WOW! Isn’t it great? The internet is alive and well in Portland, Oregon. In the last several months several new websites and blogs about beer have appeared. I am talking about the new Oregon Brewers’ Guild site , the new Portland Beer Wiki, the Bri…
(Quebec City, QUEBEC) – Unibroue Quatre-centième was first released a month ago at a special event in Montreal along with a tasting of two 5-year old Mathusalems (6 liter bottles) of Trois Pistoles. What’s the story with this beer?
From the C…
After spending four marvelous days camping on the scenic, wild Deschutes River in Oregon, I was mellow.Vacationing with friends and family members, I had floated down the river, set up camp on the river’s edge, eaten well, a…
I have this small sketchbook that I carry around with me and I’m constantly doodling in it — stuck in traffic, in a meeting at the office or at home. It’s usually full of concepts for work, but is also peppered with beer related misc…
Dray disaster
Saturday, 10:35 AM, Somewhere on Interstate 465: A phone rings.”Did you hear the news?””No, Chris… what?””Hot Shotz burned down last night.””Oh come on.””…””You’re serious?””Yeah, Bob Mack called me this morning.””Okaaaay…. see you there.””I’m a…
It’s almost five years since I was in Australia. In the week or so I was there I worked through as many of their beers as I could get my hands on, which meant a lot of pale lagers. I haven’t retained much memory of most of them — though Toohey’s Extr…
I’m not huge on the name, though it is fitting for this beer. Kettlehouse, it seems, has concocted a brew that is designed to go along with your active lifestyle.
Sports Recovery Beer is a light, caffeine-infused ginseng concoction that is desig…
People always ask me for lists. Favorite IPAs, favorite Montana beer, favorite beer in the world.
I’m a journalist, I haven’t tried everything yet; therefore I must remain objective. At least until I’ve tried everything.
But, I’…
A recent comment was made about cans of imported Carlsberg tasting bad, raising an ever important question – bottle or can?In all fairness most expats in Asia don’t have a lot of choice thanks to national beer monopolies, excessive import taxes and po…