Archive for July, 2008
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…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Barley Vine: Monday Afternoon Quick Hits
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…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Barley Vine: Green Flash Trippel
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 …
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on brewvana: Breakin’ the Rules, Breakin’ the Rules
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…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Realbeer.com Beer Therapy: Monday Link List
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…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Beer Haiku Daily: AB InBev Deal Weighs Heavily on IT Staff
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.
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: The lost breweries of Ireland
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…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Grizzly Growler: Bitterroot Brewfest: The morning after
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, …
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on stlhops.com: What Did You Enjoy This Weekend?
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…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brewed for Thought: We Survived: Friday Night
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?
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: We Interrupt this Ommegang Broadcast to bring you Breaking Political News