As a salesman for Clipper City Brewing Company, it’s going to be a real road-warrior week for me in early July.Monday 7 July at 6pm. I’m bringing a firkin cask of our summer seasonal — Hang Ten Weizen Dopplebock — to Aromas Wine Bar in Athens, Ga. I…
I have never been to South Korea and if the beer is anything to go by I never intend to.Prime Max is another brew from the Hite Brewery in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul who amazingly enough manage to have a majority share of the domestic beer market.I can on…
This solstice, Sarah and I celebrated 5 years of marriage by taking a weekend vacation at the coast. We spent our evenings in Gearhart, but took a day trip up to Astoria on Saturday to check out the town, and especially, Fort George Brewing Company.
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These are the hops left in the tank from the Epic Armageddon IPA, part 2 of the West Coast (USA) IPA Challenge – Epic vs Hallertau.
This is what 9.5kg of hops look like when added loose to a fermenter half filled with 1000 litres of American style I…
Course Scholarship Deadlines Approach
Each year, our scholarship programs provide world-class educational opportunities to several deserving recipients. The deadline for two of our most important scholarships is approaching, so now is the time to pre…
Schlafly Beer is dedicated to taking pride in our hometown brews. Not only do we enjoy beers brewed by our neighbors, but it allows us to give back to our community and our local economy. To that end we can not exclude one of our larger brewing brethr…
It was a chilly day in the winter of ought-four. The journey to work was made impossible due to ice and inch thick covering my motor vehicle. During the day we kept warm drinking Bloody Marys down the street at the diner and by washing down pitchers…
The complete story of Bier Prost 2008 comes to you below in the form of the official press release from the Ogle Center.As with the previous two Ogle/Bier prost events at Caesar’s, I’ve had a hand in organizing the beer selections. The new twist this …
This is one of the furtherest fluids from beer that I think I have ever had the occasion to sit near. It is only 2.5%. It appears to include about 60% stuff other than hefeweizen and it is pinkish orange. The LCBO has brought in a boat load of this st…
As I mentioned in my infamous “Ass Sandwich” post a while back, one of the highlights of my trip to Montreal in February was meeting Fred Cormier of Microbrasserie Hopfenstark. It was a highlight not only because he’s a great guy wit…