Archive for August, 2008

TEXAS BEER: Rahr & Sons Pale Ale: Follow Up

The new Rahr & Sons English pale ale now has a name: Blind Salamander Pale Ale, the first in their new series of beers called Rare Breed. The Rare Breed series will be dedicated to endangered native Texas species and will include donations of a po…

Sioux Brew: Beer review – Estrella Damm

Estrella Damm, a lager from S.A. Damm in Barcelona, Spain, is a decent drinkable lager but suffers from an odd metallic astringency.

Estrella Damm pours a light straw color with a large, but quick to collapse, off-white head. The lager’s aroma …

Beer Haiku Daily: Sun and Moon

Not just any beer
Blue Moon with an orange slice
Tastes like summer sun
Written by sisterpoet.
References: Blue Moon Brewing Company
Thing of the Day: Sun and Moon Metal Wall Sculpture
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stlhops.com: Budweiser American Ale

Way back in May, I posted a photo of the newest addition to the Anheuser-Busch profile, the Budweiser American Ale.  At the time I didn’t really post any thoughts on it.  One, because it was the weekend of the Heritage Festival and I was pret…

The Beer Philosopher: BUDWEISER AMERICAN ALE – FRIEND OR FAUX CRAFT?

Heretofore a request at your local watering hole for a Budweiser would always result in a crisp, clean lager being served to you. Some things you can just count on – Budweiser has always been one of those things and a huge ingredient in the …

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: British pubs according to George Orwell

This is taken from a newspaper column written by George Orwell in 1944:”I note that once again there is serious talk of trying to attract tourists to this country after the war. This, it is said, will bring in a welcome trickle of foreign currency. Bu…

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Mr. Stiegelmann says “no sweat, non-smokers.” And Mr. Stiegelmann, he knows.

Tom Stiegelmann of Union Jack’s on the Manatawny checked in just now with the straight skinny on the Saison Fest on Saturday and he says that non-smokers need not panic (as The Other One did on behalf of the Big One in the Comments section to my…

Flossmoor Beer Blog: Tap List 8/20/08

Ahtanumous IPA (7.0% a.b.v.)Ahtanum hops + self awareness = AHTANUMOUSPut enough of something together and sometimes something special happens with intelligence. We added loads of Ahtanum hops to this beer and the beer became self aware. It wants you …

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Gone dark. But in a very attractive fashion.

When a website goes down, they, whoever they are, have an official term for it. So, let me be the first to announce that…
For the nonce, the Sly Fox website has…drum roll, please…gone dark.
“Gone dark!” I am so freakin&#8…

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Backyard Hops, originally uploaded by MNBeer.

This was taken almost …