Archive for June, 2008
89 / 100I was happy to see this on the shelf at my local (Cap N Cork in Los Feliz, Los Angeles). Haven’t been lead wrong yet by the good people at Pizza Port / Lost Abbey.This Belgian Pale pours a straw color with the slightest of head. Aroma is clov…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on beer blah blog: Lost Abbey Inferno
Last night Tracy and took a break from the norm to help Scott Cramlet, head brewer at Rubicon Brewing for the last 19 years, remove stems from cherries. The fruits came from a farm in the Sierra Nevada foothills and are of the Montmorency variety, the…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Pacific Brew News Blog: Cherries, Beer and Good Cheer
Part Two of my interview with the Ontario Craft Brewers was posted today on their blog. We talk about beer and food and some future predictions for the beer industry in Ontario.
On a side note, I made it out to a Cameron’s cask night after that inter…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: OCB Podcast: Part Two
I figured a business trip to Little Rock, Arkansas this past week might net me a couple of new beer discoveries, as I ticked this state from my list of seven states I’ve never set foot in (now down to a mere six: both Dakotas, Montana, Alaska, Wisco…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hedonist Beer Jive: LET’S GO…..DRINKING IN LITTLE ROCK (PART 1: BOSCO’S)
Will it be enough to stave off InBev?
Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV told investors on Friday that A-B has a new expertise beyond brand building: Cost cutting.
Making A-B’s case that InBev’s unsolicited, $65-per-share bid for the company is …
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brew Blog – Beer Industry Market Analysis, News and Commentary: “A New Anheuser-Busch”?
After a couple of beers at McSorley’s David and I went to d.b.a. for a few rounds. We sat at a table outside in back of the bar. It was a nice sunny day and it was nice to be outside.
815. Gavroche
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Brasserie De Saint-Sylvestr…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Thom’s Beer Blog: 815-818. New York: d.b.a.
Team “Beer Watch” Champions of 2008 Brewers Summer Games The fifth annual Brewers Summer Games at Pelican Pub & Brewery on June 21 were a success with more than $4,000 raised for the Caring Cabin and Nestucca’s Booster Club. These…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in beer festivals, Life in Beervana, Miscellany | Comments Off on Summer Games Raise $4,000 for Beach Community Groups
Team “Beer Watch” Champions of 2008 Brewers Summer Games The fifth annual Brewers Summer Games at Pelican Pub & Brewery on June 21 were a success with more than $4,000 raised for the Caring Cabin and Nestucca’s Booster Club. These…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Summer Games Raise $4,000 for Beach Community Groups
Bringing a hoppy beer to Beervana from elsewhere is a brave thing. In the best case, a person might recall the adage about bringing coals to Newcastle; in the worst case, it recalls that old joke about the hapless soul…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in New Beers | Comments Off on Firestone Walker Beers Soon Available in Oregon
Firestone Announces Partnership With Maletis… (FW’s IPA is a standout, even among the stellar beer list of FredFest 08, where I tried it, loved it, and essentially split my time between it and Widmer Alt…) Paso Robles, CA, June 20,…
June 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Firestone Walker Beers Soon Available in Oregon