Archive for August, 2008

Hop Talk: Dogfish Head’s cocoa beer – Theobroma

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Dogfish Head’s cocoa beer – Theobroma
I like Dogfish Head Brewery. They make some really interesting stuff and, since they’re just over in neighboring Delaware, l…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Early 18th century British beer styles

I told you I was starting work on the book. The beginning seemed like a logical place to start. Here, in what will probably be the first in a long series of posts, is an extract from a very rough draught of Chapter One: 1700-1750 Stitch, Brown Beer an…

The Beer Philosopher: OF THINKERS AND DRINKERS

If you get a moment, you might want to peruse a very well-designed and clever website specializing in t-shirt designs highlighting famous authors, poets, thinkers and drinkers and a few of their quotable quotes! You’ll find the likes of Edgar Allen Po…

Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: Interview with a brewer: Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, FL

Our Interview with a Brewer series has been one of the most rewarding things we’ve done on this bog (yes, even more rewarding than discovering Travis’ new gig as a spokesmodel. It’s been great because we can get to meet other brewers…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Golden Tap Awards & Cooper Kettle

Looking for something beer related to do this weekend? Here are two options that should do the trick.Golden Tap AwardsMentioned here earlier, and even earlier here, the GTA weekend has actually arrived and just yesterday the list of beers that will be…

All-Grain Evangelist: A Beer Brewer’s Blog, The: A Beginner’s Attempt at Decoction Mashing

Back in 2003, five years ago or so now, I tried my first and only decoction mash (to this date, at least). A decoction mash is where part of the mash is pulled off and boiled, returning it to the main mash, raising the temperature to various steps, t…

It’s The Beer Talking: News: Congratulations Lancaster, now open a brewery

 

The Lexington Herald-Leader, reports that the voters in the city of Lancaster, Kentucky have narrowly approved the sale of alcohol.
The Herald-Leader reports on its Web site that the vote Tuesday was 656 to 550 in support of the move to go “…

It’s The Beer Talking: Review: Baltika 8 Pshenichnoe (Wheat)

A German Hefeweizen brewed by
Baltika Brewery (Baltic Beverages Holdings)
St. Petersburg, Russia
ABV: 5%
Glassware: Tulip
With all the Russia talk lately I felt like cracking open one of their beers, so I did. It was a cloudy yellow with a nice looki…

Sioux Brew: Take the Sioux Brew Weekly Quiz #64

 
This is the 64th of a weekly trivia quiz on beer and all things beer related.
 
What style of beer is also known as a wee heavy?
 
Answer by posting a comment.
 
And as always, no Google cheating!
 
Past questions and answer…

The Beer Brotha: Beering on Weight Watchers: Lost 6 pounds

How about that!I’ve started the weight watchers, and I lost 6 pounds in the first week, going from 242 lbs to 236 lbs. Granted I work out a lot, so I get more points to eat more, but I’ve lost the poundage while drinking beers like Stone IPA, St. Arno…