Archive for August, 2008

Beer Examiner: Cape Cod escapade. Beer in the USA.

 Sandra with her favorite American brewer of German-style Weissbier, Cape Cod Brewery’s Todd Marcus.Visiting with the Cape Cod Lager and Ale Makers (CCLAMS) Homebrewers Club at the Cape Cod Brewery this past weekend, uncovered a few beer ge…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Events Updated

The events section has been updated with the Canadian Brewing Awards judging and Gala information, with times for the gala to be announced once they become available. So highlight your day planner for September 25 and come out to The Richmond to celeb…

Stonch’s Beer Blog: Eating’s cheating?

Eating’s cheating?

Appellation Beer: Beer From a Good Home: Monday musing: On local, women, and a wine scandal

We’re wrapping up the summer phase of our Grand Adventure with an American history field trip and packing for Part II-Europe, so a few links to posts you should read and think about:
– On Locale, and Maeib writes, “Whilst supporting this …

Madison Beer Review: Due To Popular Demand

HAHA! I lied! Nobody has really demanded any of this, except #3, but it’s still cool nonetheless:

.5) Summit Brewery will be at Dexter’s Pub tonight (Monday, August 25). Why? Does it matter? Get over there and drink some good Minnesotan beer. Maybe t…

Thirsty Pilgrim: Sour Ale and Shrimp Croquettes on the Coast.

We could have gone shopping or sightseeing. We could have visited the Ensor House, the art museum, walked the beach, or even rented a bicycle built for two. But no. On a dry and mild day in Oostende, we spent basically all of it eating and drinking.

Yours for Good Fermentables ™: a sustainable paradigm for hops?

Hops grown outside a Wheaton, Md. restaurant.Organic hops has taken a foothold as a nascent new industry in Colorado. Years of state wide interest and research by Colorado State University culminated last weekend in the first “Sustainable Hops Growi…

Belgian Beers: Belgian Beer no.261: Joseph

OK, I know the photo is all fuzzy – it was also almost dark! Meet Joseph, the spelt beer. Now I do like my seazonal, organic food but I am by no means a purist. So a bio and spelt beer, all a little too ‘hype’ for me. We tried it, and there is somet…

Belgian Beers: Belgian Beer no.260: Val Dieu Blonde

Still at home; still going through the beers stored in our cellar. This time around the Val Dieu Blonde. A real marathon of Belgian beers don’t you think? This is a high fermentation, real abbey style blonde beer. Slightly spicy, at 6% very pleasant b…

Beer Culture: Brewer’s Pitch

There was a big storm the other night with a lot of wind; in the other room we heard something crash and fall. When I got up the next day I found a box in the office had overturned. Nothing was damaged but a chunk of brewer’s pitch I used for s…