Archive for June, 2008

beer blah blog: Lost Abbey Inferno

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…

Pacific Brew News Blog: Cherries, Beer and Good Cheer

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…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: OCB Podcast: Part Two

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…

Hedonist Beer Jive: LET’S GO…..DRINKING IN LITTLE ROCK (PART 1: BOSCO’S)

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…

Brew Blog – Beer Industry Market Analysis, News and Commentary: “A New Anheuser-Busch”?

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 …

Thom’s Beer Blog: 815-818. New York: d.b.a.

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…

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…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: 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…

Firestone Walker Beers Soon Available in Oregon

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…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: 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,…