The beaches in San Diego, Calif., have been dry since a one year test alcohol ban was imposed. Now some city officials think voters should get a voice in the matter.A proposal has been floated to add a question to the Nov. 4 ballot regarding the ban. …
This beer has an earthy aroma that has been common with other J.W. Lees beers. The color is a deep mahogany with some red highlights shining through. The head pours thick will some retention.The taste is a little sweet with hints of roasted malt. T…
HotoberFest (haa-toe-ber-Fest) : a one day event promoting the Preservation of our precious Earth, Appreciation of Craft Beers and Celebration of Live Music.
This one day festival will be held on the grounds of Glenwood Park neighborhood, located at …
BUILDING ON FIRST YEAR’S SUCCESS, PHILLY BEER WEEK ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The second-annual Philly Beer Week (PBW), which celebrates the city’s vibrant beer culture, will take place from Friday, March 6 through Sunday, Marc…
We made the almost entirely local dinner. Ancho peppers, tomatoes, corn, garlic, onion, milk, egg all local. Oil, flour, yogurt were note. Still, not bad. Actually, I didn’t make it. The wife gets the credit for the chili rellenos and corn cak…
The trend of beers coming out well before their season seems to be taking on a whole new meaning with some Pumpkin ales hitting store shelves now, more than three months before Halloween. But we’re wondering..are all of these really from this …
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850 miles
That’s how far I drove this past weekend.
Okay, my wife actually did all the driving. (Why? I don’t know. A glutton for punishment perhaps?) Still, it&#…
The rant below belongs to Walter Leipurts, owner/operator of WL Designs who handles various brewery accounts as part of his business. Stay tuned for more rants from Leipurts in the future.I just received a colourful flyer from the LCBO with a focus o…
Okay, guys and gals, some of you know darn good and well that I’m a little bit of a Luddite, and so won’t be surprised that I have no intention of figuring out how to put up one of those polls.
BUT, I do want your opinions on this matter. …
The Brewers Association just released the figures for the first half of 2008 and both dollars and volume show good, steady growth for craft beer just as they have for the past four or five years.
Things are not up as much as they were in 2007, but giv…