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Lost Abbey Veritas 010

From TFP – Veritas 010 was released at the 5th Annual Barrel Night at Lost Abbey. Attendees were given 1 bottle as part of attendance, and given the option to purchase an additional bottle. Lore has it, this beer is a relative to the mystical leg… [...]

Brewery Visit – Temple

When Temple opened their doors just before Christmas it seemed that every beer wanker in Melbourne had some sort of collective epiphany, all of a sudden every person with an Untappd login and a Twitter feed were raving about the … Continue reading [...]

Hops, sausages, sugar

This is one of those posts where a certain amount of anonymity is called for. Not on my part, obviously, but I should probably draw a veil over the establishment involved. So there’s this bar quite near where I live – which narrows it down to about 20 – and they’ve recently shaken up their [...] [...]

Which Wines Go with your White Castle Sliders?

I’m guessing the Moscato would be pretty good. Story here.  Share and Enjoy: [...]

Lovely Lady Links: 15 Hot Girls of Mardi Gras and More

The loveliest women from the Internet. Here for you.

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Best Brewers In The World 2012

Here is RateBeer’s top 100 brewers for the year.  San Diego’s AleSmith, Stone, Alpine, Green Flash, and Ballast Point were all in the top 30, with Port/Lost Abbey coming in at number 69, beating out such heavy hitters as New Belgium and Boston Bee… [...]

Fraoch comes of age

When I first tasted Fraoch from Williams Bros I was surprised by the honey sweetness, the alien flavours of herbal heather and distinct lack of hop character. It was well out of my normal preferred flavour range, and yet I liked it. Then I drank it wit… [...]

Supt. Deasy orders new look at L.A.’s teacher misconduct reports

L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy has ordered his staff to submit or re-submit reports to the state credentialing commission on hundreds of teachers accused of misconduct over the last four years. [...]

Sunriver Brewing Company (coming soon)

Bend’s local alt-weekly The Source broke the news today that there will be another new brewery opening up in Central Oregon, possibly by this summer: Sunriver Brewing Company, based south of Bend in the resort town of Sunriver. In what will be ab… [...]

Reminder: Serious Eats Meet-Up Day, This Saturday 2/25

Boys and girls, listen up. International Serious Eats Meet-Up Day is just around the corner! This Saturday. What exactly happens on this day? Serious eaters all over the globe meet up to chit and chat, eat, drink, and be merry. You’re going, right? See the updated list of all cities and venue information here. [...]

beer labels

apparently i am not the only one obsessed by beer labels eat your pinterest heart out! [...]

Beer Review: Bud Light Platinum

I honestly do my best to be fair when I review a beer. I also go in with the idea that you have no idea what anything tastes like until you try it so you never know. I have found decent and inexpensive beers that most beer bloggers would never even … [...]

Remembering a great musician and a great man

Farewell, Thom A huge outpouring of love and respect this week as one of the most gifted musicians to ever come out of Rhode Island, Thom Enright, passed away at the age of 59. A huge outpouring of love and respect this week as one of the most gifted… [...]

The Ethics of Craft Beer

Socrates enjoys a glass of CBS while contemplating the ethics of aftermarket beer sales. When I first began my exploration into the craft beer realm, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. No, I’m not referring to the vast number of brew… [...]

Epic Brew Day – 21 Gallons in 6 hours – 2 base worts – 5 distinct beers

This past Friday I had the most Epic brew day in my history of brewing.  I took on a task that I had never even imagined until last Thursday.  I wanted to brew a 10 Gallon batch of beer on Thursday, and then possibly another 10 gallon batch l… [...]

Growler list at Gorman’s in North Cape May

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat, Kona Fire Rock and Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, along with the Harpoon White UFO are now on tap at Gorman’s in North Cape May. If you are in the Cape May area and take a ride to see Wendy, Nick and her crew at Gorman’s Liquors in the Bayshore Mall (609) 884-2884. They [...] [...]

Local Homebrew Competitions Offer Chance to Brew Professionally (for a Day)

If you’re a serious homebrewer, you’re going to want to check out these two competitions. Both Copper Kettle Brewing Co. and Lone Tree Brewing Co. are offering the chance for a homebrewer to brew on their professional system with the brewery’s respective Head Brewer (Jeremy or Jason). Here are the details: Lone Tree Brewing Company [...] [...]

Sexy Ads: Threesomes, Bouncing Boobs, and Wet Dreams

Bouncing boobs promote helmet safety, and other incongruous reasons for sexiness.

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Day 228: Mojo IPA

Name: Mojo IPA Brewer: Boulder Beer Company (Boulder, CO) Classification: American IPA Alcohol: 7.2% Thoughts: For some reason my running distances have picked up lately. I was running about 3.1 miles when I run. Then the last t… [...]