Archive for August, 2008

brewvana: Great Taste Chronicles–Part 3

With real world obligations taking over, it’s time to wrap up the Great Taste of the Midwest. Long story short, we had a great time. We love our boys, but it was good to drag ourselves away for a weekend. And aside from the incentive of our anni…

2beerguys beer blog: Molson Brews Up Ethanol For 2008 Dem Convention Vehicles

This article surfaced a couple of months ago, but it’s still interesting enough to share.
Sean
2Beerguys.com

Molson Brews Up Ethanol For 2008 Dem Convention Vehicles
Molson Coors, which began converting waste beer to ethanol in 1996, produces a…

2beerguys beer blog: Clipper City announces seasonal release of Vienna Lager

Clipper City Brewing announces seasonal release of their Vienna Lager.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!!

Since our Clipper City MarzHon has won the top medal for Vienna lager at the Great American Beer Festival for the la…

2beerguys beer blog: Update on Fort Collins Brewery Expansion

From their recent newsletter, the biggest delay was the arrival of their 40BBbl fermenters (which were due in May). They have actually ran out of a beer or two, so they couldn’t have arrived at a better time.  I’ve included a photo of its…

Hoosier Beer Geek: Random Beer Roundup – “This is the New” Edition

A little while back I was out looking for ideas to steal from other web sites1 and came across the Friday Round-Up at StlHops.com. Mike (STL Mike, not myself) does a nice job of covering everything new and exciting beer-wise in St. Louis – so why coul…

Madison Beer Review: Monroe Street Bistro est. 2008

On Monday August 11th, another beer bar on Monroe Street opened. It is, creatively, called Monroe Street Bistro. I love that the sign outside the bar proclaims “est. 2008.” This makes the fifth beer bar to open in just the last year; Brasserie V, The …

Beer Haiku Daily: Inevitable

Once upon a time
there was a bottle of beer.
Now it is empty.
Written by Dave Undis.
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Sybeeritic: Be Prepared!

I’d like to see this guy loaded up with Old Chub and Gordon. (via Gizmodo)

Yours for Good Fermentables ™: No-Va homebrewer goes Mild (ly) Pro-Am

There may have been homebrewing in the US prior to 1978 —although a homebrewer might have received a not-too-gentle visit from the Feds.But there was no microbrewing.That changed soon after President Jimmy Carter’s legalization of homebrewing on 14 …

Entertainment: Joe Sixpack — Philly.com: Joe Sixpack: Brewers experiment with a range of flavors

WATER, MALT, hops, yeast . . . and tomatoes?
Beer has come a long way since the Bavarian beer purity law established the four basic ingredients of beer. Nowadays, anything goes: pumpkin, cherry, chocolate, even chipotle chili peppers have found their …