Archive for August, 2008

The Beer Nut: Dutch gold

I left you on a Saturday evening in Amsterdam and I was heading out for ‘t Arendsnest. Now, Amsterdam has more than its fair share of lovely pubs with great beer lists, but this upstairs bar on Herengracht is my new favourite. Rather than a primarily-…

Sioux Brew: Miller Lite revives “Great Taste, Less Filling” ads

Date: 08/19/2008 05:36 PM
By EMILY FREDRIX
AP Business Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The debate lives on.
For years, Miller Lite drinkers, including notables like comic Rodney Dangerfield and football coach John Madden, bickered back and forth. Some said th…

stlhops.com: Beer Guy Biking For MS

If you guys don’t know Andy Snead by now, well then you obviously have never bought beer at the Galleria Whole Foods. Andy is a good dude that is always willing to stand there and talk beer with you for a few minutes. He also is one of the few…

On the House: Get Set for Oktoberfest

Just a reminder to you all that while we may still be in mid-August, Oktoberfest season is just around the corner. In fact, if you check with your distributors this or next week, I’ll be you’ll find that the autumn…

Sioux Brew: Beer review – Arcadia Scotch Ale

Scotch Ale from Arcadia Brewing Co. of Battle Creek, Mich., is a very nice, complex Scotch-style ale.

Scotch Ale pours a deep mahogany with a short dark tan head. The ale’s aroma is of toffee with hints of floral hops. There are faint notes of …

Kegerator & Draft Beer Articles: Finding the Right Keg and Tap for Your Kegerator

Read About the Different Taps for Different Kegs and Find the Right Keg and Tap for Your Kegerator.

a beer sort of blog: Great Taste, Less Filling

MillerCoors is bringing back the classic “Great Taste, Less Filling” advertising tagline for Miller Lite. “Research has shown the two factors that matter the most to mainstream light beer drinkers are taste and refreshment,” MillerCoors said o…

Appellation Beer: Beer From a Good Home: Sometimes the road beckons, beer be damned

“You should have been here yesterday.”
Oooh, that can hurt.
“Too bad you can’t be here tomorrow.”
That might inflict even more pain, because sometimes it seems like there should be a way to hang around an extra day (or t…

Beer Haiku Daily: Splash

saw the fish flipping
could not cast a line; bath time
boulevard instead
Written by Jon Basden.
References: Boulevard Brewing Company
Thing of the Day: What Fish Don’t Want You to Know: An Insider’s Guide to Freshwater Fishing

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Where have you gone, Lew Bryson, a Commonwealth turns its thirsty heart to you (Woo, woo, woo)

There was apparently something of a horror show up in State College on Saturday according the last half of this BeerAdvocate thread. then, in another thread, Tom Stieglmann has just revealed distressing news for us non-smokers about this Saturday&#821…