Archive for July, 2008

Beer Examiner: Denver brews special beers for the DNC. Drink beer? Yes we can!

Rock Bottom – Denver will be tapping Political Ale to commemorate the DNC..floatright { float:right}.floatleft { float:left} Ask an incoming Democrat delegate coming to the DNC in Denver whether they drink beer. Their reply most certainly woul…

Knut Albert’s Beer Blog: A short conversation

At Tronhjems Mikrobryggeri:
-Is your summer beer the same recipe as last year?
The barman, scratching his head slightly:
-Well, yes, to be honest, it tastes even less than the pilsener.
-Probably not the beer for me, then.
-Well, lots of our customers…

Pub Crawlin’: It’s a Small, Small World

Nope – this isn’t a post about Disney World. It’s a late posting about our trip to Montreal.
I am constantly energized by the number of women involved in beer culture.  In a realm dominated by men, thus primarily marketed to them, it is…

The Brew Basement: Stone 2008 Russian Imperial Stout – Tasting and Aging Notes

Name: Russian Imperial Stout
Brewer: Stone Brewing
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Vintage: 2008
Cellared On: May 9th, 2008
Original Tasting: June 11th, 2008
It took two months, but I finally found it.
I knew this brew was being released Mid-March, so y…

Seen Through a Glass: The Institute: first visit

I dropped by The Institute at 12th and Green in Philly for the first time today. I wanted to have a drink with a friend, talk a little treason, and she suggested this brand-new place: good call. It’s in the Brandywine neighborhood, a new one for me, b…

Year of Beer: #327 New Holland – Red Tulip

There is a malty caramel aroma with notes of grain. The color is a dark red with some haze allowing only a little light through. The head pours thin and has little retention.The taste is very malty with lots of caramel and and grain flavors. There …

The Mad Fermentationist: Liquor Spiked Barleywine

Here is the most recent batch I bottled, a massive malty liquor infused barleywine. This is actually the strongest beer I have bottled to date at over 12.5% ABV, it probably needs at least 6 months in the bottle to mellow out before I drink more than …

Potable Curmudgeon, The: NABC Bank Street Brewhouse garage doors installed today.

The concrete being poured on the building’s north side is the site of the main entry door. The garage doors will have counters and stools behind them, and the doors will be opened during appropriate weather.More later. The taproom interior is next.

That’s the Spirit – Beer Blog: From Belgium to the Caribbean

I’ve been sitting on this review for some time because, frankly, I simply have not been able to figure out what to do with it. And I still haven’t, so I’ll just throw it up here and see if it sticks.

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Who’s Thirsty? Ommegang’s BCTC 2008 Beer List is Here

I’ll bet there are some weary cyclists who could use this as the carrot on the end of the stick to get them through the remaining 180 miles.

You can either scroll through the list here, or download via this link to a shared Google Spreadsheet. If/Whe…