Archive for August, 2008

stlhops.com: A Few Disappearing Beers

While we’ve seen more and more beers hitting St. Louis shelves as of recent, I’ve heard of a few that we won’t be seeing any time soon:
Bells – Java Stout and Sparkling Ale: Unfortunately, we won’t be seeing these two seasonals…

Hop Talk: New King of Beers

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New King of Beers
With InBev’s acquisition of Anheuser-Busch, the Boston Beer Company has become the largest American independent, publicly-traded, brewing company.
For…

Brew Blog – Beer Industry Market Analysis, News and Commentary: Brew News

The Justice Department has asked InBev for additional information about its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch, a step the St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes as “fairly routine.”

The Wall Street Journal last week had an interesting story about how UK brewe…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Autumn resolution

This morning the weather was glorious, sunny but fresh. More like late September than August. As if the bright, crisp hand of autumn were already reaching out to touch us.I’ve always thought of the autumn as Drinking Season. Not quite sure why. It isn…

Sybeeritic: Review: Sun Dance

Greene King Sun Dance from Greene King / Morland Brewery
Rating: B-

Appearance: Golden honey in color, quite bright, with a thin white head. Some lacing.

Smell: Crisp and sweet, with some light citrus notes.

Taste: More citrus, with some honey malt…

Pour, The: Cabernets Like Cabernets Should Be

Loveable California cabs.

Potable Curmudgeon, The: Volksfest 2008 final (almost) beer list.

Inaugural Volksfest coming to Clay Street in Louisville this Saturday, August 23.At Volksfest this Saturday, there will be three places to purchase beer. Insofar as possible, there will be a standardized price for the cups poured, with beer tickets so…

2beerguys beer blog: MSN Trip Recommendations – Thoughts?

This article appeared on MSN a few weeks ago. It is really hard to make a short list of places that are worth traveling too.  I can think of a few that are missing, but it’s a pretty good start … ( Stone Brewery – Simply Amazing place. It…

Sybeeritic: Beer in St John’s Hall

As some readers know, I’m coming to the end of my graduate studies at Cambridge. Nostalgically looking over the last issue of my college’s alumni newsletter, I noticed the following plea:
When was beer replaced by wine as the usual beverage at Hall? P…

“A Shot and a Beer: Craft Beer’s Evolution into Craft Whiskey,”

from Jim Parker: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday Aug.19th, Horse Brass Pub, 4534 S.E. Belmont. Free. A tasting of three modern American craft whiskeys and the beers that inspired them. Part of Great American Distillers Festival Week. Many of today’s craft whiskey…