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Very Harry Knuckle

This past Friday I brewed my house rye beer.  The beer is named harry knuckle in honor of the lost hair on the knuckles of my harry friend Mitch’s.  The first time we brewed he didnt have the  common sense brewing experience to know that you s… [...]

If I Owned A Brewery Part 1 – The Name

My brewery’s name would be based on one of two criteria. It would either be named after me or it would be named after its location.It seems a modern phenomenon to give a brewery a ‘joke’ name or something totally irrelevant to anything in particular. … [...]

Beer Of The Month – March 2009

The beer I probably drink the most of at home is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. It’s easily attainable; cheap and tasty. In addition it’s as consistent as you’d like a bottled beer to be. It was the only bottled beer I drank in March which was above averag… [...]

Wine statistics

The Wine Market Council has released its very thorough study on wine consuption. The wine industry is going to have significantly less problems surviving this economic downturn than most other “luxury” industries, mainly because of the hug… [...]

Mission to Mars

Three beer podcasts come together for one big show. [...]

The Shack

Typically traveling the freeways of Sacramento during weekday rush hours is a slow and painful proposition and last Thursday was certainly no exception. So naturally I did what any responsible beer enthusiast would do in that situation…..I found a go… [...]

Cinco De Mayo

The perfect marriage of Beer and Marketing, the Beer Pimp’s 2 favorite things. A holiday created to market, sell and consume beer.Capitalistic genuis. Pure PIMP on a corporate scale.Love it or hate it, it don’t matter because it will happen anyway. B… [...]

LAZLO

Pimps have long days. And Beer Pimps are no exception. At the end of the day we either pimped or got pimped. And after a day of pimpin Lazlo is the spot. Quiet, cool and the perfect place to end the day and start the night. Knob Creek straight and… [...]

Chimay – Triple

Siguiendo con los grandes clásicos, hoy hablamos de cerveza trapense, aun que muchos lectores consideren a estas cervezas como obligatorias y hasta comunes, la verdad es que, en nuestro medio no las conocemos tanto ni suelen ser referencia de lo que e… [...]

Bad Brew Days

I have had some bad brew days before.  Things like stuck mashes or extended days of being covered in boiling mash, but I can honestly say Ive never done it with 6 bbls of hot mess. [...]

The Bruery @ 11 Months

I just wanted to send out a big congratulations to the Bruery for nearly making it to 1 year.  I have not had the pleasure of tasting any of Patrick’s beers yet, however the man is truly an inspired brewer.  If you want to hear about some of th… [...]

Northants POTY

The Northamptonshire CAMRA pub of the year has just been declared. The winner is The Coach & Horses in Oxford Street, Wellingborough.I’m pleased for this pub which beat far more well known freehouses The Malt Shovel, Northampton and The Alexandra … [...]

31 Flavors for March

I fell a little short in March, but because of the 5 extra carried over from January, I am still up-to-date on my goal of trying 365 new beers this year. 90 days so far (through March 31) and 90 new beers (or this year’s version of a previously-tried … [...]

Remarks on the Tasting of the Ballantine Burton Ale…

were posted over at my other blog, on March 25. Because of my work schedule, I don’t have time, right now to post it here, though I may try sometime soon. So, for the time being, skip on over there for my thoughts on this historic brew. [...]

My Liverpool Crawl

The one thing that struck home whilst walking around Liverpool on Monday was how many quality pubs there are within a short walk. I did five pubs before dinner, then headed in the other direction after dinner and did two more. I’m a bit of a lightwei… [...]

Watermelon Wheat Recipe

Last year I decided to make a go at brewing a summer wheat beer with fruit.  There seems to be a lot of interest in the 21st Amendment’s Watermelon wheat so I thought I would that recipe as a basis for my recipe. Sean O’Sullivan, the brewmaster at… [...]

Pianeta Birra 2009: interviste integrali Unionbirrai

Pianeta Birra, ultimi approfondimenti. In queste puntate troverete le interviste integrali riguardanti Unionbirrai. Si inizia con l’intervista al prof. Franco Sangiorgi, presente in …Leggi ancora | Pubblicato da T0NY | Commenti   &nbs… [...]

Remembering Joe Murphy 2009

Joe Murphy was a talented podcaster and inspiring human being who passed all too soon from the planet. Here’s a show where two mutual friends (and friends of SoB) Jack Mangan and Tee Morris remember his legacy. Raise a root … Continue reading [...]

Baby Brew

So Instead of doing cigars to announce my upcoming son’s birth, I have decided to brew 20 gallons of beer and hand them out instead. It is going to be a Belgian style white beer and I plan to use some Satsuma peels from Breaux Bridge in December. [...]