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Monks’ Ale update

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in northern New Mexico wants to start a small brewery so it can take over the Monks’ Ale label now held by a Pecos monastery. The Santa Fe New Mexican has the slightly confusing story. Here are the key elements: – Originally Christ of the Desert and the Pecos [...] [...]

Slaget om Nørrebro på Kiin Kiin 26/8-2009!!!

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Euroman on Drink Your Sorrows Away

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Episode 085 – Quilmes Cerveza

An adjunct, mass produced lager from Argentina, Quilmes began with a German immigrant in 1888, and is now the largest and most popular beer in Argentina, even supporting the national football (soccer) team. Even though they’re now internationally ow… [...]

Struise Black Albert Imperial Stout

Aroma is chocolate, coffee, and syrup. roasted malted barley, wood, and sweetness. Completely opaque, dark with a tan long lasting head. Crisp, very sour, syrup, striking flavor. Interesting and wonderful, very different. Alcohol is exquisitely hidden…. [...]

Fermentation Friday wrap up – CTRL+C

Thanks to all the folks who showed up on Friday to pitch their tales of beer forgery, counterfeit and deceit. Feel free to add plagiarism to your list of vices as you thieve from the collection of recipes this month’s roundup has yielded:M. Randolph at… [...]

What’s in a Name?

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Episode 084 – Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout

The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery in Farmville, NC, named for the founder's love for philosophy and visual tricks, turns out a Milk Stout – one in a line of their self-proclaimed speciality, dark beers. To an odd contrary, their Milk Stout is actua… [...]

Great Divide 15th Anniversary DIPA

Image via Wikipedia Smoky, beefy aroma. Clear, brilliant deep amber color under a tan head. Flavor is oak, bitterness, and smoke. Texture is crisp, thick, and warming. Some sourness. Overall, exactly as the label conveys. Cheers to Great Divide…. [...]

Another IPA with Erick

Today I helped Erick make an extract IPA. We started with 1 lb Crystal 60°L and some leftover Belgian aromatic malt, crushed with a rolling pin and steeped for 30 min.Once that was sparged, we boiled and added 3 lbs. XLDME and 4 lbs LME.1 oz. Phoe… [...]

Trappistes Rochefort 8 Review

I took a trip to Julio’s Liquor’s, aka the candy store, and made the decision to get some beers I had wanted to try, but have yet to. The first of these beers is Trappistes Rochefort 8 from the Brasserie de Rochefort (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rém… [...]

And Now for Something Completely Different…

The Drudgery had come to an end. It was Saturday and I had just gotten home from work. I didn’t work hard, but I was at work on a Saturday. I know, a LOT of people work on Saturdays, especially those that work at watering holes, and work much harder… [...]

The Lone Star Flat Top and the P-38

[Not the fighter plane, but the military can-opener.]Here is another can I picked up at our recent brewery collectibles show at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a Lone Star “soft top” from the early 1960s. The soft top was a step along the way towards the pull-… [...]

Mikkeller Not Just Another Wit

Pale yellow body under a bright white, sticky head with strong lacing. Aroma is faint, but enticing, banana, cloves, wheat, pepper. Flavor is cinnamon, banana, arugula, and peppercorns. Texture is dry, crisp, active, and lightly biting. Overall, a gr… [...]

236 Beers in 213 Days…

in the “365 beers for 2009″ project.Today’s addition was Caldera Ashland Amber, from Oregon, which I picked up while in Oklahoma.Maybe sometime soon I will add the year-to-date list.I may have one more for the evening. [...]

Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

Originally published on Published on: Sep 6, 2008 @ 2:55 ABV: 21 % Calories: estimated at 300 C Volume: 12 fl oz Glass: Trappist Purchased at: Circle Liquors Super Saver, Pennington, NJ Price: $8.99 Consumed at: home Former Impression: Wow. Knocks you over. 0-60 in 3 sips. The aroma fills the room with flowery hops. [...] [...]

Can Close-Up – Falstaff 11 oz.

I have to admit I have been remiss about actual beer can blogging, lately. So I decided to blog about a couple of cans I picked up at our recent show at the Atlanta Motor Speedway (last Friday/Saturday).The white flat top can pictured is from the late … [...]

Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA

Deep copper body under a yellowish head that hangs on. Great lace. Sweet flavors and very bitter finish. Cherry, mint, cilantro, citrus, and lime. Layered, complex flavors. Delicious and intense. [...]

The circle of life — in beer

There’s a circular form to everything. Like in politics, there’s left and there’s right. But you can be so far left you end up kinda Nazi-right … or you can be so Libertarian-right that you end up kinda leftie.Same thing happens in the stupid-smart c… [...]

Wexford Irish Cream Ale

Wexford Irish Cream AleCream AleGreene King/Morland Brewery5% ABVGrade: B+Poured from nitro-can into an imperial pint glass. Comes out a thick, rich foam that takes a good 10 seconds to start breaking down. As the foam settles you see a beautiful casca… [...]