Archive for August, 2008

RealBeer.co.nz: Beer O’Clock: The Shakespeare

I’d visited a few times and always enjoyed their beers. Sadly, a recent visit to “the Shake” confirmed reports that beer quality has been in a major slump for some quite time.

In order to get an overview of the beers, I ordered the tasting tra…

Brewed for Thought: Coming Soon!

Big news.  Very big news.
Be sure to check back over the long weekend.

Stonch’s Beer Blog: Grauniad

Grauniad

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: The Philadelphia Beer Scene Leaves No Neighborhood Behind

Yes, Jack, this IS a very good thing. From what I saw at Memphis last night, nothing will slow Spanky down. Careful, he might turn the ‘S’ into a Superman logo.

Can’t wait to see the new place added along the trail of Bridgewater’s, White Dog, Mad Me…

stlhops.com: 08/29/08 Friday Round-Up

Stuff from around the web

Neat post about beer and espionage at Confluence City.
Donations may be shifted due to AB’s new master.
Stan Hieronymus talks Budweiser American Ale.
Hold on to those kegs!

Beer Releases and News

Paul at The Wine an…

2beerguys beer blog: Rum running increases popularity with Craft Beweries

Just makes sense!!
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Rum?, watch ya bum?
Raising a glass to rum  –  In My Glass
By Rob Kasper

These American rums were made with copper-pot stills. The makers say this process allows the addition of more flavor notes. (…

2beerguys beer blog: Beer Capitol Distributing Inc. Acquires Miller Brands-Milwaukee LLC

This was an interesting news clip that floated around this week. I assume that this is a result of the Coors SABMiller merger.
Sean
 

Beer Capitol Distributing Inc. Acquires Miller Brands-Milwaukee LLC
By Jamie Haack
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer,…

40 Beers at 40: Bière Darbyste

At the risk of offending some generous soul here, I have to say I can’t honestly remember who gave me this bottle of Bière Darbyste that’s been sitting on the beer shelf for who knows how long. And since I didn’t know much about it, I consulted…

Sioux Brew: Fancy glasses for fancy beer

 **FOR USE WITH AP LIFESTYLES**  This undated photo provided by Spiegelau shows Spiegelau Beer Glasses.   If you’re going to splurge for those pricey craft beers, you might as well quaff them from glasses that do them justice.     (AP P…

Kasper On Tap: Good spot to sip before Ravens games

Went to the Ravens-Falcons game Thursday night. Ugh! An ugly 10-9 loss. They used to call these games "exhibition games." This raises the question: what was on exhibit last night? On a happier note I did find a spot that sells good beer at a…