So, the time in Victoria is done and now on the way back to the States on the ferry from Victoria, BC to Port Angeles. Here’s your correspondent with the Washington coast in the background. Whe aksed what I had to declare upon arrival, I said gl…
It might not be Fall for some of you but for me it is. The start of school and the beginning of pumpkin and oktoberfest beer season makes it so. Thanks to a fellow Beer Advocate on the East Coast I’ll be able to sample a bunch of pumpkin beers I’ve …
In Sacramento the options for beer festivals are astounding, especially this time of year. With that in mind I’d like to throw this out there, the Sacramento Summerfest that benefits the Alzheimer’s Association’s Sacramento Memory Walk. No, this i…
So we’re a little blown away, and thanks–best microbrewery in Ontario!!! best beer in Ontario!!! Aw shucks, ya think???!! Here’s a sneak preview of the press release that aint yet hit the presses…. I’d write more about how we couldn’t go to the Gol…
Pining for the Left Hand Juju Ginger lately, I was pleasantly surprised to see this Ginger Pilsner on the shelf from my new foray into Pennichuck brewing company’s line. Named, as their other brews are, for the Japanese word for firefighter, this one …
From the good folks at Fort George Brewing:Summer may be ending, but things are just heating up on the coast! You’ll have a chance to taste some of the best craft beers the region has to offer in Astoria at the 7th annual Pacific Northwest Brewcup …
The 2nd annual edition of the Black Creek Brews Fest will be taking place next weekend at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Highlights will include a beer lunch hosted by Stephen Beaumont, talks and workshops presented by a number of local…
I’m starting my Friday night enjoying a Brooklyn Oktoberfest at Shady McGrady’s in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Buy a pint, get a free glass! Four free glasses are on offer tonight: Three Philosophers, Tommyknocker, Bells & Brooklyn. Free…
Beer of the Week is something I like to pull out every once in a while around here when something impresses me enough, for whatever reason, that it deserves a column of its own. There are lots of fabulous beers that never get named Beer of the Week,…
Bryan at “In The ‘Burg” brings word of the passing of two key figures in the Fredericksburg restaurant scene.On August 18, Samuel T. Emory of Sammy T’s passed away. Dr. Emory opened Sammy T’s in 1980 as a groundbreaking restaurant featuring a selectio…