now up and running.  I got this email from their brewer  Kevin Emms: After an excruciating and lengthy setup period, Coal Harbour Brewing is now open for business! We are ready to debut our first round of beers, all ready to be packaged and sold in 58.7 L kegs. We want to be a craft brewery that serves our tastes rather than replicating the styles being brewed by others. With that in…

  • Ensemble Tap

    Erik
    14 Jan 2012 | 3:09 pm
    I’ll admit it, I am a bona fide Food Network geek.  I was quite excited to see local chef Dale Mackay take home the coveted Top Chef Canada award earlier this year, ousting Calgary’s Connie DeSousa and Toronto’s Rob Rossi.  Just prior to claiming victory to one of our nation’s top culinary prizes, Dale opened Ensemble, his first restaurant.  I was eager to visit Ensemble to see for myself how legitimate the judging of this television competition really is. At Ensemble, Dale has created a unique dinning experience – semi-traditional…

  • Brewdog has a pub in London now

    Chris
    11 Jan 2012 | 5:58 pm
    In Camden to be exact, and it’s been there for about a month.  I was really excited when I found out Brewdog opened their first non-Scottish pub in London (4th pub overall) in December.  There are few epic beer bars in London, especially when you consider the scale of London and how much time people spend down the pub.  Brewdog Camden joins Craft and The Euston Tap as beer nerd destinations in Londontown. Erik was around over the holidays, so naturally we hit up Brewdog Camden.  I was very impressed by the look of the place, which is very clean, modern, and on brand.  I was even…

  • Old Yale Brewing is back

    Chris
    1 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    Happy New Year to BC beer geeks, Old Yale Brewing is coming back!  Old Yale was a pretty cool brewery, brewing out of a strip mall in Chilliwack of all places.  Their IPA and Pale Ale were both delightful and I was sad to hear of their demise a couple years ago.  Luckily, some passionate beer people purchased the brewery and are reopening it with the same brewmaster and recipes.  They are also going to be selling their beer in cans, signalling greater ambition this time around.  Here’s the blurb I received: I wanted to let you know that Old yale Brewing co. is back open and…
 
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  • Help make Ballarat better

    Editor
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:53 pm
    The reviews from last week’s Ballarat Beer Festival have been pretty good. Still, the organisers want to make it better and have created a survey to get patron’s feedback on how they can make it even better next year. Are you one of the more than 6000 who went? Let them know what you thought by clicking the banner above. You could win a $100 Ticketek Voucher just by helping to make the festival eve better next year.

  • Craft beer is so hot right now

    Editor
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:36 pm
    Well, as we look back on yesterday’s Australia Day festivities we can say, “what a day beer fans!” The Local Taphouse’s Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers was announced in a rolling and excitement building process yesterday. With the first 90 beers names in batches of ten, the top ten were rolled out one at a time to the tune of Triple J’s Hottest 100 Songs. The winners are listed below, and the Twitter discussion showed that opinions were as varied as the breweries and the beer styles on the list. But, to use a massively overused but still very apt cliché, beer was the winner on the…

  • Hottest 100 Australian beers — the results!

    Editor
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:01 pm
    Thanks to all who voted in the Local Taphouse Hottest 100 for 2012. The results will be released below in blocks of 10, up to the top 10. From there they’ll be released one at a time online, as well as announced live in both Melbourne and Sydney venues, to coincide with the Triple J Hottest 100 top 10. Just refresh the page or press F5 to see the latest. Thanks to the Taphouse for inviting Australian Brews News to be part of the fun. Developed by Andrew Mitchell, hosted by Pretty Clever Consulting.

  • Beer’s back in Ballarat

    James Davidson
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:30 pm
    Ballarat has staked its claim as a hot ticket on the summer festival circuit following the resounding success of its inaugural Beer Festival. The Saturday afternoon event held at Ballarat’s City Oval was supported by a glorious sunny and warm day, perfect for enjoying the many locally produced beers on offer alongside top quality live music.  The ideal conditions brought along a larger crowd than anticipated. More than 3000 tickets were pre-sold, but the size of the walk-up queue was an extra delight for the festival’s organisers. With a capacity of 5000, up to 6000 patrons were rotated…

  • Brisbane’s grand tour of beer

    Aaron Caruana
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:25 pm
    In the not so recent past there has been articles about the decline of and dearth of craft beer in Brisbane. For a time that was true. After the Platform bar gave up on the Craft Beer community there was little left for beer lovers in Brisbane. Recently this has all changed and the craft beer venues scene in Brisbane  is now one of the best in the country. The face of beer in Brisbane is changing Not only are there some great new venues, there is also a great variety of venues. There is something for every beer lover and something that should appeal to all people and help get more people…
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  • Blue Fish Restaurant Teams with Bold City for First Beer Dinner

    mwisdom562
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:30 pm
    On Wednesday, February 8th Bold City Brewery and The Blue Fish Restaurant and Oyster Bar will be holding a beer dinner. In the past, Blue Fish has done several very successful wine dinners. But, this is their first beer dinner. And what a great first outing they have coming with one of Jacksonville’s favorite local breweries. The menu, which looks fantastic, follows: First Course Bold City Killer Whale Cream Ale – not too hoppy, not too malty, light, and refreshing served with succulent mussels Steamed Bold City beer. Second Course Bold City Archie’s Rhino Rye Pale Ale…

  • Sierra Nevada Decides on East Coast Brewery Location

    mwisdom562
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:28 am
    Image via Wikipedia As I mentioned in my article about the future of craft brewing in 2012, Sierra Nevada has been looking for an east coast home for its second brewery. Well, according to the below press release, they have found it and it is Beer City USA, Asheville, NC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICO, Calif. — Jan. 25, 2012 —Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is pleased to announce that it has chosen a site in western North Carolina for the future home of an East Coast brewery. The site, approximately 90 acres in the Henderson County Town of Mills River— along the French Broad River, 12 miles…

  • Jax Brew Bus Shuttling Beer Lovers to Local Breweries

    mwisdom562
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:50 pm
    Often when one door closes another opens. Three college buddies dreamt of owning their own brewery. After drinking the vapid brews put out the monster mega breweries, they had tasted craft beers and wanted to be a part of that exploding scene. They began home-brewing, but with capital being so hard to come by in this economy and a lack of extensive brewing knowledge, the three decided a brewery was out of the question. But not long after the brewery door closed, the bus door opened. Yes, the bus door – the Jax Brew Bus door. The three — Josh Carpenter, Mike Maulsby and Glenn Vopper…

  • Kickback’s Expansion Details

    mwisdom562
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:15 am
    The King Street corridor in the Riverside/Avondale has become a real beer destination. With two breweries, Pele’s Wood Fire boasting 50 taps, Kickback’s with 84 taps, European Street, Dahlia’s Pour House opening soon with 50 taps, and at least two other destinations opening soon, if you cannot find a good beer to drink in that area, you are not trying very hard. A few months ago, I wrote about the Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner held at Kickback’s. I also mentioned that during that dinner Steve Flores, the owner of Kickback’s, announced his plans for a new restaurant to the immediate left…

  • Running and Chugging

    mwisdom562
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:54 pm
    Frequently I search the Internet for interesting beer news to relay here on the Springfield Brew Crew Blog. Today, as I searched and aimlessly followed a labyrinth of links into the bowels of the web I came across something that caught my eye. And then, in conjunction with that item, I found another. I’ll detail my second discovery later, but today I am going to tell you about an odd alliance between running and beer. It has long been known that beer is an excellent source of carbohydrates and many athletes will drink a pint after their event to replenish lost energy. Some will even drink…
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