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Pints for Prostates Belgium Beer Tour Scheduled for Sept. 7-15, 2012 BeerTrips.com Itinerary Stops in Brussels, Brugge and Gent

BeerTrips.com and Pints for Prostates are teaming up for a special trip to Belgium from Sept. 7-15, 2012, that will benefit the fight against prostate cancer. The seven night dream trip to Belgium includes beer tastings, escorted cafe crawls, guided c… [...]

iheartwaves: Maldives

iheartwaves: Maldives [...]

Delays, delays…..but something to look forward to

It has been nearly a month since I posted my recipe for Standard Stout II, my lack of an update is not down to posting lethargy, but rather the fact that I have not brewed it. Why I hear you cry, well because in the last month we have decided to move h… [...]

AG #54

This was a real treat for me, it’s not everyday someone offers to give you a couple of bottles of their home brew and when @pdtnc mentioned on twitter he’d be leaving some at the @ccookbrewery for me and BeerReviewsAndy to sample it made my… [...]

TrappistBier met gaatjes : Bleu des Moines

Yannick de Cocqueau gaat in deze rubriek op zoek naar het prefecte huwelijk tussen kaas en Trappist bier. Yannick is bierliefhebber pur sang met een uitgesproken liefde voor kazen. Als welgewaardeerd medewerker van het Zythos festival volgt hij het rei… [...]

What lovely dishwater beer ;)

Shock Top Belgian White reminds of mildly soapy, cloudy dishwater.  Not to fear, it also reminds me of ocean waves and salty breezes…and keg stands and funnels. It has aromas of yeasty bagel dough, coriander, lemon and orange peel, but… [...]

Factory Beer Tastes the Same

you can taste the difference between all four of these beers. they aren’t very good when you compare this beers to craft beer. in the right context any of these beers could be refreshing. if you do your homework you may come to a similar conclusion. [...]

Hop Cast – Episode 146: De Struise Brouwers Cuvee Delphine & Mocha Bomb

Ken Hunnemeder and Brad Chmielewski have pulled out a couple De Struise Brouwers beers from the cellar. To start things off they open the De Struise Brouwers Cuvee Delphine. This 13 % ABV Russian Imperial Stout was a treat to try since it’s rarely seen here in the states. The second De Struise Brouwers beer [...] [...]

Sampler at Sunday River Brewing

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Zonnegloed deel 2

Deel 2Lees verder… Reageer… [...]

Poker Night — Going All In

At our monthly poker night, we tend to maintain a strict standard of hi-lo brow. Sure, there will… [...]

The Dogfather

Howdy everybody, I would like to introduce a new beer. If you remember several months ago, I received a couple of bottles of Sneaky Pete from a friend. Well, Sneaky Pete is brewed by Laughing Dog Brewery , but brewed specially for KYSELA PERE ET FILS, … [...]

BBC11 – Goschie Hop Farms

Firkin Around…Silverton, Oregon.August 19th Goschie Farm – Silverton, OR Celebrating ‘rush hour’ The highlight of this evening was a trip to the hop fields of Goschie Farms located in Silverton, OR. It was about a one hour ride to the farm… [...]

From the #BBC11

Rather than try to capture and share all the good stuff as it happens from the Beer Bloggers Conference, here’s the live stream of tweets from #BBC11: // [...]

Beer Bloggers Conference, day 1

Before the first panel was an introduction by Julia Hertz of the Brewer’s Association. She spoke about the current state of the craft beer industry, offering up a ton of facts and statistics (almost too much to absorb within her given time slot). One… [...]

Wicked Beaver Brewing Opens

WOLFFORTH – Wicked Beaver Brewing has become the latest Texas craft brewery, receiving their state licensing this week. Located just southwest of Lubbock, brewers Michael Adams and Che Shadle are planning to have beers available for their first public … [...]

Of snobs and experts II: Objectivity

Steve Barnes recently linked to my last post, which explains why I had more than my usual reader this week. Like a vulture, I’ve found some meat to pick on in the comments left on Steve’s blog. Many are interesting, but there is one I&#821… [...]

Beer Bloggers Conference

Hi everybody, and greetings from Portland, Oregon! I’m currently relaxing in my hotel room, getting ready to kick off the 2011 Beer Bloggers Conference. There are a bunch of things happening today, including a joint keynote speech by Fred Eckhardt an… [...]

BBC11 – Pub Crawl (Portland, OR)

Firkin Around…Portland, Oregon.August 18th Pub Crawl – PortlandDeschutes Brewery & Public House – 210 Northwest 11th Avenue Strap-hanging on MAX Light Rail First place I hit after dropping my luggage at the hotel was the Deschutes… [...]

Two and a Half Months in the New Apartment – Time to Homebrew

It’s been over two and a half months since I moved into a brand spanking new apartment, i.e. new to me, making my New York City places of residence background quite complex.  We have Astoria, Ditmas Park, back to Astoria and now the Upper West Side.  All that moving aside, I think it’s time to [...] [...]