This is just another example of why it’s a bad idea to have non-drinkers regulating what they don’t understand. The state of Utah has inadvertently introduced a de facto ban on flavored malt beverages, beers and ales. On Oct. 1, flavored malt beverag…
Folks, even as I wander, I’m keeping you in sight. You’re a candle in the window on a cold, dark winters night. And here’s your beer news.Just a reminder – If there’s not enough news for you here, you can always check out bear news instead.Liquor Stor…
One of the blogs that I check in on frequently is based out of San Francisco. Some guy named Joe. He likes to drink beer. Apparently he is taking a food writing course (how ambitious! I, believe it or not, have a book about food writing that I’ve skim…
About 13.7 billion years ago, there was a Big Bang. ThenAround 80 million years ago, when Triceratops still browsed the plains of what wasn’t yet North America, some flowering plant species developed a new strategy to spread their seeds, encasing th…
A great, and recently redone bar … not far from the classic Bar de l’Union which I still have to write about. Here La Maison du Peuple. We really enjoyed the new brick look, the open space, the laid back atmosphere and of course the decent choice of…
Still waiting for “Malts and Malting” to arrive, so the following section on malt is likely to be radically revised at some point. As you’ll see, the information is mostly taken from “The Brewer” by William Loftus.It should help clarify the status of …
IT’S JUST a coincidence, but there was a striking convergence of ale developments in the city this week.
The new Budweiser American Ale hit the streets, and Yards – the city’s British-style ale maker – finally began brewing at its new facility in Nort…
I am a popcorn freak. I have been regularly consuming popcorn since I was a wee pup. Hell, popcorn basically got me through art school. I’m growing some in my backyard. That’s how much I love popcorn. So I was stoked when I heard that bac…
Give a Pig a Beer and he/she will drink it. Give a Pig a Beer and Guess What? It’s still just a pig…albeit a beer-drinking pig…what else?! Even if it’s a Kasteel Rouge or Ommegang Rouge that you serve, it’s still a pig. Please let’s all take a dee…
As the New Albanian Brewing Company continues to work toward the opening of its second location at 415 Bank Street in downtown New Albany (open winter ‘08/’09), we’re planning outdoor fun to coincide with the city’s annual Harvest Homecoming c…