Archive for August, 2008

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: One turns to two and two turns to…….

Most of the beer I drink is consumed inside the walls of a pub. I sample, review and do tastings at my place, but most of the time the beer in my hand is a pint glass in a pub.Going out for a beer after work (Volo is just a couple blocks north) is gre…

2beerguys beer blog: Magic Hat Reports 40% Growth Rate Over 2007

Great news from Vermont!!
Sean
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Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!!

Magic Hat Brewing Company Posts Strong 40% Growth Rate Over 2007
Craft Brewers Continue to Thrive Despite Weakening Economy
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT, Aug 28, 2008 &…

Pfiff!: Fermentation Friday – The best is yet to come

There’s a maxim that gets bandied about in homebrewing circles that goes a little something like this: “A batch of homebrew is ready when you’ve drank the last one.” Whereas this smirking quip has its origins in the debate over the proper aging and co…

MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Lift Bridge Rise of Fall

October 10, 2008 5:00 pmtoOctober 11, 2008 12:00 amOkay, this sounds like fun…
In the shadow of the Lift Bridge in Stillwater is The Water Street Inn.  It will be our new location for our annual Rise of Fall party.  There will be food, music, …

MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Lift Bridge Farm Girl at Stub & Herb’s

Jon over at Stub & Herb’s says he’ll be getting some Farm Girl saison from Lift Bridge Brewery on Sept. 4th. I’m assuming that this is a result of batch 0, brewed at Flat Earth in St. Paul. Should be good. Very fresh and tasty.
I…

boakandbailey.com: Beer Exposed – what’s that all about?

Anchor Porter
We’ve been invited to this Beer Exposed event in London at the end of September. I can’t quite work out what to make of it.
The good side – lots of brewers from around the world will be there. That said, the choice is a littl…

Sioux Brew: Take the Sioux Brew Weekly Quiz #65

This is the 65th of a weekly trivia quiz on beer and all things beer related.
 
This year’s Oktoberfest celebration in Munich is celebrating a milestone year. This year’s celebration will be the _____ year the festival has been held?

Hedonist Beer Jive: WE’VE GOT SOME DRINKING TO CATCH UP ON

Whenever my HBJ “posting rate” falls behind my “new-beer drinking rate”, what happens is that rated beers build up within the HBJ ecosystem, and all of a sudden I’ve got more topics for posts and more reviews to write than there are “posting…

Hoosier Beer Geek: Random Beer Roundup – Beer in Indianapolis and Elsewhere Edition

When I google the words “Indianapolis” and “Beer” this site comes in 20th, right after “Jessica Simpson’s New Gig: Selling Beer – Entertainment News Story …”I’d like to resolve that so look forward to the continued use of the words Indianapolis and …

Stonch’s Beer Blog: Lager tops

Lager tops