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Building a Beer List

Are you trying to build a beer list or know of a venue that is but doesn’t know where to start? Wow that sounds like an infomercial. Seriously though it’s probably hard for a lot of places to work out what a good beer list when they only people they have to tell them are [...] [...]

Beer Dinner at American Grocery, Featuring GBX

American Grocery is one of my favorite restaurants in Greenville. It’s locally owned, it’s small, and they use local ingredients to make up an ever-changing menu. When I become independently wealthy, Chef Joe is the first one I’m offering a … Continue reading [...]

Grilled naan

This was such a lovely summer meal, I had to share! I love grilling bread. It seems like it shouldn’t work, but it does! I got this recipe for grilled naan filled with herbs and cheese from the usual, Fine Cooking. It’s easier to make the dough than it sounds, and it grills up in [...] [...]

Goose Island at Rattle n Hum

Bourbon County Stout and vanilla among others. This is the first time I’ve had the stouts on draft. Just as awesome and a bit more carbonated than the bottle. Still pure heaven in a glass either way. Filed under: Beer Pics [...]

*ADDENDUM* Desperados Know How to Advertise Beer

Looks like somebody at Desperados was reading my blog last week, as they’ve built their own page at YouTube, with a kind of interactive, pseudo-augmented-reality ‘Desperados Experience’…Above is an example of the kind of thing that will happen to you… [...]

A public apology to the organisers of SRAF

Its not often I do this. Admit I am wrong that is…..at least in partEarlier tonight I wrote a rather unfair piece about the recent Scottish Real Ale Festival. I was on a high horse during the time I wrote it and I did not take into account many thing… [...]

‘Bizarre’ Beer

It seems that more & more weird & wonderful beers are being created these days as breweries are determined to explore the possibilities of this versatile beverage. These beers tend to be a big part of many breweries in the … Continue reading [...]

Sixpoint Sweet Action

Sweet Action has always been somewhat nebulous – read: intriguing in a good way. The beer is listed on Beer Advocate and RateBeer as simply a Cream Ale, but is something wholly more captivating. Layers of ripe exotic fruit flavor, both sweet and bitter… [...]

Oh, Oh – It’s Otley Tour Time

Thaibo is Back Baby! And this time it’s got company!Yep, you heard right, on June 30 we’ll be kicking arse and being berry naughty as me and the Otley boys bounce around town showcasing our new collab brew, Hedgro (thank you Katie Hunt at CAM… [...]

Damnbeerblogger Goes To Portland

Portland is an interesting city. While Seattle is represented in the public imagination as either a grey, rain-soaked hangout for murderers (The Killing) or as a refuge for broken-hearted architects and the women who stalk them (Sleepless in Seattle), … [...]

Bikini and Beer, at the same time.

Wrong you say? I disagree. Two of my favorite things in this world are bikinis and beer. Together, they couldn’t be more right. Yuengling Traditional Lager:Light aromas of citrus, sand, and hazelnuts accurately predict the taste of this smooth, re… [...]

Summer of beer

Some people like Hefeweisen, some prefer an ice cold pilsner. For me, nothing says summer better than a delicious Pale Ale. I recently cracked two new Pale Ales, and as I expected I would, enjoyed both thoroughly!The first PA I had was Fire Rock Pale A… [...]

Beer in a hurry – a treatise on fast brewing

After several very busy weekends, I find myself a couple of kegs short of my July 4th weekend party goal. The party was supposed to feature four styles of beer, which I knew was an ambitious plan. I should be happy I have two styles ready to go – the American IPA I brewed in [...] [...]

Photoblog: A Morning in the Rake.

Slightly off piste for my latest photoblog, on the back of some of my other photoblogs, Glyn asked me to come and take photos of the Rake Bar for their website. For obvious reasons I can’t really put all the photos up here but here are a… [...]

How about a history lesson with that lager?

Nineteenth century lager (and brewing) moguls were not backwards in coming forwards about their own role in the greatness of their beers. Whether by design or association, the pioneers of the new scientific brewing from the 1850s onwards were men &#823… [...]

The Scottish Real Ale Festival and why I was not there

Disclaimer- This article is not intended to offend. It is not intended to be Anti-CAMRA or a jibe at SRAF organisers but rather some constructive criticism. I currently have no brewery links and this article was not paid for by anyone.Ok now that I hav… [...]

Il maestro e il discepolo

Non vado spesso da Brasserie Bruxelles per due ragioni: sono fortunato ad avere valide alternative a pochi passi da casa, e per quanto possa essere vaga affermazione il Belgio non è mai la mia prima scelta birraria. Belgio che nomen omen lì è di cas… [...]

Good News

Here’s a quick blog about someone else’s blog post. I haven’t had the time to sit and do my own but this is news worth sharing for the people in Ohio. Check this out……http://beer.ohio.com/2011/06/yuengling-finally-coming-to-ohio/Cheers,Jason [...]

Dangerous math

So I was thinking… Cost savings of a batch over commercial beer: Average 8.5 drinkable gallons = 1088 ounces = 90 12oz bottles = 15 six packs. 15 six packs @ $7 = $105 Raw materials for 8.5 gallon batch: $35 My time spent brewing = $0 Savings: $70 per batch. 14 gallon stainless conical [...] [...]