Archive for July, 2008

MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Warrior… come out to play-ay!

July 28, 20085:00 pmĀ Or not… this has nothing to do with the movie The Warriors. Really. This does, however, have something to do with a single-hop pale ale being released on Monday at a certain brewpub called Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery. Rea…

beernews.org: RateBeer Goes Down: User feedback on alternative suggestions?

[Just to clarify, RateBeer is not down for good. They’re just having server issues. The home page is down for now (good riddance to that homepage!) but the forums appear to be up!!! Woohoo!]
The big beer news of the day is that this juggernaut has be…

Legal Beer: Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine

As you can see I wasted little time in picking up another brew from Anchor Brewing. This time we have the Old Foghorn a barleywine style ale made in the English tradition. This beer pours a very nice deep dark red color. Head is plentiful, solid and …

Wort’s Going On Here?: I Suck

The other day, I bottled the Donn’s Famous Horse Cram It Brown Ale for competition. I thought it tasted okay. A bit sweeter than I expected, but okay. It did have a fruity smell.
I put the remainder of the keg, about 2 gallons back into the fridge….

Flying Dog Blog: Support Your Local Brewery

The People’s Republic of Flying Dog is now in session. It’s happy hour at Flying Dog Brewery, so here is your latest dose of irreverence.Support Your Local Brewery
We here at Flying Dog love everyone drinking our award winning litter of al…

A Good Beer Blog: Can’t We Just Admit We Like Corn Sometimes?

One of the things I don’t get about beer lovers is the seething disrespect of corn – aka maize for some of you. OK, maybe not seething but my comment the other day that I now craved New Glarus Spotted Cow was met with particular surprise by Jeffery G…

Asheville Beer Blog: Busy Busy

Its been a busy week or so, so the blogging has been slow. As always, the Bruisin’ Ales beer blog is there to pick up the slack on brew news in Asheville. One of the things they reported on recently is that Stone Brewery will be distributing their b…

Asheville Beer Blog: Dear Ingles,

Thank you so much for including some Ommegang and Duvel products at your Leicester Highway store. Now when I go shopping, I can occasionally pick up a Ommegang Abbey Ale or a Duvel. But please, tell your cashiers not to shake the bottle. The yeast …

Year of Beer: #322 Stone – Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

This beer has a very low aroma just like hints of dark roast malt and chocolate. The color is black as can be without any light getting though. The head pours medium with low retention.The taste is malty sweet with a pronounced chocolate flavor. Th…

Video: Oregon Brewers Festival Parade

The 21st annual Oregon Brewers Festival, kicked off today with a brunch at PGE Park and a beer parade led by his honor Tom Potter through downtown to the festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. The festival runs today through…