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Once upon a time we had a bar in our town nicknamed The Zoo. It was so called not only because of the plate glass window along the front of the bar where habitual drinkers sat and stared out moodily at passers-by, but also because of the behaviour of t… [...]
The 2009 St. Pauli Girl, Katarina Van Derham will be in SF and escorted by the Beer PimpOctober 8th, 2009Special events and ice cold St. Pauli Girl. 6:30-7pm Jillians – Poster signing and photos with consumers101 4th Street, San Franc… [...]
With Oktoberfest festivities coming to an end this week, Boston beer lovers have got something great to look forward to: The Return of the Belgian Beer Fest, hosted by BeerAdvocate on October 16th and 17th. Two days of Belgian and Belgian-inspired beer… [...]
The weizen, or Weissbier variety of beers were originally served at Oktoberfest – when the festival was still in October. A little higher in ABV than the Marzen, they were meant to warm the drinkers. The Wiesen Edel Weisse from Georg Schneider is a … [...]
Il DJ RikyRany dal suo blog ha parlato di noi! [...]
Sorry for the delay in getting the wrap-up posted. Thanks to everyone who participated this month. I have to apologize because I kind of picked this topic at the last minute without realizing it had been covered in the Session previously. But, I tri… [...]
Last night was our first brewing night in a couple of weeks and our last for a couple of weeks. Between some conflicts and travel plans, getting four of us together at once gets to be difficult sometimes.Regardless, last night was productive. Joe brewe… [...]
Nogne IPA (d) Lake Placid Ubu Ale, NY (b) Sigtuna Black October (d) Bruton Lilith (b) Rogue Brutal Bitter (d) Teerenpeli Hippaheikki Bitter (d) Lakefront IPA, WI (b) (NEW from Galatea) Flyging Dog Gonzo Special Hops Imperial Sto… [...]
For many people, craft beer is a luxury. For others, it’s a necessity!! For me, it’s both! It’s a reward for long day at work, or a great workout or race one weekend. It’s also the only option for me because when I want to reward myself, I want somethi… [...]
This is just a reminder that tomorrow is Fermentation Friday. I will be doing my post tomorrow at some point. Please either post a link to your blog or email me your post tomorrow. I’ll try and get a wrap up posted by the end of t… [...]
(photo courtesy of Uncle Crappy) Beers: Victory Festbier, Dogfish Head Punkin, Brewdog Punk IPA, Troegs Java Head Stout Listen Now! or Download audio (32.7MB – mp3 format – run time 71:23) Show Notes Welcome to Craft Beer School at the Thea… [...]
Was just thinking what an incredible week for beer this is. The Great American Beer Festival is kicking off, Oktoberfest is in full swing, and tomorrow is the 250th Anniversary of Guinness signing the lease on the St. James Gate Brewery. Sadly I am n… [...]
Einbeck, Germany, its citizen brewers, and the resulting Einbecker Brewery are responsible for the creation of the Bock style of beers. This beer, the Einbecker Mai-Urbock, is insanely good. Martin Luther himself, in 1521, said “The best drink known… [...]
I wrote recently about my following a new blog called Blagger. Reading the blog has inspired me to broaden my skills in the kitchen. I already make a mean tomato chutney, and a decent loaf of bread. But what of brewing? What can I do when I am not on t… [...]
A colleague of mine is a little bit of a foodie and she subscribes to a few different food magazines. One of these is called Saveur. It’s very similar to Beer Advocate, but it’s about food. It’s a really nice magazine. One… [...]
A generation or so ago, if you had mentioned The Waggon at Eighton Banks, near Gateshead, people would have thought you meant a railway truck. For this area was once one of the hubs of the thriving North-East coal industry, employing hundreds of men an… [...]
If you couldn’t make it to the Slunce ve skle beer festival last Saturday in Plzeň, here’s a YouTube video from the day. In a word: Awesome. Above all, the one-day fest in Plzeň bears witness to the new diversity of the Czech craft beer scene. Two years ago, if you’d told me that at a [...] [...]
Qualche frequentatore del mio blog, stuzzicato dai miei post e interessato ad assaggiare nuove birre, mi ha chiesto di scrivere dove bere buona birra artigianale a Milano. Ho quindi deciso di fare una veloce carrellata sui posti che necessariamente bis… [...]
1. Gotland Bryggeri Sitting Bull Dog IPA 2. Butte Creek Brewing Organic IPA 3. Butte Creek Brewing Organic Pale Ale 4. Nils Oscar God Ale (NEW) 5. Brouwerij De Molen Bloed Zweet & Trancen 6. Sigtuna Brygghus IPA 7. Sigtuna Brygghus Red Ale (a… [...]
Hi, seems I have been located in a very warm place (under the spotlights) at Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival and the OT VIP corner. Tricky to report any big details, anyway the top things right now include; 1. The Brewdog booth where they served … [...]
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Unfiltered Urquell time
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Weyerbacher Tango
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Goose Island’s 2012 Juliet Bottled
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