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1248. Bumper Crop IPA

1248. Bumper Crop IPAJadyn and I had dinner and beers at the CBC on October 28th. They had a new IPA that decided to give a try.An overabundance of hops here at CBC has permitted your local brewers to go a bit hop-wild! Hops are at their best when fre… [...]

Beaver Creek and Colorado Native

Been in a bit of a funk of late – thankfully not for lack of good people around me. There’s just this sort of self-starting internal glumness that settles in now and then, accompanied by a bit of writer’s block (if I may be so bold as to call mys… [...]

The Session #46, An Unexpected Discovery

The Session is a monthly get-together of beer bloggers all posting on a common topic, and yours truly is hosting the next one! The Session was started by Stan Hieronymous and Jay Brooks, and has been around for almost 3 years. It’s produced some great … [...]

Surly Brewing Co.: 2010 Darkness

2010 Darkness Surly Brewing Co. 4811 Dusharme Dr. Brooklyn Center, MN Aroma: (10/12)  The beer was served very cold on tap, and because of that – there isn’t much aroma. After letting it sit … [...]

Third St. Chai – Oh My

Chai is easy to like. Easy to loathe, too. Most people, I would wager, appreciate the mix of spices. The downside? Chai can be awfully sweet. [...]

Episode 49 – Don’t buy my beers

Hindsight is a great thing to have. We only wish Mark had the benefit of it before he chose to ignore the request of the owner of a South African bottle shop from whom he bought these beers. [...]

Dark O’ the Moon Pumpkin Stout from Elysian Brewing

As a rule, I do generally do not include limited rarities on the best of Washington list. I feel that it’s a little cruel to describe a great beer and then say, “doesn’t that sound good? Well…you can’t get it.” Hopefully everyone who was… [...]

Belgian Beer no.348: Bellegems Bruin

Another beer, this time an ancient/ traditional Flemish beer. It’s a brown beer which mixes normal beer ingredients with lambic beer thus creating a distinct taste.Brewed by the Brasserie Bockor at 5.5% a drinkable, nice enough beer.On the Belgian Beer… [...]

Beer Quickie: Does alcohol kill brain cells?

It’s true that at high concentrations, like the nearly 100-percent pure alcohol used in sterilizing solutions, alcohol can indeed kill cells and neurons (and nearly anything else). But given that the blood reaching your brain is only at 0.08 percent… [...]

A blind date with Stella Black

Ab-Inbev’s will officially unveil Stella Black, the new upmarket lager it’s drip-feeding into the on-trade, at a press event tomorrow. I’ve already had a sneak preview tasste of the beer, which is a fuller-bodied and fruitier take on proper Stella, and is made with a grain mix of malted and raw barley with some maize, [...] [...]

Contest – Best Drinking Story

The drinking stories have been submitted and the top 4 have been selected. Now it’s time to vote for your favorite. Head on over to our Contest Page to read the stories and then vote for your favorite. The voting period will be open until Sunday… [...]

Hembryggda julöl av olika karaktär

Inte långt kvar nu…Julölsbryggandet är i full gång. Förra året bryggde jag tre olika men år är det tänkt att bli fem stycken – en lager, en wit, en porter, en mörk maltig ale samt en lättöl av skotsk ale typ. Lagern bryggde jag i början … [...]

Catching Up!!!

What’s up my fellow beer lovers? Haven’t seen you in a while! Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve been fully immersed in the craft beer culture to the point that I’ve been neglecting the blog! Just finished up with the beer bloggers conference in Boulder this weekend and IT WAS A BLAST!!!! Met some [...] [...]

Mandolin Pinot Lacks Music

It sounded good, the Mandolin 2009 pinot noir, with talk about its “bright cherry and raspberry fruit,” with “hints of spice, leather and cedar.” But the wine fell flat, which is the curse of the pinot noir grape. When it’s good, it’s really good. Otherwise, not so much. It wasn’t an outlandish bottle of wine – just [...] [...]

Nominate SIDT for 2010 Podcast Awards

It is that time of year kids! Click on that banner above or go to http://www.podcastawards.com/ Scroll down to “Food & Drink” Type “Should I Drink That?” for the name and use the url http://www.shouldidrinkthat.com/main/ Hit… [...]

Un poco de cifras….

Aquí un trozo de de un interesante artículo relativo al crecimiento de las cervezas a nivel nacional. Curioso notar que del nivel de ventas de cerveza anual, las cervezas “premium” aumentaron de un 11 a un nada despreciable 20%. Notar también que ce… [...]

What women want

Oh good.  Coors is talking about launching another beer to “attract women”.  Details yet to be provided, but the last time they attempted this in 2009, it was pulled before it even hit the bar.  Hardly surprising since they had ultra… [...]

Belgian Beer no.347: Saison Dupont Bio

As promised …Another beer from Brasserie Dupont is the Saison Dupont Bio. Nothing against bio, but just so you know we don’t buy a beer just because it is bio. However they are making their appearance on the market and they taste good. This particula… [...]

1247. Pere Jacques

1247. Pere JacquesBennett had given me several bottles of beer at my defense celebration. This one had been in my fridge sine then, and Jadyn and I split it with dinner on October 24th.Beer Stats:  Brewery: Goose IslandYear: 2009Alcohol: 8.00%Serv… [...]

Cjalsons 2010: proviamo ad abbinarli con la birra

Una raccolta di decine di ricette per lo stesso piatto ( o quasi ). Tante varianti, tanti sapori. Proviamo a mettere in tavola anche qualche birra ? [...]