Archive for July, 2008

Appellation Beer: Beer From a Good Home: Do the big boys have your favorite brewer’s number?

Andrew Mason, assistant brewer at Flossmoor Station in suburban Chicago, writes he got the strangest phone call yesterday from somebody who identified themselves as from MillerCoors.
The woman on the phone asked, “Are you or anyone you know inte…

Year of Beer: #321 New Holland – Mad Hatter IPA

There is a strong hop aroma to this IPA with floral and fruity characteristics. The color is a dark amber letting plenty of light through. The head is very thick with large bubbles and great retention.The taste is hoppy with spice and floral hop fla…

Make Mine Potato: Macomb

CBD broke out the good stuff in Macomb. An MGD tallboy. I’d like to say this baby was opened, but alas, it wasn’t. Instead of white trash, we stayed white collar. As you can see, it was in good company the first night. On the stopover on …

Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: Bryan Adams rocks our world

Sunday night was monumental for team MNB. As you all know we have a long running affinity toward both Bryan as a person and to his fantastic music (as you’ll notice on the side nav have have 15 posts dedicated to him). On Sunday we had the pri…

Home Brew Beer: Sam Adams: Telling no lies about Cherry Wheat & George Washington

I’m still working my way through the John Adams HBO series, and the Sam Adams Summer Style case of brews I picked up earlier in the month. One of the supporting characters in the TV series is…

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On the House: Gin’s United Front

The Juniperlooza session during the recent Tales of the Cocktail event in New Orleans demonstrated one of the reasons gin is making headlines and making headway with American consumers these days. Representatives of four gin brands— Plymouth’s int…

Bend’s Tony Cornett at Belmont Station Saturday

6-8 p.m., Saturday July 26th, . Belmont Station Biercafe. 4500 S.E. Stark St. 503-232-8538. Meet world champion brewer Tonya Cornett of Bend Brewing Co. (World Beer Cup 2008 Small Brew-Pub of the Year,) who’ll bring her award winning Hophead…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Bend’s Tony Cornett at Belmont Station Saturday

6-8 p.m., Saturday July 26th, . Belmont Station Biercafe. 4500 S.E. Stark St. 503-232-8538. Meet world champion brewer Tonya Cornett of Bend Brewing Co. (World Beer Cup 2008 Small Brew-Pub of the Year,) who’ll bring her award winning Hophead…

Oregon Brewers Festival Recovery Brunch

9am Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 S.E. Powell Blvd’; 503 / 232-4677 What’s better after a long week at the Oregon Brewers Festival than an excellent Sunday brunch, and who know’s more about hangovers than brewers? That’s…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Oregon Brewers Festival Recovery Brunch

9am Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 S.E. Powell Blvd’; 503 / 232-4677 What’s better after a long week at the Oregon Brewers Festival than an excellent Sunday brunch, and who know’s more about hangovers than brewers? That’s…