Last November, Colleen and I offered a Craft Beer Tasting in the fund raising auction for our son’s school. Due to varying schedule conflicts, the event had been postponed several times. However, we were finally able to do the presentation Saturday ev…
You may remember way back in November of ‘07 when a study was released which claimed that natives of Central America were drinking alcoholic beverages — or beer — made from cacao (the seeds which chocolate comes from) even before 100…
I went peach picking the other day and it hit me that a lambic would take about 10 years to make so, I’m going to give peach wine a try. It should be ready just in time for the birth of my first child. I hope to keep you updated on the progres…
A Belgian White (Witbier) brewed by
Victory Brewing Company
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA
ABV: 5%
Glassware: Tumbler
I feel bad even writing this out because I normally have a good experience with Victory and I’m thinking this may have been the…
The glory of my
Architectural genius:
Beer can pyramid
Written by Captain Hops.
Thing of the Day: America Bizarro: A Guide to Freaky Festivals, Groovy Gatherings, Kooky Contests, and Other Strange Happenings Across the USA
The city of Ames, Iowa, a small town in the center of the state, is also home to Iowa State University. Next to Fire Station No. 2 on Chamberlain Street in the Campustown area of town, the pavement concrete is chipped, cracked and breaking apart. That…
A few weeks back, we went for a riverside walk in the East End and blogged about various pubs there. This time, we went Surrey side, starting at Tower Bridge.
While the tourists were busy snapping the bridge, we were photographing the remains of the …
Rahr & Sons Brewery recently announced their redesigned website. It’s a cleaner design, and I think it looks great.
In other news, there is a big change in their tour policy. “Starting . . . Saturday Aug 16 Rahr will start charging all attendees …
Could this be the stumper?
This photo was snapped during our current adventure. That narrows it down to 24 states, eight provinces and one territory. I’ll rule out Alaska and the Yukon for you.
Anway, this isn’t really a hit-the-buzzer-fi…
Yes, it’s 18th century week here at Shut Up About Barclay Perkins. 18th century Britain, to be precise. Today it’s the turn of October Beer.October Beer has a long history, already having been around long before 1700. It’s believed to be the direct an…