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The Alehouse in Auburn is pretty darned close to perfect. It’s about halfway between Tahoe and the Bay Area. It’s convenient to the freeway. The food is good but not overpriced. And the beer is good.My only complaint is that it’s maybe too good a place… [...]
2010 was quite the year for me. Lots of ups and downs, turnarounds, and so on. There were some really great changes and happenings, especially towards the end of the year, and I hope to build on those in 2011. I think I see things mor… [...]
My second of four days in San Francisco was just as long and eventful as the first.I woke up Saturday morning at about 8:30, in far less pain than I thought I would be after a long Friday urban hike. I took a quick shower and once again hit the p… [...]
I returned early this morning from Bamberg, where I spent four extremely pleasant, but very cold days enjoying the beery delights of this beautiful Franconian city. In contrast to our visit earlier in the year, where we enjoyed temperatures in the mid… [...]
First Place: White House Sub Shop in Atlantic CitySecond Place: Tony Lukes in South PhillyThird Place: Pudge’s in Blue Bell [...]
First Place: Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in WayneSecond Place: Dock Street Brewery in West PhillyThird Place: Gianfranco Pizza Rustica in Old City [...]
Para terminar (e começar) o ano, uma reflexão bem humorada sobre nós, os cervejeiros. Para beber e rir, não necessariamente nesta mesma ordem. E primeiro, vou começar sobre uma coisa que nunca entendi, e continuo sem entender: porque um cervejeiro… [...]
I’ve got many, many more places to get to in 2011 but be sure to check these award winners out when you get a chance…First Place: TJ’s Restaurant & Drinkery in PaoliSecond Place: The Perky in OaksThird Place: Ortino’s in Schwenksville [...]
Appears a 12″ long, sesame seeded roll with thinly sliced, chopped steak and American cheese melted amongst the pieces. – 3.5The roll appears to be a Sarcone’s roll but I’ve been told that they use Carangi’s rolls. In any case, it’s semi-crunchy o… [...]
We’ll be starting up our regular meetings again in a few weeks; the second Tuesday of each month, as usual. The past several months have seen our meetings turn into more social gatherings with lots of homebrew tastings. They’ve been a lot of fun, for s… [...]
CAAC os desea Feliz Año Nuevo y mucho de beber, comer y dar vueltas al aire… [...]
When I made the Red Rooster for a second time, I had 3 ounces of hops left over from a half pound of Willamette pellets that I bought from Midwest Supplies. I think it was for $6, which is a great deal!I thought about what kind of style of beer I coul… [...]
Oh yeah…that’s right, I maintain a blog. No, I haven’t forgotten about this beautiful piece of work, but I have certainly neglected it. I’ve been busy, what can I say? Well, so what’s new? Hmmm…the maple/oak brown ale was a success (didn’t win any … [...]
There was sad news today when word came that the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy in Wallonia, Belgium, had been hit by a major fire. The Abbey is the home to Trappist monks that produce Rochefort, one of the world’s great beers. According to … [...]
In some ways, the Blue Frog in Fairfield is the opposite of Sudwerk up the road a few miles in Davis. If anything, it’s more convenient to the freeway. And service is great. Like Sudwerk, the food is just what you want from a road trip. No one would ca… [...]
A year ago, I made my resolutions for 2010 as they related to my life and work in the craft beer world. Some evolved and changed as time went on, and some I dropped all together when I realized they were not where I wanted to go with my life.&nbs… [...]
My family — my wife and I and our kids, 14 and 9 — make the 4-hour trip from the Bay Area to Tahoe quite often. Over the years we’ve identified several breweries among the places we’ll stop for a meal going or coming. Our requirements: Good food the … [...]
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Turtle Stone Brewing’s launch party at Old Oar House in Millville
On April 21, our friends Becky and Ben will be cracking open their first beers at The Old Oar House in Millville. Can’t wait to try their beers, well, sit tight, it’s only a few weeks away! The Old Oar House is located at 123 North High Street, Millville. More details to follow! [...] Read more →
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Beer Run Blog 2012-04-05 04:02:00
Good Times with Brewing TV Do you know Brewing TV, the web show filmed by the guys from Northern Brewer homebrew shop in Minnesota? I must admit that, even as much as I try to stay up to date on everything beer, I was only vaguely familiar with it up ... [...] Read more →
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Craft beer billboard hits, the Top 50
Click to enlargeAhead of the Craft Brewers Conference (May 2-5 in San Diego), the Brewers Association has been doing an industry data dump (like this and this). The latest one is the chart at left (we added the background of a new Flying Fish fermenter... [...] Read more →
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[Projective Verse] JODIE MACK – UNSUBSCRIBE (1-4)
Jodie Mack has some great initials. Jon Myers, James/Jahmal Mitchell, even Maggie Jones too. She’s also a wonderful filmmaker. She came through Portland and did a show at Grand Detour a few months back. Now that I live in Chicago, her ghost is all over town (she’s since moved to New Hampshire to teach at [...] [...] Read more →
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Eric’s Irish Red #HomeBrew
When I shared my latest brew day for Stone Soup (see Another batch of Stone Soup), I mentioned that my next batch was going to be Eric's Irish Red.I've made 6 batches of beer called Eric's Red, making it one of the most brewed beers at SheppyBrew bre... [...] Read more →
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Un pò di Italiane… Troll, Scarampola e Beba!
Nel mio primo post dopo la lunga pausa semiforzata riassumo tre delle mie bevute più recenti, tre birre artigianali italiane che qua a Venezia con difficoltà estrema si reperiscono, e che invece sono in vendita tranquillamente nelle loro zone di pr... [...] Read more →
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Mikkeller & BrewDog I Hardcore You
Today I have what is sure to be a fun brew from the always creative Mikkeller and BrewDog. Once again working together to craft beer in BrewDog’s Scotland brewery. This time around things are a bit different, as this is no regular collaborative brew. I Hardcore You is a blend of Mikkellers I Beat yoU, a highly hopped Imperial [...] [...] Read more →
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Gewinnspiel zum Advent: “Don No.1 Impala” der Weißbräu Schwendl
Unser Advents-Gewinnspiel geht in die letzte Runde und am 4. Advent verlosen wir unter allen Teilnehmern eine ganz besondere und einzigartige Bier-Kreation aus Bayern. Wir haben für euch zwei 0,75 Liter Flaschen des neu auf den Biermarkt gebrachte... [...] Read more →
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STORA ÖL – små bryggerier.
I Helgen som var besökte jag Malmö brygghus för festivalen Stora öl små bryggerier som anordnades för första gången. Det var också första gången jag gått på en festival med enbart Svenska bryggerier vilket var mycket trevligt, brygge... [...] Read more →
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Samuel Adams Bonfire Rauchbier
Samuel Adams Bonfire Rauchbier: Again, my delicate palate just isn’t suited to drink these dark beers. My taste buds translated the flavor as burnt coffee. Sad face. [...] Read more →
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Boise police: 19-year-old man charged with felony for trying to bribe officer to avoid underage drinking ticket
Noor A. Oweid is being held in the Ada County Jail on a felony charge of attempted bribery of an officer after Boise police say he tried to offer an…Click to Continue » [...] Read more →
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BeerSweden Advent Beer Calendar 2011 – Dec 20
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Back on track?
This blog started as an experiment for me and seemed not to have a very long life. First of all I am lazy, also English is a hurdle, it doubles the time and halves my forcefulness. I was quite curious to understand how much interest there is abroad about Italian beer scene and I still do not have an answer, the experiment lasted too little and the traffic on the site was still skimpy. Anyway, [...] [...] Read more →
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Why Camden deserve a medal
Camden Town Brewery launched a nitro-keg stout late last year. Although cask-conditioned stout is a great thing, this is a clever move in commercial terms as well as striking a much more effective blow against the ubiquity of Guinness in London’s pubs than cask stout could ever realistically hope to achieve. First, in commercial terms, [...] [...] Read more →
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Esox Bland Lager?
Oululainen kotiolutmestari Esox valmistaa pokkana lagereitakin, aiemmin olen kokeillut mm. pils-tulkintaa. Ironisesti nimetty lager ei tietenkään ole laimea, kuten kysymysmerkkikin vihjaa. Vaahtoa syntyy reilusti, väri on melko tumma, lähinnä vaal... [...] Read more →
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Sydsvanskan.se: It’s Alight best beer in 2008 (in swedish)
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Goose Island Beer Company Sells Out to Anheuser-Busch
Goose Island Beer Company (my ex-favorite brewing company) has sold its commercial brewing operations to Anheuser-Busch for nearly $40 million. I'm sure many of you know already, but I felt compelled to post this for those who haven't heard the news yet. This is very sad news for the craft beer industry. Yet another great craft beer company sells out to BIG BEER! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Read more... [...] Read more →
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Buxton Brewery Moor Top
So onto the next of the Buxton Brewery ales picked up recently at the Chatsworth Farm Shop just down the road from here in Derbyshire. This one is Moor Top, a 3.6% ABV bottle-conditioned pale ale which boasts "dry-hopped with armfuls of American Chinoo... [...] Read more →
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Latvian Beer Statistics Illustrate Stats Pointlessness
Breathlessly, some will announce that craft beer sales in one jurisdiction or another went up 5% or 12% during a generally understood period of time. You see it all the time. It is dreary pointless news but it does fill up the white space on the screen... [...] Read more →
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Head to Lola’s on Long Beach for Lil’ Cliff & the Cliffhangers on Saturday night
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