Stonch’s Beer Blog: As if to prove a point
As if to prove a point
Archive for July, 2008
Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Goodnight Sweetheart Stout
It will come as no surprise that I was a big fan iof the TV series “Goodnight Sweetheart”. It was set in the past and heavily featured a pub. Watching it probably induced one of my best ever dreams. The one where I was on a pub crawl of Newark in 1940…
The Thirsty Hopster: San Diego: The Lost Abbey found and other tales from the Southland
Our company retreat ran Wednesday through Friday this past week, in San Diego. This was incredibly fortunate for me, since it meant that I could visit SD with free airfare and free accommodations. As this was something I had wanted to do for a lon…
boakandbailey.com: Bloody great barrels
As well as being home to some decent pubs, Heidelberg also boasts an enormous barrel as a tourist attraction. In fact, they’ve got several, going up in size as you go into the castle
The biggest (in the photo) has a capacity of 220,000 litres …
Beer Examiner: State beer styles. Is there such a thing?
One used to be able to say that in the northwestern U.S. the beers were very hoppy. In the midwest they were more malt accented. Now there can be little regional generalization. States do not have "state" beer types. Ame…
Brewed for Thought: We Survived: Saturday Night
After hitting Hopmonk and coming home to drink excessively on Friday night, Wes and I decided to change it up a little for Saturday Night. The plan: drink excessively in downtown Santa Rosa, then head home to BBQ, and drink excessively. In our def…
Lyke 2 Drink: Princeton Review 2008 Top Party Schools
It’s an annual ranking that is anticipated almost as much as the first pre-season football poll. College administrators who love to be ranked at the top of almost every other list hate to hear their name called for this one — even if it just might co…
MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: McCann’s Updates
Three good reasons for me to find a #%*$&# open weekend to visit McCann’s in St. Cloud:
1. McCann’s now has a patio. Not a necessity, but always a welcomed addition.
2. 1 liter dimple mugs. Again, not a necessity, but there is indeed a…
Lyke 2 Drink: Massachusetts Golf Courses Might Get Beverage Carts
A bill that has been pending for more than a year in the Massachusetts state legislature would allow city and town officials to license the sale of beer and wine on golf courses in the state.Currently only Massachusetts and Alaska ban the sale of alc…
MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Happy Gnome Mead Dinner
July 31, 20086:00 pmI think I just got a slight buzz just thinking about this…
$70 per person
The Happy Gnome
498 Selby Ave
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-287-2018
The kick-off for the Twin Cities NATIONAL MEAD WEEKEND will be the Mead Dinner at the Ha…