This is so cool! The California School of Culinary Arts (CSCA) will host a cooking class called “Organic Beer Making 101.” How great is that? First of all, I love that they are calling it a “cooking class,” but secondly, I’m excited that chefs and …
A few quick beer tastings to tell you about.
Lukas Liquor in Ellisville will be tasting not only draught Koenig Ludwig and La Chouffe, they will also be sampling Weihenstephaner Festbier and Schneider Weisse Hopfen Weisse. This tasting will be on Satu…
An e-mail from the Brewer’s Association today alerted me to what I consider a cool online database of seasonal craft beers.
The database allows uses to select a season – fall for instance – and then select the state they are in. Clicking ̶…
All three blogs that I pen are now available on your mobile phone. I’m serious. Open up that WAP browser and triple-tap these bad boys in there:http://firstprinciples.mofuse.mobihttp://hedonistbeerjive.mofuse.mobihttp://detailedtwang.mofuse.mobi
I heard a rumor last night that COSTCO just kicked in the new season by stocking SAM ADAM’S OKTOBERFEST.
I’ll be there tonight to verify.
If it’s true, that’s the best news I’ve heard since about this time last year.
Sadl…
Playful capers kiss
Delicate salmon fillets
Sara smiles on
Written by Captain Hops.
References: My brother came by yesterday with a nice looking salmon fillet and a bottle of Sara Buckwheat Ale he picked up from the Wine Underground. The salmon was pe…
The American Homebrewers Association will be holding a membership rally tomorrow, Saturday August 23, at Anchor Brewing in San Francisco. They’re a fun way to learn more about homebrewing, a hobby I heartily recommend, even though it’s be…
Here’s another set from last weekend’s trip to Bend. Along with the 2008 Bend Brewfest and the main brewing facility of Deschutes Brewing, I also stopped by the Deschutes Brewery and Public House to meet some people and check out their Bond Street op…
I just sent the following letter to the president of my undergraduate alma mater, Franklin & Marshall College, urging him to sign the Amethyst Initiative. The Initiative seeks to encourage a national debate on the legal drinking age. As I note in …
The Capital Ale House “Beer Geek Week” kicks off on Monday, August 26 and runs through Sunday, August 31. I’ve posted the beer tapping schedule here.Friday, August 22 – 5:00 – 8:00pmTotal WineFriday 5 @ 5 Beer Tasting:St. Landelin La Divine, Buffalo B…