Archive for August, 2008
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 …
August 21st, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: What it’s really all about
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 …
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: The delicate relationship between beer and fashion
Even though today is almost already over, I feel…
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August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Relentless Thirst: Another Year, Another Beer
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…
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Year of Beer: #349 Hofbrau – Hefe Weizen
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’…
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brewed for Thought: LTD: Say It With Beer
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…
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: Drinking Smart
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…
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on SevenPack Beer Blog: Coney Island Lager
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,…
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on It’s The Beer Talking: News: Boston Belgian Beer Brouhaha
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…
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on BEERJANGLIN’: Battle of the Brews at Saratoga Race Course
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Bull Street Beer Tasting
If you haven’t dropped by and seen the sign on t…
August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Pop the Cap South Carolina: Bull Street Gourmet Tastings on Thursday