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Lompoc’s Graveyard Smash

The release of Lompoc’s Monster Mash is tonight from 4 to 11 at the Side Bar, and I whole-heartedly encourage any who can to stop by and try one or two of the beers they will be pouring. I was able .to try what they will be featuring a few days ago,… [...]

Friday Forks: Sierra Nevada Tumbler with Poached Eggs in Tomato Broth and Corn Torte

This entire meal began with a bag full of fresh corn that we inherited from friends who couldn’t eat it all. There was too much for the two of us to eat just as sides with burgers, so I cracked … Continue reading [...]

Witkap Pater Stimulo

Omdat Bierman al menig jaar onzin bij elkaar harkt over bier, zou bij de argeloze lezer het idee kunnen ontstaan dat de titulaire naamgeving van de auteur van de hierbij tot stand komende tekstjes een externe autoriteit als basis heeft. Dat is een begr… [...]

Beer Run Blog 2011-09-30 14:21:00

GABF, Day One: The Colorado BreweriesWhen a company selling a retail product tells you that it’s about to release a “game changer,” you should be skeptical. Yet, just a couple of sips into Left Hand’s bottled Nitro Milk Stout last night, and I knew the… [...]

McAuslan St. Ambroise – pari olutta panimolta

Kyseiseltä kanadalaispanimolta on nyt tullut testattua 3 eri olutta ja voisi jotain raportoidakin. Yksi niistä löytyi Kupittaan Cittarista ja loput nautittiin Uudessa Apteekissa. Griffon Ale Rousse on ensikosketukseni kanadalaiseen olueen, lopu… [...]

Oktoberfest at Original Gravity Tomorrow

Oh, you thought all that silly German clothing and music was done for the year, didn’t you? Sie waren falsch! (That’s “You were wrong” in German. Or Google Translate’s version of German, anyway.)Check it:Be there or be quadrat! [...]

Fuller’s Red Fox (real ale)

Riilinä Old Bankin hanasta. 2 Päivää tynnyrin avauksesta. Red Fox on nimensä mukaisesti 4,3% syysale, missä on käytetty paahdettua kauraa antamaan makua, pehmeyttä ja ehkäpä väriäkin. Kaura sopii yllättäen hyvin olueen, enkä vastust… [...]

Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River, OR

Prohibition Special by Ken Burns: Must Viewing

How could something like Prohibition have ever happened? Yours truly will be watching to find out…click the link below.   Oct. 2, 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. EDT on PBS Prohibition | History of an American Calamity | Television Review by Dorothy Rabinowitz – WSJ.com [...]

No brewing Friday night, brew stuff won’t be here until Saturday

It’s a sad day in home brewing..everyday that goes by when you can’t brew….is a sad day [...]

Clown Shoes Eagle Claw Fist

I say this a lot in the blog, but it is a great time to be a craft beer lover in the state of Texas. Craft breweries are popping up everywhere, and more and more breweries are coming into this state (of course I wish there were more coming, but that’s… [...]

Leffe Tripel

When the abbey of Leffe was founded in 1152 in Southern Belgium no one would have known that the brewery and their beers would become that famous. Over the centuries the abbey was destroyed several times, by humans and by nature. The beers are now brew… [...]

Press Release: Another Chance to Win Some Free Tickets on MBR

OK everybody, it’s that time again! You can win tickets to the Kohler Wine and Food Experience on October 22.I’ll bet you’re wondering how. There are three ways to win:Comment on this post with your First Name and Last Initial.Comment on this post at M… [...]

In praise of…the Euston Tap

“Hang on…that can’t be it, can it?” For the final London highlight this week, we follow on the heels of Tuesday’s post and explore another of the capital’s hot new hangouts – the Euston Tap. Located in an old doric… [...]

TGIF! Party with me at Der Biergarten!!!!

Oktoberfest Tweet Up, my website’s anniversary, beer, free stuff and you! So I am coming in from Vancouver after test driving the banging new Range Rover Evoque (which is going to seriously change the auto game in 2012), but I had to make sure my f… [...]

Brewday – Fresh Hop IPA (Single Malt, Single Hop)

Although I’ve talked about making a fresh hopped IPA for ages, I had no plans to brew this one until the day before it happened. My intention for the weekend was to brew a Belgian tripel for my blended Belgian IPA, something I had been planning for sev… [...]

10 O’Clock IPA

On July 20th, at 10 PM I finished my first attempt at all grain brewing. It came out with a Piney arouma, good mouthful, and nice hop character. My mash temps were a little low so it lacks a little… [...]

Bent River – 2 Dave Stout

Despite my promises of reviewing New Glarus beers for the foreseeable future, I have to dally from that plan. The key word in that sentence is “foreseeable.”  What I could not foresee is my wife needing to stay late at work, giving me ample time … [...]

New Zealand Brewing Dream Team – The Thirst XV – The Loose Forwards

Loosies, the speedy ball-hungry virtuosos of the forward packs. The players that love to tackle and to win the ball whenever and however they can. Hunger in their eyes. Determination. Success is in their hands. The tight five have been revealed already with Tuatara’s Carl Vasta, Emerson’s Chris O’Leary and Liberty’s Joseph Wood in the [...] [...]

Beers of British Columbia

 Wrangler Rating:  (Recommended) Whether you’re a fan of BC craft beer, live in BC or just visiting, then this is a book for your collection. It is a dossier of brewpubs and microbreweries and covers fundamental information of a brewery&#82… [...]