I warned you that I had loads more of this stuff. This is from “Brauerhandbuch” by Karl Hennies, 1937, pages 124-127. I was most surprised to see a mention of Satz. I hadn’t expected any 20th century references to it. I’ve another book by Hennies, wri…
I dropped off my beer for the Omaha Summer Arts Festival Friday afternoon and went back home. When Paris and Chris and I arrived for our shift on Saturday morning, we found that half of the big tent was gone, having been torn up by Friday night’s stor…
Happy Birthday Canada. Wow, 141 years young. As a proud Canadian I plan on drinking a bunch of Canadian craft beer to celebrate our national birthday.Will it be one of the beers that Canadians pride themselves with? No. It’s sad that people stil…
Wuerzburger Hofbrau dominate the town. Their logo is all over the place, and is one of the first things you see when you get out of the station. They also have three beers in Michael Jackson’s “Great Beer Guide” (aka The 500).
The…
I was in Champaign, IL on business last week and I decided to stop into The Blind Pig and have a pint or two (or three.) One of the first things that caught my eye on the list was that they had Avery’s Maharaja on draught. Which got me to thin…
August 2 – Lunar Rendezbrew XV – Entry Deadline July 12
August 15-16 – Alamo City Cerveza Fest – Entry deadline July 26
August 25 – The Limbo Challenge – Entry Deadline August 3
September 19-20 – The Cactus Challenge – Entry Deadline August 20
October…
Something a little fun for today’s unofficial holiday. While I sit here at work, I am thinking of a nice cold pint in my hand and wonder where I’ll get one after work.I plan on spending a couple hours in a Toronto pub tonight for a report tomorrow and…
The Backdrop
I don’t watch much TV.
I used to be heavily addicted to TV when I was a kid: Gilligan’s Island, MTV, The Brady Bunch, stand-up, The Frugal Gourmet, The Young and the Restless. Well, everything really.
For two of my college yea…
The Brauhaus Lemke is not the only micro in Berlin situated in railway arches, Brewbaker, next to Bellevue S-bahn station has done the same. Just a few stops from the centre as well, in a quiet area with apartment buildings and parkland.
Very quiet if…
The excuse given for Wikipedia is that its articles may not be the best, but they provide a good leaping-off point for finding out more. That’s not true of the Wikipedia entry on India Pale Ale, however, which is so completely, uselessly wrong a…