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Two weeks ago, after a couple of days in Bamberg with two of my oldest friends from Ireland, and on the eve of my Birthday, we had an ideal opportunity to put a bottle of Alpirsbacher Ambrosius — a new German Tripel released shortly before Christmas 2… [...]
A few weeks ago, my friend Nick Nunns returned from the Craft Brewers Conference (which I’m going to next year, dammit!), and proceeded to rock my world. In a good way. Nick told me about the idea of an Alternating Proprietorship, or an AltProp. It’s not a new idea. I’ve probably mentioned it in some post on [...] [...]
Tomorrow (Sunday the 1st) is the inaugural Big Love Fest in downtown Asheville. Organized by the Asheville Grown Business Alliance and Big Crafty, the festival promises a celebration of all things local, with artists, food, and beer. Speaki… [...]
So Monday comes around, you struggle through the work day, and head home wondering how you're going to get through the next four days before the weekend rolls around again.On Monday May 2nd, Point Brugge Cafe is… [...]
Flaskning Vi pratar flaskning och allt vad det innebär. Del 1 av 2 [...]
No, I’m not returning to write a post. Just here to show off a superb thermite reaction I did. This was unedited so jump to 3:00 for the actual fun stuff. The wind was really strong so very little of what I said could be heard. That’s OK. I was trying … [...]
Today is May Eve and we chose to kick off this year’s dancing season with a meal followed by dancing and drinking at this excellent pub, as it is near where we practise. Later on we had some tunes and songs and generally welcomed in the summ… [...]
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Bustin out of Trenchtown Album = The best ever!
The lips of the righteous teach many,But fools die for want of wisdom.The rich man wealth is in his city;Do you hear, do you hear, can you understa-and?!Destruction of the poor, is poverty;Destruction of the soul, is vanity.The righteous' wealth is in ... [...] Read more →
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Damaged Lagunitas Equipment In Petaluma
When last we looked, the damaged Lagunitas brewing equipment was at the dock, at the Port of Stockton. Earlier today I stopped by the Lagunitas Brewery to pick up some samples for a tasting tomorrow for the Celebrator Beer News and, not surprisingly, t... [...] Read more →
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IN FERMENTO E’… FORTE! Cena-Degustazione con il Birrificio del Forte
Giovedì 16 febbraio 2012 alle ore 20.30 presso la vineria "In Vino Veritas" (V. Case Dipinte 20, Pisa) in occasione della SETTIMANA DELLA BIRRA ARTIGIANALE In Fermento organizza una cena-degustazione con il Birrificio del Forte. Queste le ... [...] Read more →
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Flying Dog Unleash Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout
For immediate release “Enjoy your new pet!” Ralph Steadman exclaimed as he unleashed new art on the world. That pet is Kujo, Flying Dog’s Imperial Coffee Stout, which is hitting shelves and draft lines in the mid-Atlantic next week. Once an experimental release named simply Coffee Stout, the brew has now found its spot in [...] [...] Read more →
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Juleøltest: Lervigs jul, 6,8%
Fin lys mørk kobberfarge. Med et altfor lett skum som faller urovekkende fort. Lukter veldig fruktig. Kjenner lukt av plommer, rosiner og de vanlige juleølkrydderiene som anis og et snev av nelikk. ølet smaker fruktig og har en fin fylde gjennom hel... [...] Read more →
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Torreon de Paredes Wine Tasting
at the Birmingham Weekly Javier Paredes, from Chile's award-winning Torreon de Paredes winery will be in Birmingham Monday, April 25th to do a wine tasting at the Birmingham Weekly's Avondale Bricks Gallery, 5-7 p.m. [...] Read more →
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Cheap and cheerful or a UK lager classic?
A strange combination is Skol. One of UK lager’s oldest brands, it has been passed from hand to hand, merrily swapping owners as brewing consolidation caught up with it again and again. From Burton-brewed to cheap and cheerful discount lager R... [...] Read more →
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Celebrating the New Beer Year… 2012
How will you be bringing in the New Year? Party at friends, at a bar in Downtown Indianapolis, quiet night at home? Either way, I hope it'll be with some good beer til midnight then a nice champagne toast.. or heck break out the best beer i... [...] Read more →
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Los hermanos de Duff, la verdadera historia
Los hermanos Álvaro y Óscar Ballesteros nos cuentan cual es la verdad que hay detrás de la cerveza Duff, donde acaban con falsos mitos y rumores que giran en torno a la marca:La idea de Duff nace de la mente de Óscar Ballesteros cuando él y su her... [...] Read more →
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Biertest: Altenmünster Winterbier
Passend zum 1. Advent präsentieren wir euch zu unserer 1. BierTestWoche einige ausgewählte Weihnachts- und Winterbiere. Heute zeigen wir euch das Altenmünster Winterbier. Schauen wir mal, ob das Altenmünster Winterbier einen Platz bei den besten Winterbieren erbeuten kann. [...] Read more →
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Killing the Dark Fruit Demon
 There's a very naughty word I like to use. "Dark fruit" It comes up repeatedly when I'm describing beer. Like, "I get dark fruit up front..." In my defense, I'm not alone. A search for the term on Beer Advocate yields over 765,000 results. [...] Read more →
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Cascade Vlad The Imp Aler
There is a famous Voltaire quote that says, "the perfect is the enemy of the good." I like this quote as it suggests that to attain perfection is near impossible. Possibly undesirable. I don't believe anything can be perfect. Neither food. Not wine. No... [...] Read more →
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2011 – The Beer in Review
For all intensive purposes, 2011 was a pretty damn good year for me. Looking back, I had the busiest music schedule I'd ever undertaken, with an abundance of gigs, rehearsals and recording sessions for seven (yes... SEVEN!) different musical proj... [...] Read more →
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Blogroll Updates
Here's a couple new links for you to enjoy. The Shooting Links tab is growing, and for good reason. Check it out. The label is somewhat general, the folks linked there write not only about shooting sports, but self defense issues, politics, and ge... [...] Read more →
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Urban team triumph with monster fish and chip challenge
IT took one 6ft halibut from Iceland (the country, not the store!), 60kg of potatoes and 40 cans of lager (for beer batter) for the team of six from the Urban Beach Hotel and Urban Reef Restaurant to win their Monster Challenge. [...] Read more →
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People want to have a good time (except in Scotland)
Pub closing times. British governments can't help but play around with them. It's nothing new. This particular piece of legislation was concerned with extending pub opening hours in London (and possibly other cities) to 11 PM."London's 11 o'Clock Closi... [...] Read more →
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Day 168: Kind Beer Red Ale
Name: Belgian Red Ale Brewer: Kind Beers Brewing (Charlotte, NC) Classification: Belgian Pale Ale Alcohol: 6% Thoughts: Well it is Christmas Eve, my family has gone to Church and we are waiting for the beef tenderloin to get out of the oven.... [...] Read more →
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Ølnoter: Fairbar, Ugly Duck, Hornbeer, Kissmeyer, Aarup, Pizza Port, Mikkeller, To Øl, Flying Couch osv.
Fairbar i Aarhus lader forårsøllet springe ud i dag – lørdag, med ovenstående 21 øl – fra kl. 14 til 2. Kl. 17 får Fairbar overrakt Dansk Ølmærke 2012 fra Danske Ølentusiaster. Forårsøllet springer ud på fairbar (Fairbar via Facebook) Ugly Duck Brewing Co. Belgo (9%) – Belgisk Ale – får premiere på Fairbar i [...] [...] Read more →
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Jeremy Tooker’s 2011 Food Finds: Ramen Dojo, Super Duper, and Mission Chinese
SFoodie is calling up food types around the city to ask them about their favorite discovery of the past year, whether it's new or ancient, an ingredient or a person. We'll be running their respo... [...] Read more →
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He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A
I've finally managed to finish the last of my brother's Hanukkah beer gift, the He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A, a really strong rye ipa. I'll admit, I should have drank this one earlier but I just never got around to it. At least I drank one of th... [...] Read more →
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