Archive for June, 2008

Barley Vine: Local Breweries in the news

Houston is blessed with two breweries in the area. One is the oldest craft brewery in Texas and located in Houston, the other one is one of the newest breweries and is located North of Houston in Conroe. Both have been highlighted in local news outl…

Year of Beer: #288 Sweet Water – 420 Extra Pale Ale

Not really sure what’s with the drug reference in this beer. This is only beer in Sweet Water’s lightup with any innuendo, other beers not names for style alone are Road Trip and Festival Ale, so this is an odd change.This beer has a nice floral hopp…

Flossmoor Beer Blog: Tap List 6/20/08

Vishnu’s Vice IPA (7.7% a.b.v.)Nobody can pass up a good IPA, even the great Preserver.This orange/gold ale gives off a pungent floral, grassy, citrus-like, aroma that invites you to take a sip.The blast of four American hops (Amarillo, Summit, Centen…

stlhops.com: 06/20/08 Friday Round-Up

Sorry for the small Round-Up today, everything just seems relatively quiet on the beer front in St. Louis.
Stuff from around the web

Neat write-up about the Rotten Apple.
Don over at OatSoda reviews the Export IPA from Schlafly.
If you’re Green…

Brookston Beer Bulletin: Sam Calagione Uncorked

My “Uncorked” interview with Sam Calagione, from the Dogfish Head Brewery, is in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. I’m quite pleased with how it turned out. If you’re unfamiliar with the Uncorked series in the San Francis…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Time Travel Tours

Beer guides for time travellers. That’s what I’m creating.As soon as the first practical time machine is available, I’ll book a weekend break in London 1926. I’m not sure about the summer hols. Perhaps one week in Bavaria 1880 and another Bohemia 1900…

RACCOON LODGE SOLSTICE

The lodges solstice party includes a brewers jam session: brewer Ron Gansbergs folk/bluegrass band, Black Lodge, opens the bill, and hes invited BridgePort brewer Karl Ockert to sit in on ukelele and Full Sail brewer John Harris to play washboard….

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: RACCOON LODGE SOLSTICE

The lodges solstice party includes a brewers jam session: brewer Ron Gansbergs folk/bluegrass band, Black Lodge, opens the bill, and hes invited BridgePort brewer Karl Ockert to sit in on ukelele and Full Sail brewer John Harris to play washboard….

ROOTS SUMMER RELEASE

Roots Gruit Kolsch is one of Portlands most popular summer seasonals and traditionally released on the solstice (which is actually 4:59 PDT Friday, this year, but whos counting?) Its especially appropriate in this year of scarce hops, because it…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: ROOTS SUMMER RELEASE

Roots Gruit Kolsch is one of Portlands most popular summer seasonals and traditionally released on the solstice (which is actually 4:59 PDT Friday, this year, but whos counting?) Its especially appropriate in this year of scarce hops, because it…