Archive for July, 2008

Wort’s Going On Here?: Kiwit Tasting notes

Before leaving for NHC, I bottled 24 Kiwits for competition. I had a pint the day before I left, and I left the cobra tap connected to the keg. I sampled it again the other day.
It turned Belgian on me! I poured a pint and sniffed. ???? So I took …

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Toronto Star’s List of Best Beer Bars

I look forward to Wednesdays. It’s the middle of the week, plans are being constructed for the weekend and Josh Rubin’s ‘What’s Brewing’ column appears in the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, with the largest readership in the country.T…

Belgian Beers: Belgian Beer no.250 and no.155 revisited: Boerken and Boerinneken

A series of beers reviewed by Michael follows for the next couple of days. This will give us the chance to try and drink some more for you. Text and photo: MichaelWebsite/ blog:Still at Paters Vaetje, but on a different day I hasten to add (!), we tri…

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Stewart’s 13th Anniversary Party and Big Beer Friday

This coming Friday, I’ll be celebrating International Brewers Day by sharing a profile of and conversation with Stewart’s (Bear, DE) Ric Hoffman with you. Until then, I’ll remind you of their upcoming blowout weekend scheduled for 7/25 & 7/26. Det…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: What’s New @ Beau’s All Natural Brewing

Steve Beauchesne, co-founder/owner of Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. started up the ‘How to Start a Brewery (in 1 million easy steps)’ blog way back on May 25, 2006 as a way to keep in touch with their devout fans. Yesterday Jen (Beau’s resident know …

Yours for Good Fermentables ™: Meet the Ozzys

Local beer makes good … again … and again.Never been to the The Brewer’s Art brewpub and restaurant in Baltimore? It’s a Belgian-themed brewpub “set in a grand Mt. Vernon townhouse” with a “seasonally-influenced menu of European-style country fare…

Yours for Good Fermentables ™: Thinking Globally, Drinking Locally

From WAMU-FM’s website:Thinking Globally, Drinking LocallyWednesday 16 July 2008, 1:06PMIn the world of beer, Anheuser-Busch has long been an American icon and a dominant global player. So when the St. Louis-based corporation accepted a $52 billion ta…

Madison Beer Review: News From, you know, Around

InBev purchases Anheuser-Busch. St. Louis headquarters will become North American headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev. All breweries will stay open. For now. Of course, InBev is famous for slashing payroll and cutting jobs while niche-i-fying every b…

Barley Blog, The: Colbert on Anheuser-Busch InBev

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beernews.org: Odell Brewing launches into barrel-aging foray with Woodcut No. 1

(Fort Collins, CO) – Odell Brewing has begun a barrel-aging program and hopes to release the first beer in the series of one-offs later this summer. According to the press release, “Woodcut No. 1 will have hints of vanilla and dried fruit flav…