I couldn’t go very long without including my homeland. Ukraine, with its vast wheat and barley fields is not only the breadbasket of Europe, it is a brewer’s paradise. It is also the place I watched the last Olympics. Every night of my int…
…go on sale at noon Friday. Regular tickets are $25, early access tickets are $35, and if for some reason the event doesn’t sell out, tickets will be $30 at the door. MNBeer.com has signed on once again as a media sponsor, so we’ll s…
A major theme on our departure from Madison was seeking out raspberry beers – specifically New Glarus Raspberry Tart, and with the same passion, but not nearly the concern, Founder’s Rübæus.
New Glarus is busy working on an expansion project, …
Ballast Point Brewing announced on its Myspace blog yesterday that it will bring back the #5 ranked American IPA in the world, Sculpin IPA, though it gave little details as to when that would be. Rest assured, however; for those who don’t like…
This past weekend I was up in Portland, Maine and had the opportunity to visit the incredible Allagash Brewing Company. For those of you who have not had their beers they do exclusively Belgian style beers and they do them exceptionally well. The…
While walking the aisles of the Trader Joe’s, I noticed 2 beers under their Joseph Brau label, brewed by Gordon Biersch, that I did not sample yet. These two beers were their Hopfest and Dunkelweizen. Well, I guess I got some beers to drink. …
Stonch – where it all began?
The Shooting Creek Farm Brewery in Virginia might never open if a group of Baptist ministers and some neighbors get their way.The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control held a hearing this week to listen to complaints about granting a licen…
Typically most people do not think to pair beer with food, or at the most they pair them with burgers and hot dogs. As beer lovers however, we know beer can be paired with a lot of different foods. I know many sevenpack readers have tried and are on…
An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Stone Coast Brewing Company
Bethel, Maine USA
This pours a dark amber with a very nice head. This is a dark looking IPA, very nice. The aroma is sweet and fruity with a hop, evergreen hint flowing through. It is smoo…