Archive for July, 2008

Barley Vine: Monday Afternoon Quick Hits

A few notes around the world of beer this beautiful Monday afternoon.- The Today show talks craft beer. Specifically good summer beers, with a nice focus on one of my favorites, Kolsch.- In my recent interview with Brock Wagner of Saint Arnold’s we t…

Barley Vine: Green Flash Trippel

Just a few days ago I had my first Green Flash and I’m already a big fan. Such a fan in fact that I have eagerly picked up another one of their beers to try out. Another one of their big bottled beers, this time going from an American staple to a Bel…

brewvana: Breakin’ the Rules, Breakin’ the Rules

As I outlined in my most recent Session post on anti-seasonal drinking, this is my Dark Beer Summer. Yet rules, or shall we say guidelines, will surely be broken.
Which brings us to Breckenridge Brewing Company’s Agave Wheat. This one sneaks in …

Realbeer.com Beer Therapy: Monday Link List

Here are a few interesting links from around the blogoshpere:

Beer-Drinking Tree Shrews: Sober As Judges on NPR
Beers with more alcohol gain market share on MNSBC
Betting The House On A Beer Made For Women—Recipe For Disaster? by Bob Skilnik on his…

Beer Haiku Daily: AB InBev Deal Weighs Heavily on IT Staff

Streamlining IT
At the expense of free beer
Can it get much worse?!
Written by Captain Hops
References: I tried to stay out of the Anheuser-Busch InBev discussions for as long as I could. But then I read this article: Streamlining IT Operations, Possi…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: The lost breweries of Ireland

If you’re interested in brewery history, take a look at Mapping the lost breweries of Ireland. The title is fairly self explanatory. It’s a project to map and document vanished Irish breweries. It’s great to see such commitment to research.

Grizzly Growler: Bitterroot Brewfest: The morning after

Well, not really. This is Monday, but it looked like the kind of party where the morning after might be a bit fuzzy. I wouldn’t know. I had three kids in tow, so I shot down to Hamilton after dinner, tried a couple of beers, listened to some goo…

stlhops.com: What Did You Enjoy This Weekend?

We have a new thread in the Forum titled, “What did you drink last night?” It gives everyone a chance to discuss what beers they enjoyed the night before and maybe even brag a little bit. As I was typing up a monster post for the thread, …

Brewed for Thought: We Survived: Friday Night

Wes came, he saw, he drank, he left.  The beer list wasn’t what we had initially expected, but it was impressive no less.  We visited some good places, ate some good food and had a good time all around.  Here’s a quick look back on what…

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: We Interrupt this Ommegang Broadcast to bring you Breaking Political News

I think we may have discovered Lew’s mysterious doings that Jack brought question to earlier today. Hm, challenging the PLCB? Will this help or hurt his chances?