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As mentioned below, at the end of the judging process for BrewNZ all the stewards were allowed to take some beer as a reward. Below is a pic of the bottles I got:The beers in the picture are (in a rough order of back to front, left to right):Pelican Br… [...]
For those of you who visit the site, you may have noticed a freshening up around here. I decided to do a slight redesign that was spurred on by the failure of my old Google Calendar gadget. Other than the cosmetic changes, I added links to Asheville … [...]
Well, not really a whole crop of hops. More like a dozen hop cones on my Nugget Hops. But I am optimistic for next year! I planted new rhizomes this year in a couple different places in my yard. In the spring I planted 2 Cascade… [...]
Short post. Tonight I made my first ever 10 gallon all grain. It was a simple saison recipe that I scaled up from a 5 gallon recipe that I did a month ago. The first batch of saison that I made on July 28 was kegged up two weeks ago and served at a par… [...]
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Cape May Brewing Co at Good Night Irenes
When it rains it pours right. Both Ryan from Cape May Brewing Co and Joanna from Good Night Irene’s sent me info about this pretty cool event. Looks like Cape May Brewing is expanding out of Cape May and moving up north to Wildwood. Good Night Irene’s is tapping, on January 26, IPA and Hefeweizen to [...] [...] Read more →
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Entries closing 2012 Sydney Royal Beer Competition
Entries are about to close for the 2012 Sydney Royal Beer Competition. Entries have been extended to all brewers until Friday 16 December 2011. The Sydney Royal Fine Food Show showcases Australia’s finest produce, rewarding the best of the best with ... [...] Read more →
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The 2nd annual winter brew challenge: Eight solstice suds tested
As the mercury drops and the cold nights get longer, beer drinkers across the land reach for rich and hearty brews to warm the soul. Breweries everywhere, of course, realize this and release their cold-weather winter offerings, usually called Winter Wa... [...] Read more →
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Why any business with disaster scenario potential must use Twitter and Facebook
(above: Knownhost drops a substantial deuce on concerned customers / Flickr courtesy of photoratphotography) Knownhost is a technology company. Knownhost is a provider of webhosting services and a company with, what I’ve gathered, a pretty solid reputation. It is the reason I am using them for a couple of my websites. Support has generally always [...] [...] Read more →
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The Week in Beer: Chase the Winter Blues with a Good Brew or Two
Saturday's Winter Warriors promises to be a little tamer than last year's.Even a relatively mild winter can produce the blahs, but even a relatively mild craft beer can lift one’s soul out of the doldrums. How much better, then, that we have so many ... [...] Read more →
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TAP Beer of the Week: Ailsa Amber Ale
 Ailsa Amber Ale is currently available in only one place in the world, and I’m lucky enough to be here--at the Turnberry Resort in southwest Scotland. The beer is named after the Ailsa golf course, easily among the world’s most enchanting as it plays along the Ayrshire coast. In most recent memorable memory, it was the scene of the 2009 Open Championship, when Tom Watson almost turned back time, only to fall short at the ... [...] Read more →
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Albuquerque Beer Scene 2012-02-11 08:19:00
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The Kernel Brewery Nelson Sauvin Pale Ale
On to the final ale for review this weekend. This time we have another selection from The Kernel Brewery, namely their single hop Nelson Sauvin Pale Ale.Nelson Sauvin Pale Ale is bottle-conditioned, 5.3% ABV and pours hazy gold with a small short-lived... [...] Read more →
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9 usos surpreendentes para cerveja!
Muita gente acha que cerveja serve apenas para beber, mas esse líquido sagrado tem muitas outras utilidades que as pessoas nem imaginam. Se você está com pena de jogar aquela cerveja fora, seja por estar vencida ou perdeu o gás, …
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Oregon Beer News, 05/10/2012
Here’s the news in beer from around Oregon for Thursday, the 10th of May. As usual I’ll be updating this post periodically throughout the day, so check back often for the latest news. If you have news you’d like to share, please conta... [...] Read more →
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Caldera IPA
Beer sellers: Beermongers ABV: 6.1% Origin: Ashland, Oregon, USA Website: www.calderabrewing.com Caldera IPA Of all the taboos that craft brewers in the United States have systematically busted, the notion of craft beer in a can is arguably one of the most challenging. It certainly was to me. I listened with some incredulity when the charming Garrett Marrero of Hawaii brewery [...] [...] Read more →
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Happenings at Pratt Street Ale House
It seems every time we turn around, Pratt Street Ale House's Steve Jones is announcing another new beer release or collaboration project. This time, it's Burial at Sea, a new joint project with DC Brau. As Steve reports in his blog at the P... [...] Read more →
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Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout: Finally Epic Lives Up To Their Name
This was one of the best beers I’ve had from Epic Brewing. I’ve had a few others, and was less than impressed, but they have completely redeemed themselves with their Exponential Series Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout. This was a beautiful beer. It poured a thick inky black with a relatively thin and lightly colored [...] [...] Read more →
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Three Floyds Dark Lord Day 2012 Ticket Information
(Munster, IN) - Three Floyds has information about the ticket sales for their Dark Lord Day 2012 event. The ticket sales start on Saturday, March 17th at Noon Central time. The link for ticket purchases is below. They also have hotel information in the... [...] Read more →
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GOP in Congress reluctant to let go of birth control issue
The GOP continues its campaign against the White House’s contraceptives policy, as Republicans make a strategic pivot from the jobs issues that have dominated voter concerns to amplify a social issue that rallies their base voters. [...] Read more →
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Video Review #68 Unibroue Trois Pistoles
Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale ABV: 9.0% Brewed By: Unibroue, Quebec, Canada http://www.unibroue.com  [...] Read more →
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Lisa M. Morrison: Craft Beers of the Pacific Northwest
Olutkirjahyllyssäni on ollut jo pitkään 15 vuotta sitten ilmestynyt Amerikan mantereen luoteiskolkan panimobaareja esittelevä teos, joka on tietysti nyt vain historiallinen kuriositeetti. Tämä uutuusolutopas ottaa saman alueen tähtäimeen, eli U... [...] Read more →
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Fin de semana movidito en BCN
Un par de actividades que no hay que perderse: Hoy comienza la cuarta edición del salón Barcelona Degusta en el que se presentará la recientemente creada asociación de cerveceros GECAN, siglas del "Gremi d’ Elaboradors de Cervesa Artesana i Natural", además habrá stands de la cervecera Damm y Cerveses Almogàvers. Este domingo día 4 abre sus puertas la renovada Fábrica de Moritz en Barcelona. [...] Read more →
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Double White by Southampton
This is a really odd beer, when i read the name i expected to have a pretty typical wheat beer but this is anything but. Its light and refreshing and has some fruit flavoring but there not really overpowering and really help to enhance the wheat taste. The limon in it almost comes though more [...] [...] Read more →
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The third beer of Christmas
Mordue Headmasters Christmas SermonDeep ruby nectar straight from the conditioning tankNow and then it's always nice to brew something slightly higher gravity. HXS (as its abbreviated) is quite the heavyweight for its 5.2% abv. Deliciously fu... [...] Read more →
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