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Merry Christmas
Just wanted to take a short moment before my crazy day to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. I hope you spend time with those you love and get to have some good brews along the way. [...] Read more →
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Bryant Distributing enters into agreement to sell assets to Heidelberg Distributing.
In beer wholesaler news, Bryant has been sold to Heidelberg. Both are family-owned companies, and I favor such things. All the best to the Carpenters during the transition. The following has been edited only to remove phone numbers.---March 13, 20... [...] Read more →
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OLYMPIC TEAM: Well that was a shame!
Unfortunately our 4 wins out of 5 races today was not quite enough to put us through to the gold fleet. We ended up on the same points as Leroy (FRA) and Mulder (NED) however although we beat Leroy in the final race, the tie break did not go our w... [...] Read more →
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Is the beer blog back in action?
Is the beer blog going to be active again? I hope so. The last few years have been very stressful, and I haven't had the time to do this and other things I must. So it's been very intermittent, and many people have stopped e... [...] Read more →
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Stimulus from the World of Wine
We recently asked people to recommend books which weren’t about beer but which could help us better understand beer, prompted by reminders from Knut and Alan that books on other topics do actually exist and can be all the more illuminating for their distance from The Obsession. Gareth, who writes the Beer Advice blog, and [...] [...] Read more →
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Different IPA styles?
Being a huge fan of IPA's, I got a kick out of this rant on the recent emergence of different IPA styles. One would think that "IPA" is the style, but one would be discounting the ingenuity of modern brewers. I'm all for new things, but I'l... [...] Read more →
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Happy Chanukah! Now brew some beer
My wonderful Aunt Jackie posted this on Facebook. I love these types of NPR pieces – simple – a bit light – but still a fun piece. I encourage you to listen to the story and not just read the article. I MUST try eight malty nights one of these days (in Portland of course). Jews and Booze! With Hanukkah [...] [...] Read more →
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Big News From Natian Brewery!
Who wants micro in a can from Portland? We're not waiting for the answer, we're bringing it anyway! Yesterday Natian Brewery showed us a sneak peek on Facebook of something in the works. They announced the release of 16 oz. can... [...] Read more →
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Magnetic Beer
That's the name of the new category I've made up. Yes, I know, it's probably silly, redundant and pointless, but let me explain anyway. Picture this scenario. You go to one of those pubs that has a more or less extensive beer list. Among the day's off... [...] Read more →
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Valentino’s Will Move to A New Location in May
Valentino's is slated to move down the street to 620 South Federal Highway by May, confirms chef owner Giovanni Rocchio. The brand new building is 3200 square feet -- double the size of the ori... [...] Read more →
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Beer Birthday: Knut Albert
Today, it’ also the 52nd birthday of Knut Albert Solem from Oslo, Norway, who has one of the premiere beer blogs in Scandinavia, Knut Albert’s Beer Blog. Though I’ve never met him in person, we have corresponded a time or two through ... [...] Read more →
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A Look Inside Nashville’s 12 South Winter Warmer
On December 10th, 2011, Nashville saw the first Winter Warmer festival in the 12th South neighborhood. The festival featured all stouts, barrel aged stouts, and winter warmers. Hopefully, you’ve seen BSJ’s pics from the event. Don’t miss this video wrap-up of the event. 12th South Winter Warmer Beer Festival from stumblingtowardsgreatness on Vimeo.… Read the rest [...] Read more →
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Review: The Woman in Black
James Watkins's old-fashioned ghost story After 10 years battling supernatural creatures, you'd think Harry Potter would be better equipped to deal with the paranormal pests he faces in James Watkins's old-fashioned ghost story. [...] Read more →
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The Utah Beer Challenge
Since it's all about "brackets" right now and there's nothing else to write about, I thought it'd be fun to have a little informal, local beer competition. The rules are simple. Two days to vote in each single elimination round. The beers have been pai... [...] Read more →
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Mild Magic – missing marvels?
Quick bleg for Manc and Stopfordian readers, and anyone else doing MM in particular: where am I missing? I’ve only got a few spaces left to fill in – are there any absolutely stunning pubs I’ve missed out? I’ve been to… All Saints, Alti, Broadheath, Chorlton, Chorlton Green, Didsbury, Didsbury West, Fallowfield, Heaton Norris E, [...] [...] Read more →
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What is the most you have ever paid for a bottle of beer?
$10-$20 - 31% $21-$30 - 30% $31-$40 - 12% $41-$60 - 10% < $10 - 5% $100+ - 5% $61-$99 - 4% I'd be interested to hear what people's most expensive bottle was (and was it worth it?). Mine was a ~$65 magnum of BFM Abbaye de Bon Chien Grand Cru, althou... [...] Read more →
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Le migliori 30 labels (per quest’anno …)
… ma non necessariamente tutte di quest’anno “sociale”. Al cominciare del nuovo anno si è soliti, spesso, ricominciare facendo un resumeè del passato, tanto per fare il punto su come sono andate le cose. Non avevo voglia di fare la classifica/riassunto di ciò che ho bevuto, di ciò che mi è piaciuto e di quello [...] [...] Read more →
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White Labs opens tasting room
White Labs, a yeast and fermentation supplies company, has opened of a tasting room at its San Diego headquarters. White Labs Brewing Co. held a “quiet opening” of its tasting room on March 22. A full grand opening, with expanded hours, is scheduled in June. The White Labs Tasting Room, located at 9495 Candida St., offers [...] [...] Read more →
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Long Trail Pollenator
I had this beer yesterday at McFadden’s in Citizen’s Bank Park. I was there to attend the Phillies On Deck program, which meant that I got to meet a bunch of the Phillies and watch a Q&A with Papelbon, Lee, Howard and Thome. I was literally 20 feet from Cliff Lee. It was absolutely amazing! [...] [...] Read more →
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