Archive for June, 2008

Lost Abbey Brewer’s Log: From the Dis-information department

Memo:
It’s official, we have to be the most confusing brewery on the planet.  Or at least it would seem from the emails and online chatter about our beers.  I posted a bunch of new information this week and sat back and watched as a bunch of …

Sioux Brew: A-B rejects InBev offer

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Anheuser-Busch Cos. rejects InBev’s $46 billion for the brewing company as financially inadequate.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.

Brew Notes Blog: Drinking beer with Jack

The monthly beer tasting on the Jack Riccardi Show on KTSA 550 AM garnered a lot of phone calls Wednesday. We talked about four out of the six beers I had on hand and I was only able to…

06-26-08 Basic Brewing Radio – Jim Koch NHC Keynote

Jim Koch, founder of the Boston Beer Company, gives an inspiring keynote address to the National Homebrewers Conference in Cincinnati.

Wort’s Going On Here?: Ain’t it The Truth?

Catching up after NHC.

stlhops.com: Mikkeller Now Available at 33

If you were paying close attention to some of the comments yesterday you may have noticed that a new beer has made it’s way to St. Louis. If you don’t know much about Mikkeller brewery, don’t feel bad, I don’t know much either…

Hedonist Beer Jive: THE CURIOUS TALE OF ALLAGASH CURIEUX

At THE TRAPPIST the other night I decided to up my ALLAGASH BREWING game and try out the ALLAGASH CURIEUX, an 11% ABV “big beer” that I’ve resisted buying it bottles due to its $10+ price tag. CURIEUX is indeed big. I could taste the fact that i…

RealBeer.co.nz: Beer Haiku Friday – Just a Quick Lunch Break

This week’s Beer Haiku is one of the best ever. It is called “Just a Quick Lunch Break” and is written by the aptly named Mr Home Office Blues:

when your liquid lunch
bumps into happy hour
it’s a small scandal

Glass Tip – As ever, Beer Haiku Daily

boakandbailey.com: Wuerzburg part 1 – Distelhaeuser @ Alte Mainzmuehle Gasthof

We’ve been to Wuerzburg before, and thoroughly enjoyed the place, so we scheduled a stopover this time round. We’ve drunk in most of the places in Ron’s guide but we had a couple of aims this time. Firstly, to visit the Wuerzburge…

RateBeer.com Weekly: A Tour of the Lake District

Posted by: Magic_dave6. So my first proper beer trip in over 6 months was a day?s tour of the Lake District. Since I?m moving down to London soon, a fellow cellarman from the Three Judges, Ronnie, had said he?d drive down and give me a tour of plac…