Archive for July, 2008

Pop The Cap North Carolina: Your cooking sucks

If upon reading that headline, you’re all, “I know! It does!” …well, then Food Network wants to document you, make fun of you, then redeem you in front of millions. (That’s how these shows work, right?)
Casting call in Ch…

Speaking of Beer: Show 51: The Bastard-Off

Today we enter the Build-A-Beer Workshop, for a little beer-geek talk about improving your homebrewing efforts. I’m joined by my Brewing Compadre Shawn as we pit two of our home-brewed babies in a head-to-head comparison. Both are modeled aft…

Hedonist Beer Jive: LOST ABBEY’S “CARNEVALE” – A SAISON FOR ALL SEASONS

Second in a trio of LOST ABBEY beers I “imported” from Santee, CA last month, total liquid gold that could probably fetch me $60 per bottle on eBay, but that I instead drank in the comfort of my own home while images of dollar bills with wings fly…

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Victory for the Folks.

As I suspected, the answer to the question I posed here is actually…
Victory Brewing Company.
From an email from the Folk Festival folks forwarded to me by Tom (Parkerford Brewing heartbroken by the rejection) Foley:
We are pleased to announce o…

beer school: Live from the OBF

Okay, not really live, but we’re recording at show from the Oregon Brewers Festival from 3-4 PM on Friday July 25th. Find us at the Brewing Network booth which is next to the North Tent.

Kasper On Tap: What beer goes with a soft crab sandwich?

The July/August issue of Draft magazine offered up pairings of beers with sandwiches.Peanut butter and jelly with — are you ready for this? — Sierra Nevada Porter.Philly cheesteak with Avery India Pale Ale or Dogfish 60 Minute IPA.Turkey Club with A…

maeib’s Beerblog: The First Decent Victim Of The Smoking Ban?

It’s been six years or so since I’ve drank in Manchester. When I did, I was a pretty desperate ticker so spent most of my time in The Smithfield, The Beer House or The Marble Arch. However on my walks to and fro the pubs from my city centre hotel, I…

Pfiff!: Fermentation Friday – Words of advice

Isn’t it romantic?* Embarking on a new hobby oftentimes involves a period of giddy excitement when first acquainting yourself with the lexicon, history, and mountains of reference material that surrounds the adventure of the new. Homebrewing is, not s…

Portlandbeer.org :: Brew > Drink > Repeat: Photos: Behind the scenes at Alameda Brewhouse

Next in our series of Portland brewery photography is Alameda Brewhouse. Thanks to Eric Wathen for letting us meet up with him and follow him around with a camera!

Check out the rest of the photos here.

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Beer Examiner: The trend in beer taste is that it continues to digress.

Beer Vessels.  Courtesy of Brewers Association Is the US-beer culture evolving into ever bolder styles? Are there trends in taste? Is there a direction of the new creations?           &nb…