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Get Wet – Locals Only

Pizza Port Ocean Beach’s Get Wet fresh/wet hop IPA is now on tap.  I had this beer last year and it was a flavor bomb.  The OB Farmer’s market this afternoon seems like the perfect excuse for me to drop in and taste this year’s version. … [...]

Den Zytholoog 7 Oktober

Op 7 Oktober brouwer op bezoek……..Lees verder… Reageer… [...]

SABMiller to buy Foster’s for $10.2 billion

The consoiidations continue: Foster’s announced today that it would accept SABMiller’s bid of $10.2 billion. SABMiller had been courting the company for quite some time. Foster’s had rejected a £7.3 billion offer from SABMiller in June. That offe… [...]

E’ colpa di Teo!

Se anche tu pensi che sia colpa di Teo! sei nel posto giusto… [...]

Fresh Hop Beers – The Class of 2011 (Part 1)

Fresh Hop season. Idealized for many months prior, then briefly enjoyed upon arrival. Complaints echo throughout the interwebs.. “This fresh hop isn’t hoppy enough!” “These wet hops do not improve upon my tasty Imperial!” and so on and so for… [...]

A most dull blogpost.

10 beer related things to do when you are off sick. Read beer blogs. I caught up with Boak and Bailey and their trip to Exeter, Beer Justice’s honourable work curating the Art by Offenders , Beer Birra Bier’s dream beer festival li… [...]

How Breweries and Food Trucks are Teaming Up

Mutualism: The way two organisms biologically interact where each individual derives a fitness benefit (i.e. increased survivorship). Source: Wikipedia The oxpecker bird eats parasites from a zebra. The zebra stays healthy and the oxpecker gets a meal. Win-win. Does mutualism exist in the beer world? I believe it does. [...]

Rheingold Lager

Dead SoldierWhere to Dig Up More About This BeerRheingold LagerThe Rheingold Brewing Company372 Danbury Road – Suite 163Wilton, CT USABottled at:The Rheingold Brewing CompanyWilkes-Barre, PAEst. 1883www.rheingoldbrewingcompany.comBrain Damage… [...]

Baptized: Zwanze Day 2011

My recap of a palate-expanding roadtrip to Louisville, Ky., to celebrate the Sept. 17 worldwide release of Cantillon’s Zwanze 2011. I experienced Cantillon communion at Holy Grale, and I’m a believer. [...]

Competition Results For SC County Fair

Congratulations to all of the competitors in this years Santa Cruz County Fair homebrewing contest. The following are the results from this years event. Please forward this to anyone you know that may have entered beer this year. Competition Re… [...]

Quick Sips: Fort Collins the Incredible Hop Imperial Black IPA

You’d forgive the awful photo if you could experience the gigantic hoppy goodness of Fort Collins’ fantastic Imperial Black IPA. So what the hell is an Imperial Black IPA, anyway? The name and style are both relatively recent inventions (and even th… [...]

Hostage Crisis

Dear Officer Policeman! Hey there, mister. I like your hat. I would like to take this opportunity to first thank you and the other fellows in blue for all the hard work you’re doing keeping our streets safe out there. I haven’t gotten rough… [...]

Brewer’s Pizza

My Dad and I went out to Brewer’s Pizza for dinner last night. I’ve frequented this place ever since they’ve opened. And the good news is that they now and have been for sometime brewing their own beers. My dad ordered Black Ops, their version of… [...]

Colorado Road Trip Part Deux!

Day One – July 3rd, 2011 (continued)6:35 am Baton Rouge entered into the GPS.6:48 am Start of the License Plate Game – spotted Georgia first6:54 am Getting on I-10 West Mile 22.86:56 am Spotted Wyoming plate, ruining my theory that Wyoming doesnt’ exi… [...]

Session

My dad brought home a bottle of Session brewed by Full Sail.Session is a dark lager. I wish I had taken notes while enjoying this beer.Dark lagers are actually my favorite style of lagers. This one was especiallyenjoyable. It looked as dark as … [...]

Bunch of Grapes Bottled Beer Festival (October 14th – 16th)

Some interesting Belguim beers but nothing untested in the past at the Otley brewing flagship pub when they have a Bottle Beer Festival – no prices mind. The current count is eighty-eight bottles! Due to be topped up with a few more of our favourites as we get closer to the festival. American Anchor Brewing – San Fransisco Steam Beer – 4.8% Liberty Ale – 5.9% Porter – 5.6% Brooklyn Brewery – NYC Brown Ale – 5.6% Black Chocolate Stout – 10.0% East India Pale Ale – 6.8% Flying Dog Brewery- Maryland Doggie Style – 5.5% Road Dog Porter – 6.0% Raging Bitch – 8.3% Tire Bite – 5.1% Goose Island – Chicago 312 Urban Wheat – 4.4% (as served in the White House!) Honkers Ale – 4.3% India Pale Ale – 5.9% Sierra Nevada Pale Ale – 5.6% Belgian De Koninck – 5.0% Duvel – 8.5% Kwak – 8.4% La Chouffe – 8.0% Mc Chouffe – 8.0% Houblon Chouffe – 9.0% Vedett Blonde – 5.0% Vedett White – 4.7% Belgoo Magus – 6.6% Van Honsebrouke Brigand – 9.0% Van Honsebrouke Kasteel Blonde 7 – 7.0% Van Honsebrouke Kasteel Brune 11 – 11.0% Cantillion Geuze – 5.0% Cantillon Kriek – [...] [...]

Curso Teórico Práctico sobre Elaboración de Cerveza Casera

Algo que estaban pidiendo a gritos los cerveceros caseros que apenas comienzan, era la de un curso que les permitiera ampliar sus conocimientos, resolver dudas específicas y perfeccionar sus técnicas.Pues bien, la empresa Alcoholes y Licores S.A.S, e… [...]

Tallgrass Oasis

The Tallgrass Brewing Company is located in Manhattan, KS.  They have recently brought their canned beers to South Dakota.  I grabbed a four pack of Oasis 16 ounce cans for $6.99 at the Brookings Liquor Store.  This beer is described by the brewery as “Double ESB/IPAish”. 7.2 % ABV 93 IBUs It poured out deep gold into [...] [...]

Nyheter Okt, Nov, Dec 2011

Medans alla andra förbereder sig för Stockholm Beer & Whisky-festival så får väl jag plocka fram det som kommer hamna på hyllorna resten av året. Det blir återigen inga ratebeerlänkar utan är det något öl som ni är speciellt sugna på … [...]

Nova Schin

Es más interesante hablar sobre el fabricante de esta cerveza que del producto en sí. La Nova Schin es el producto estrella de la cervecería Primo Schincariol que es el grupo cervecero más grande de Brasil de capitales nacionales. Con un 14% del me… [...]