Archive for August, 2008

Barley Vine: Boulevard Bob’s 47

Just recently I had my first Octoberfest of the year and I’m seeing more and more of them and other Fall seasonals on the shelves. What’s excited me this year is that with all the new breweries that have come in to Texas this past year I’m getting to…

Utah Beer: The Second Coming

No it’s not Jebus! It’s that other guy with the God complex, Del Vance(kidding Del). After a very successful first printing Utah’s second best beer scribe(after me) has decided to spew forth more detailed info about Utah’s Beer; past present and fu…

Musings Over a Pint: Weekend Beer Events

This will be a 3-day weekend for many in folks in the U.S. While you enjoy some craft beer with friends, please be responsible and safe. In Richmond, the Capital Ale House “Beer Geek Week” continues through Sunday, August 31. In Fredericksburg, the Bl…

Madison Beer Review: Hey Barkeep! Can I Get A Beer Without Any Of These Hops That Everyone Seems So Keen On?

India Pale Ale, Imperial India Pale Ale, Extra India Pale Ale, Extra Pale Ale, Imperial Stout, Imperial Oak-Aged Barleywine, Imperial Pilsner, Imperial Weizen.

Hops are everywhere. What’s a beer drinker to do who doesn’t want their beer bitter? Well,…

Yours for Good Fermentables ™: So you want to open a nice cozy restaurant?

Have you ever wondered why restaurants mark-ups on wine, beer, and food? Have you ever grumbled, “I can get that cheaper at the store?”Read this.It’s a rough-and-ready evaluation of the costs required to renovate an old, small, building into the bare …

Beer Culture: Štramberk Beer Fest August 30–31

That’s the beautiful village of Štramberk, way out in the microbrew hotspot of Moravian Silesia. Štramberk’s got it all: a hilltop citadel, castle ruins, verdant fields, cobblestone lanes and narrow passageways leading onto an immaculat…

Entertainment: Joe Sixpack — Philly.com: Joe Sixpack: Jack-o’-lager tops other fruity brews

OVER THE LAST couple of weeks, I’ve been writing about oddball beer flavors – pizza, crème brulee, blueberry – some of it good, some not. The most frequent reaction I’ve gotten is a shrug of disbelief.

Beer Examiner: Where’s the beer? New York Times can’t find a good party during DNC Denver.

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Brewed for Thought: The Long Hammer of the Law

Some beers are embedded into you memory due to specific events in your life.  For me, I can never drink, see, walk by, even think about Redhook’s Longhammer IPA without thinking about local pizza spot “I Love NY Pie.” 
The story i…

Andy Crouch’s BeerScribe.Com: So I’m Headed to the B-Side this Weekend…

It’s kind of like having an old friend who claims to be going away on a long trip but who you know is never coming back…
Raising a Sazerac to soon-to-be-departed friends.
Andy
P.S. Welcome readers from the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, …