Archive for August, 2008

The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: What it’s really all about

I had a moment the other night that made me realise the single thing I love the most about this whole beer lark.I was out with a journalist from Time Out Mumbai who had written a feature on my IPA voyage, (it’s credited to me, but it was one of those …

The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: The delicate relationship between beer and fashion

The nice people at Use Small Words e-mailed me and asked me if I’d mention thier website, where they make t-shirts and beer glasses featuring famous drinking quotes. I checked out the website and the designs are pretty cool – far better than the ones …

Relentless Thirst: Another Year, Another Beer

Even though today is almost already over, I feel…

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Year of Beer: #349 Hofbrau – Hefe Weizen

This beer has a yeasty aroma with a bit of green glass skunk. The color is a pale yellow and very cloudy. The head pours thick and has poor retention, quickly leaving the only a slight bit of foam.There is a definite wheat taste to this beer, almost…

Brewed for Thought: LTD: Say It With Beer

Full Sail is one of those breweries that I’ve always been a bit indifferent towards. They’re signature brew is the amber, but nothing really jumps out at me as a must have beer. With that said, while walking the aisle of Trader Joe&#8217…

Brookston Beer Bulletin: Drinking Smart

I first wrote about Stampede Light almost two-and-a-half years ago in February 2006. It’s a contract beer out of Dallas, Texas, and is billed as the first “vitamin” beer. Joe Owades, the inventor of low-calorie light beer, helped founder La…

SevenPack Beer Blog: Coney Island Lager

I guess I did this a little backwards, but I’m just now getting to the flagship brew of the Coney Island Lager folks over at Shmaltz. This one isn’t some crazy lager witbier, and it isn’t uber-hopped (although it does use 6 differen…

It’s The Beer Talking: News: Boston Belgian Beer Brouhaha

 

Just received yet another friendly reminder from the Alström Bros that Boston’s Belgian Beer Fest is right around the corner.
Here is the cursory schedule:

Friday, Sept. 26 > Night of the Funk – 50+ handpicked funk-a-licious beers,…

BEERJANGLIN’: Battle of the Brews at Saratoga Race Course

It’s hard to find any real details, but the Adirondack/Saratoga chapter of the American Red Cross is presenting the 11th annual “Battle of the Brews” at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, August 22, from noon to 4:30 p.m. It will be held in the “Big Re…

Pop the Cap South Carolina: Bull Street Gourmet Tastings on Thursday

From the City Paper:
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Bull Street Beer Tasting

If you haven’t dropped by and seen the sign on t…