Archive for August, 2008

The Beer Brotha: Beering in Houston: BJ’s part 1

Well I finally decided to do some brewpubbing in my own durn city. We have a few beer bars with The Sauce having the best selection, but as gas prices are still kinda high, I can’t pick up and drive 20 miles in town just for some brown ale. There is a…

The Beer Brotha: Chimay Grande Reserve

July 20, 2008State: Thirsty, eating spaghettiRight now I’m into my beer and weight watchers, but let me back up a minute. I have this one in my book and I’ve been dying to taste it for a while now.Chimay Grande ReservePours brownish red and is orange …

TheBrewClub.com: Leinenkugel’s Berry Weiss Beer Reviewed

The end of the Summer season has brought The Brew Club to exchange “Fruit-Flavored” beers and one of the beers selected for review was Leinenkugel’s Berry Weiss.  Recently, we reviewed Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat, and it was a …

Pour, The: It Just Kept Getting Better

Dinner with a highlight reel of wines.

Sybeeritic: Beer Photo of the Day

Doppio Malto’s Mahogany IPA in today’s beer photo:

beernews.org: The Week in Craft Beer: The Dissident, Breakfast Stout lead the way

I don’t how best to recap a week with 13 or 14 posts so if you missed anything, do me a favor and scroll to the bottom center of the page and click, “Previous entries,” to see if something interests you.  If you want upcoming event…

The Beer Nut: Dam’d if you do

We arrived in Amsterdam early yesterday evening and, having checked in at our lodgings, made a straight for In De Wildeman, a legendary beer pub and just a couple of streets away. We settled in the redundant non-smoking room (all Dutch pubs are entire…

Sioux Brew: Beer review – Saison Dupont

Saison Dupont from Brasserie Dupont in Tourpes, Belgium is a fine example of the saison style that’s loaded with lots of flavor and has a slighty “chewy” mouthfeel.

This farmhouse-style ale pours a slightly cloudy straw color with a…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Two New Faces at Amsterdam Brewery

I received an email two weeks ago from Andre Klinker, a man I had once met at the Mill Street Brew pub and remembered him because of his deep infectious laugh, big physical frame and his intimidating black overalls.He wanted to let me know that for th…

stlhops.com: 08/15/08 Friday Round-Up

Stuff from around the web

We’re number 8!  We’re number 8!
Sam Adams and Jim Koch now the King of US beers.
Schlafly Dry Hopped American Pale Ale reviewed by Brewski Guide.
The Post-Dispatch’s Joe Bonwich reviews The Stable.
The …