Archive for June, 2008

Knut Albert’s Beer Blog: Beer everywhere

I’m through with Pan-European travelling for the time being, and I have a number of ideas lined up.
There are good news from Norway – three new beers from Inderøy Gårdsbryggeri released just now. They are selling out their beers faster than ex…

Pacific Brew News Blog: Celebrate Oregon Craft Beer Month

I received a list of events that will move Oregon Craft Beer Month along and wanted to pass it to you. If you’re in the region, stop in at one of these parties and lift a pint in celebration of the state’s great beer scene.Oh, just so you know, this …

beernews.org: Struise Earthmonk Release Awaits in U.S. (and Japan and Canada)

(Woesten-Vleteren, Belgium) – Quick update on this. Taken directly from a post by Struise Head Brewer, Urbain Coutteau, at RateBeer earlier this week:
Besides 1 pallet (54 crates) of Struise Earthmonk (click on Aardmonnik.jpg in upper right) that we…

Potable Curmudgeon, The: NABC in the local newspaper.

New Albany Tribune reporter Daniel Suddeath did a nice job with this article in yesterday’s newspaper.NABC to open downtown New Albany Brewhouse by fallI think John’s comments about cans may have been in jest, because it makes more sense to me to have…

MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Congrats to Minnesota Homebrewers

Minnesota once again cleaned up at the National Homebrewers Contest. St. Paul Homebrewers Club picked up Club of the Year, Steve Piatz won Meadmaker of the Year, and the many other homebrewers from Minnesota took home awards. Check the full list her…

A Good Beer Blog: The Brewery Global Warming Will Destroy

Interesting read about a brewery in Greenland, the Greenland Brewhouse, that is making beer from pure icecap…or rather free-range bergybits:According to the company’s website, it only uses ice from icebergs, which have already broken off the main …

Year of Beer: #292 Kennybunkport – IPA

This beer has a malty, hoppy, buttery aroma with no on characteristic being most noticeable. The color is a brownish copper and very clear. The head pours thick and has good retention like an IPA should.The taste is a lot like the aroma, a few muted…

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Views through the Macro Lens

On the topic of potential combination of the Anheuser-Busch & InBev brewing behemoths, I’ve stayed quiet figuring I don’t have much personal insight (or in some way, care) for the outcome. Plus, the media is already saturated from the Wall Street …

Brewed for Thought: Camping Preparation Part 1: Maui CoCoNut Porter

This weekend the wife and I will depart on a journey neither of us have taken before: the camping trip. I don’t know what to expect, but I do know I need supplies, namely beer.
Initially I had my eyes on the IPA and Watermelon Wheat from 21st…

Homebrew Beer Blog: Stirplate starter + air pump

Something that always nagged on me is how much oxygen is really getting into my stir plate starters. I just pitch the yeast, toss the starter on the plate, and expect it to work out. I either cover the starter loosely with foil or using a foam stopper…