Archive for July, 2008

Brewed for Thought: Went For A Walk

With Wes in town for the weekend, we had to make sure he had a chance to experience the Santa Rosa beer scene, and the best way to do that was to do my Santa Rosa beer walk.
We started the afternoon with lunch at Flavor where we could grab a couple M…

Some pictures from the parade

The Rogue beermonks numbered nearly 20 this year… …and they were armed with flails for the mortification of those who persisted in drinking industrial lagers… Meanwhile, the Widmer guys had their own getups: Full Nelson t-shirts, capes and Mexican wrestling…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Some pictures from the parade

The Rogue beermonks numbered nearly 20 this year… …and they were armed with flails for the mortification of those who persisted in drinking industrial lagers… Meanwhile, the Widmer guys had their own getups: Full Nelson t-shirts, capes and Mexic…

My Beer Pix: Molly and a pint on a sunny Sunday

We had to go to Lowes which is conveniently close to Backstreet, so we’ve stopped in for a pint and some people watching.

The Mad Fermentationist: What have you fermented?

Out of 120 people:Beer 113 (94%)Cider 63 (52%)Mead 56 (46%)Sourdough Bread 45 (37%)Wine 34 (28%)Cultured Milk (yogurt, buttermilk, quark etc…) 30 (25%)Cheese 23 (19%)Pickles 22 (18%)Sauerkraut/Kimchi 21 (17%)Kombucha 17 (14%)Other 15 (12%)Cured Meat…

Beer Haiku Daily: Moonshine… A real bar in Brooklyn

Rich in history
preserving the real Brooklyn
BBQ and beer
Written by sisterpoet
References: Moonshine Brooklyn, NY
Thing of the Day: Moonshine: Recipes * Tall Tales * Drinking Songs * Historical Stuff * Knee-Slappers *How to Make It * How to Drink It …

2beerguys beer blog: New Belgium and Elysian Brewing – Joint Venture

New Belgium joins in win-win venture
Seattle’s Elysian to make New Belgium products,
BY PAT FERRIER
New Belgium Brewing Co. of Fort Collins and Elysian Brewing Co. of Seattle will soon begin brewing beer at each other’s facilities, creat…

2beerguys beer blog: Cigar City Brewery

Joe from Cigar City Brewery is a reader of 2Beerguys.com. 
He has asked us to post the following information about their brewery. I just read bits and pieces and it sounds like us — for real. Please check out this blog entry: here.
They will …

Summer of Beer: Random Tasting of 9 Beers

The Lineup for last night was:1. Sprecher Black Bavarian2. The Bruery Black Orchard3. Lost Abbey Carnevale4. Three Floyds Alpha King5. Firestone Union Jack IPA6. Stone IPA7. Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout8. Oskar Blues Ten Fidy9. Southern Tier Jah-…

Hoosier Beer Geek: Indiana Beer Week Closing Ceremonies – Replicale Faceoff

What’s the story behind the Indiana Replicale Faceoff? Scientists may never know. Legend has it that brewers Dave Colt and Clay Robinson from Ram provided a common recipe for 70 Shilling Scottish that the contestants then prepared in their own special…