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Snow Beer, cheap feeds and Chinese cyclists

Yesterday we vowed to eat local and I vowed to drink local. As a result, we ate well, I drank functionally and we spent very little money. My meal of 5 pan fried pork dumplings and a bottle of Snow Beer (an insipid, ubiquitous pale lager) cost 12RMB or AUD$1.82. Snow Beer is even more [...] [...]

Beer and Food: A basic guide to bringing them together.

Great food deserves great beer you really can’t have one without the other. This chart provides a basic start to pairing your meals. With endless options on beers, some of it may just take a… [...]

Jack’s Abby, Framingham Tavern hosting charity cask event

Here’s news on a great event that should be a showcase for cask lager, and is raising money for a good cause. Jack’s Abby Brewing of Framingham is teaming with The Tavern in Framingham for its first fundraiser to raise … [...]

Session Beer Day At My House Means Not So Much

Why? Because there is little good beer 4.5% and below to qualify under Lew’s rule and exactly zero as far as I can tell for the more strident Law of Ding. I did make an effort and got myself to the LCBO today and picked up a couple Mill Street Organic … [...]

Home news.

I’ve just done my first grocery shop on-line! Dad, although seemingly recovered from his episode last Saturday, is struggling carting the heavier objects, such as my lager and his whisky around, so I’ve opened accounts at Tesco and Waitrose. The first … [...]

Jack’s Abby Cascadian Schwarzbier

Tonight I had to make a beer run (Julio’s Liquors as usual). I ended up picking up a mixed six-pack of all local stuff – Blatant Brewing, Jack’s Abbey, and Peak Organic. They were all beers I was looking forward … Continue reading [...]

2012 Gordon Biersch Maibock Tapping Recap

Yesterday Gordon Biersch held their tapping party for their newest seasonal lager – Maibock! Maibocks are traditionally paler versions of traditional bocks (or they could be Helles lagers brewed up to bock strength), they are also a little hoppie… [...]

Raven Black IPA till pestokyckling med pumpakärnor

Efter att ha barnvaktat den yngsta systersonen under eftermiddagen kom vi hem ganska sent. Lyckligtvis hade vi planerat förväg för att göra en snabb och enkel, men samtidigt god, middag. Den bestod av några kycklingfileer som man skär på längde… [...]

Dundee Irish Red Lager | Chad’z Beer Reviews

2.8   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20Chad9976 (640) – Albany, New York, USA – APR 1, 2012 Dundee is a brand of quasi-craft beers made by the Genesee Brewing C… [...]

The Gold Standard

A great way to celebrate spring, well, springing up is with a classic lager and Brooklyn Brewery is obliging with their soon to be available Gold Standard Export Lager. [...]

Αged Stilton παρέα με Asahi Black

Η αγαπημένη μπύρα πάει με όλα! Όρεξη να’χετε και φαντασία (βλέπε προ-προηγούμενο ποστ). Εδώ στους Μπυραματισμούς αρεσκόμαστε όχι μόνο στις … [...]

Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier

I absolutely love the Schlenkerla Marzen, but I’ve always wanted to try this smoke-y, “unsmoked” lager. It’s just about the only beer they make that doesn’t have smoked malts in it, but since everything in that brewery is covered in the stuff, I’m expecting that this one bring a little bit of that flavor as [...] [...]

Ziloufs

My staff christmas party in MarchZiloufsIslingtonThis is a trendy cocktail bar and restaurant.  Its not too pretentious and has table service.  The front area has a big window onto upper street and some great nic naks on the walls, including … [...]

the Year in Craft Beer – 2011

Two things jump out at me. The number 13.2% growth and the fact that this time next year, we could be looking at over 2,000 craft breweries. That is amazing. And all in a staggeringly short amount of time. But the future number that I am looking at is market share. With each large gain [...] [...]

Are You Afraid of Heights?

Then don’t look at the trend line for craft beer growth–it’s as steep as a Himalayan mountain. From the annual Brewers Association report:Craft brewers saw volume rise 13 percent, with a 15 percent increase in retail sales from 2010 to 2011, represe… [...]

Craft beer as part of the concept

Airports. You know the feeling. Your plane is delayed, and there is nothing to do. The salami pizza has so little topping it could be labeled suitable for vegetarians. There is a choice of the local pale lager and Carlsberg at twice the price you pay d… [...]

Ninkasi Prismatic Series – Helles Belles

Ninkasi Brewing - Prismatic Series / Helles Belles – April 15th Ninkasi is excited to announce the upcoming release of their new Prismatic series of special release lager beers. The inaugural release will bring formerly dra” only Helles Belles to 6-packs on April … Continue reading [...]

Increasing alcohol prices will only make “pre-loading” more appealing

I’m imagine David Cameron would have had more than five pints of lager on a night out with his Bullingdon Club friends while at university. Drinking more than five pints, by the way, is deemed ‘binge drinking.’ [...]

Sigtuna East River Spring Lager

Jag har blivit övertygad om att East River Spring Lager från Sigtuna Brygghus är samma öl som deras East River Lager, en amerikansk amber/red lager på 5,2 % humlad med amerikansk Vanguard. Under det vanliga namnet drack jag den från fat sommaren … [...]

Prismatic

Ninkasi Brewing of Eugene, Oregon is using the tiny bit of room in their schedule and tanks to add a new line of beers by the name of Prismatic, focused on the world of lager. And the first of two for 2012 is out and goes by the name of Helles Belles… Sounds like it [...] [...]