Despite its celebrated consumption — downing more beers per capita than yellow dogs got fleas — the Czech Republic is also a beer-exporting country. 800 kilometers away, Belgium is just plain beer crazy, cooking with beer, opening new breweries, …
According to legends now shrouded in mist, the great Westvleteren beer was once a well-kept secret. Or at least it was easier for the few people “in the know” to get their hands on the stuff.
Then one day, so the story goes, Ratebeer.com sprang up fr…
Various Hogsback Brewery beers
Lots of people seem to rate T.E.A. (Traditional English Ale) by the Hogs Back* brewery. We’ve had it on a number of occasions (on cask and in bottle) and never really liked it. There’s just something a bit …
This has been an exciting year for beer lovers in the Sacramento area. Among the statewide woes that seem to settle in our region (the state’s capital), a few regional brewers have made life here a bit more fun. First there was the 2007 GABF when both…
Minnesota’s newest microbrewery, Lift Bridge Brewery, will be at Flat Earth Brewing Co. in St. Paul today (Thursday), brewing their first batch of beer for distribution, Farm Girl Saison. Join them for a toast to celebrate just before 5:00 pm. F…
The second annual Byggvir’s Big Beer Cup beer competition will take place over over Labor Day. Brewers – you’ve got until August 23rd to enter your beers. Get to it!
Beer judges… you’re needed!
This year’s MN State Fair Competition had an overwhelming number of entries and as such, they really need more judges for this weekend! If you can help, please sign up here NOW!
Tyranena Brewing sent out its weekly newsletter today informing beer people that rather than brew a new recipe for its next Brewers Gone Wild! beer, it will bring back an old favorite: Hop Whore Imperial IPA. Only problem is that the brewery is run…
The fest is coming up this Saturday and I’ve had a bottle of their 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout sitting in my fridge for like 3 weeks now. It pours a deep deep brownish black, and no head forms, although you can rouse a little bit …
By now you’re likely aware the “trinkets” bill has passed in California, the bill sponsored by A-B that will allow them to provide gifts to patrons in bars and stores that value up to $5. I still don’t understand how so many beer enthusiasts didn’t se…