Archive for July, 2008

beer school: Fruit Beer

Lots of people have the impression that fruit beer is “girly beer.” That it tastes like sugared up soda pop. Fact is, fruit beer has been made for centuries. While some beers are made for a specific market and in fact do taste like sugar …

Bartowel News: Beer Retail Revolt Brewing in Ontario

The past couple of weeks have been interesting ones in the Ontario beer scene, as a series of articles in the Toronto Star have led to a lot of vitriol being directed towards The Beer Store, the province’s beer retailing…

Hoosier Beer Geek: Indiana Beer Week Bar Hop – Day One – Operation Chaos

Beer #1: Broad Ripple Brew Pub for Replic Ale – 80 Shilling ScottishI don’t know who these people at our table are, but I suspect they’ll play a heavy role in our futureSince it is Indiana Beer week, and we’re Hoosier Beer Geeks, it only makes sense t…

Brewed for Thought: I Like It When You Call Me Double Papa

Grab your Tommy gun and hop onto the side sill.  There’s a couple booze runners on the other side of town, and they’ve got a fresh shipment of beer.  I know, we’re going to drive to the store and buy it, but this is Double Daddy Im…

The Brew Basement: Southampton Abbot 12 – Tasting and Aging Notes

Name: Abbot 12
Brewer: Southampton
Style: Belgian Quadruple
Vintage: 2008
Cellared On: June 6th, 2008
Original Tasting: July 6th, 2008
Hello everybody! I’m back from a few technical difficulties and extremely happy to be leading off with a brew…

2beerguys beer blog: Anheuser-Busch settles for 52 Billion in InBev deal

The rumor is no longer a rumor and almost a done deal.  Personal, when I shared this rumor within the last few months, I thought that it would stay just that — a rumor.  I do not have any personal interest in this deal, but I’ve had a …

2beerguys beer blog: Update on Starr Hill Brewery

I published this initial story in December: “Starr Hill to expand across U.S. with help of Anheuser-Busch”
Here is a follow up …
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!

Starr shines bright as brewery expansion …

Year of Beer: #312 George Gale & Co – Prize Old Ale

This beer smells like sherry even with grape notes. The color is a very dark brown with only a bit of light shining through. There is no head at all on this beer, the bottle opened without any carbonation.This beer has a harsh alcohol flavor, simila…

2beerguys beer blog: History of Coastal Extreme Brewing – Newport Storm

Here is a brief history of the Coastal Extreme Brewing in Newport, RI.
Original source
Enjoy!!
Sean
2Beerguys.com

The brewery was started in 1999 after Ryan and several friends began homebrewing while attending Colby College in Maine.
They decided to…

Andy Crouch’s BeerScribe.Com: Welcome to Portland, Maine, the Best Beer Drinking City in New England…

When I was giving talks and doing press interviews in support of The Good Beer Guide To New England, I would inevitably get asked about my favorite New England beers, breweries, and brewpubs. A less frequent question that I spent little time ponderin…