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Indian Jewel

Týn 6, Prague 1 | +420 720 002 660Map | Website | Twitter | Facebook | foursquareOne of the few Indian restaurants in the city centre, Indian Jewel offers the usual fare — Tikka, Tandori and Curry — as well as a few unique entrées, including Kh… [...]

Hot Beer Monday (I missed you last week)

Nothing is worst than hot beer, well other than Monday hopefully this will help to ease the pain.Sorry about last week guys here is a shot to make up for it good times at the lake. If you would like to submit a picture for hot beer Monday please emai… [...]

A Brewery Inside of a Volcano?

Yes.It is Mammoth Brewing Co., of Mammoth Lakes, California. The town lies within the Long Valley Caldera, which measures 11 miles by 20 miles.The brewery’s three canned varieties include Mammoth Epic IPA, Mammoth Golden Trout, and Mammoth Real McCoy … [...]

Abbatiale Triple (Brasserie des Sources)

Wrangler Rating: (Excellent) Abbatiale Triple is brewed by Brasserie des Sources in St-Amand les Eaux in northern France, and scored gold medals at the Paris beer competition in 2006 and 2008; now let’s see how it scores with me! The cool packag… [...]

The road to becoming a brewer…

That’s what you’ll hear about over here at Brewvana.  Thanks Wilson for hosting Adam (not me…) guest poster :-) [...]

Murrays Punk Monk

This interesting beer from Australia sits comfortable at the center of a triangle of classic yeast forward Belgian beer styles – the Saison, the Belgian Strong Pale Ale and the Tripel. This creative broad homage bubbles with expected traits of all thre… [...]

Back in the saddle

Oh goodness, has it really been about 3 months since my last post? Those dang timestamps don’t lie. Despite the fact that one can’t help but feel a certain affection for one’s blog, I haven’t been keeping up with mine. In an effort to change that, I’ve decided to stop writing for Examiner.com. There are lots of reasons, but a major one is that I want to write for my blog more often, and Examiner [...]

Are you a homebrewer? Do you want to grow hops this year?

This is a reminder to all homebrewers.  It is that time of year.  Pass this on via Facebook or Twitter by using the buttons above.Most people can’t just stop by the local store and get hop rhizomes.  You’ll typically need to order them a… [...]

St Austells Korev lager (4.8%)

Korev (cor-eff) is: lagery with a hint of real beer! The 160 years of development put into Korev lager can be boiled down into: Malty Pilsner Goodness with the St Austell Twist For a lager Korev actually has a couple of really good flavors, moving through a good few phases with each mouth full. How does Korev Taste? Its [...] [...]

Barons Black Wattle Original Ale

This malty – and I mean malty – Australian curiosity is made with the addition of an ingredient I’d never come across before – wattleseed. This native Australian seed is often used in cooking and here clearly has the effect of amping up the earthy flav… [...]

Legend Brewing Turns Seventeen

This is the time I’d normally take to provide a brief rundown of Legend Brewing Company turning 17 and remind you of their annual bash this afternoon at 3pm. But Tom over at Yours For Good Fermentables offers up an excellent read on the status of the brewery and gives us some breaking news as [...] [...]

All hail The Duchesse

Feeling a little continental after watching England trounce France last night, a few Moules Frites and some Belgian beer seemed quite in order.  Luckily we were just round the corner from the Dovetail, which I’ve been meaning to check out for some… [...]

Beertastic Review- Sawtooth Ale

The Beer: Sawtooth AleThe Brewery: Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, COThe Style: ESB, 5.3% ABVThe first thing I noticed with this brew is the beautiful amber-gold color. The nose of the beer had a strong smell of citrus and a slight hint of bitter hop… [...]

March 12-13, tastings & signing cookbooks at Metcalfe’s Market, Madison

Join me on the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day at Metcalfe’s Market, in the Hilldale Mall on Madison’s west side. I’ll be at the store from 11-3 pm both days, for a festive tasting of Wisconsin craft beer and samples of recipes from my cookbooks and websites. For starters, enjoy the Carrot Ginger Curry Soup [...] [...]

2º Meeting Anual dos Gastrotwitteiros – 2011

Sociale Cucina: 2º Meeting Anual dos Gastrotwitteiros – 2011: “Pessoal tá marcado o nosso encontro de 2011!!!!!!! Pra quem não conhece ou não sabe , os Gastrotwitteiros é um grupo de discussão …” [...]

Brew Your Cask Off

That’s right Sweet Water Brewery in Atlanta has got together 80 of their favorite interdependent brewers for their Cask Ale Festival I’ll be there…will you? [...]

Washington Beer Open House 2011

Looking for something to do today? Why don’t you check out one of the great Washington Breweries in the first ever Washington Beer Open House! Breweries all over the state will be opening their doors from Noon – 4:00PM, including the openin… [...]

Session Beer Poll?

Yes, “Drink Craft Beer” has put up a TwtPoll asking “What is your abv% cut-off for a ‘session beer?’” Choices are 4%, 4.5%, 5%, and “Over 5%.”Well, you know where I stand. And I think it’s blazingly typical of American craft beer that currently “Over 5… [...]

Speak Up, You Might Just Be Heard

By now you have certainly seen Ontario media abuzz with the news that the Ontario government is “updating” our liquor laws and “removing restrictions on Ontarians”.  The restrictions that are being considered for elimination – note they have not been removed yet – include dropping the need for beer tents and allowing freer movement with [...] [...]

A Haunted Pint of Old Peculiar

Within the tiny city of York, circumscribed by the ruins of the medieval wall, there are myriad pubs.  I have not been to them all, and will probably never get to all of them.  York is also the “most haunted city in England.”   And I would believe it. Even my own cottage seems to have [...] [...]