There used to be a time when my wife and I used to celebrate birthdays and other annual occasions with a nice bottle of Gouden Carolus Carolus D’Or - Grand Cru Of The Emperor. But something odd began to occur shortly after our daughter’s b…
I received a nice note from Andy Sakrison regarding his new project, BoatHouse Brewhouse & Restaurant, a new startup brewpub in Ely, Minnesota. Andy used to work in the brewery at Fitger’s Brewhouse in Duluth. I had heard a bit about the pro…
Here’s the skinny from Surly… unfortunately, I’ll be out of town for a wedding. Fortunately, that wedding is in Duluth. With any luck, I’ll be able to sneak into the Brewhouse sometime that weekend.
- September 6th at the brewe…
In quite an unusual move for me, I found myself hopping out of bed fairly early last Saturday morning. I took a quick shower, and then gently shook my wife awake.
She did some grumbling, but eventually she managed to claw her way out of bed. As she s…
So tonight I just finished watching “The Works” on The History Channel and I have to say…I’m impressed. They toured Smuttynose. and an AB Brewery, an AWESOME homebrewer setup, a can collection for the ages, and a marketing firm that works for AB.I …
Shmaltz just keeps upping the ante with each iteration of their anniversary ale. With this, the eleventh year version, they showed up with 11 types of malt, 11 types of hops, and 11% abv - that’s a lot of 11’s, and it could make for a con…
Here is another thing I do not understand. Maybe this is just “I don’t understand things” week but - like my strange attraction to Ron at the beach - what is the whoop with beer pong? My only problem with it is it appears to be a modest expenditure to…
James interviewed on More 4 news about the controversy surrounding our new 12% beer - Tokyo.
I have no idea why I think this is one of the best beer blog posts ever written but it is one of the best beer blog posts ever written.
Hello fellow beer snobs. I recently received an email from Joseph Redner over at Cigar City Brewing in Florida. They’re opening a small batch brewery in Tampa and have a blog to document the process. Here’s what the man had to say:
I’…