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If this was my cellar….

This is the second of two videos of Grant Curlow’s tremendous beer cellar. There is not better way to end the year. [...]

Final Post of 2011 – Have a Safe and Happy New Year!

The original plan was to go through my blog and pull out notable events in an end-of-the-year recap, but I thought it would've been too cliché and trite. Instead, I'll just keep this short.  I want to thank everyone who … Contin… [...]

Happy New Years — A reason to celebrate

photo: Steven Michael Photography This has been an incredible year for Good Beer Hunting. From the… [...]

FELIZ AÑO NUEVO!!!

MUY FELIZ AÑO NUEVO, QUE EL 2012 VENGA CARGADO DE BUENAS ENERGÍAS Y DE BUENA CERVEZA!!!!A BRINDAR CON UNA BUENA CERVECITA!!SALUDOS PARA TODOS!! [...]

Wiibroe Årgangsøl -97 -09 -10

Wiibroe Årgangsøl är en Malt Liquor från danska Carlsberg Brewery. 1997 9.7% 2010 10.6% 2011 10.6% Detta är inte på något sätt någon kanonöl men förra nyårsafton lovade en kompis att vi skulle öppna hans flaska från 1997 om vi firade ny [...]

Guinness Ad #100: A 200th Birthday Label

Our 100th Guinness ad is from 1959, for their 200th anniversary, which takes place tomorrow, December 31. That’s when, in 1759, they signed the lease for St. James Gate. Since I’m almost out of vintage Guinness ads, I’ll never make it… [...]

Baltika #9 Extra Lager

#9 Extra är en Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils på 8.0% från ryska Baltika Brewery (Baltic Beverages Holding – Carlsberg). [...]

#143 Baja – Black & #144 Hacienda – Catrina

I’ve finally succumbed to holiday laziness and am blogging two beers in one post. I imagine everyone is too hungover from New Year’s to even think about beer however, so no one will see it. (Except for my parents. Hi Guys! Oaxaca is awesome, will email soon.) So both of these beers had a similar [...] [...]

Baltika #6 Porter

 #6 Porter är en Baltic Porter på 7% från ryska Baltika Brewery (Baltic Beverages Holding – Carlsberg). [...]

2011-2012

En weer een jaar voorbij. Iedereen die dit leest: de beste wensen voor het nieuwe jaar! De oogst van 2011: 15 bezochte bierfestivals, 8 daarvan in Nederland, 6 in België en 1 in Duitsland. Drie reizen naar Duitsland die vrijwel geheel om bier draaiden, een naar Duitsland en Zwitserland die ook sterk bierig was, plus [...] [...]

House of the Trembling Madness

The goofy moose head gazes down aloofly from his lofty perch below the rafters, and we sit cradling a kriek and a pilsner in a building that has almost a millenniums worth of years on us. House of the Trembling Madness sits above the cobbled shopping s… [...]

Enter 2012. The show must go on…

Just like the Queen song, the show must indeed go on. But I’m not complaining, overall it’s been a good year for me and certainly no ordinary one. The highlights were obviously moving jobs and hunting beer in Rome. But throw in some great beers,&n… [...]

Pic(k) of the Week: Hops and Beer on Wooden Pallet

Still life: fresh hops and fresh beer on a wooden pallet. Is the glass half empty or half full? For my friends, family, and all of my readers: Wishing it to be the latter in 2012.Laimingų Naujųju Metųu!********************In case you hadn’t surmise… [...]

Trappistes Rochefort 8 and 10

Rochefort 10 pours dark brown.  It has a strong rum and raisin taste with slight tones of caramel and red wine after.  The alcohol only shows through in the aftertaste which leaves a warm glow in the mouth.  In the words of Masterchef, t… [...]

Dugges Rudolf 3,5%

Rudolf är en Porter på 3,5% från svenska Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri. (Betyget bygger på en “Low Alcohol” skala.) [...]

Brewsees Eyewear

The folks down at Brewsees were kind enough to send these in the giving spirit of the holiday season.  If this video sounds like an ad, it’s not,  I just think that highly of them.  I’ve been wearing these non-stop since I got them (sh… [...]

Abita Christmas Ale

Christmas Ale är en Amber Ale på 6.13% från amerikanska Abita Brewing Company. [...]

Jacobsen Golden Naked Christmas Ale

Golden Naked Christmas Ale är en English Strong Ale på 7.5% från danska Husbryggeriet Jacobsen (Carlsberg). [...]

Westmalle Trappist Tripel

Pours with a golden cloudy colour and a decent head which doesn’t last.The smell is very citrus. The taste is also dominated by citrus overtones (some honey) with no real indication of the 9% ABV, it finishes with a bitterness that lingers. This is a v… [...]