Archive for September, 2008
At a beer dinner the other night at Hopmonk Tavern I had a chance to try Russian River’s newest beer, Happy Hops, whose name has an interesting story.
In talking about it with Vinnie, he declared that it was his new favorite beer, which i…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: Happy Hops
JUST ANNOUNCED
This Saturday, September 13th, Verdugo Bar is hosting their 1st annual Oktoberfest. In addition to their usual biergarten, they will also be converting their parking lot for the…
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September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hair of the Dog Dave: OKTOBERFEST this Saturday at Verdugo
Tuesday night I traveled up to Sebastopol to Dean Biersch’s new place, the Hopmonk Tavern, for a beer dinner featuring the beers of Russian River Brewing. Hopmonk looks like they’re going to be stepping it up and having regular beer dinne…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: Dining With Vinnie At The Abbey
Beer and charity…perfect together!
Fellow Nutmeg State resident Bryon over at HomeBrewBeer.net brought my attention to a great beer-related charity event going on in November. The 4th Ever CT River Valley Not-So-Snooty Beer, Wine, and Cheese Ta…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on lootcorp 3.0 – a brewing blog: 4th Ever CT River Valley Not-So-Snooty Beer, Wine, and Cheese Tasting Adventure
China’s Snow moves on up.
Snow Beer, a Chinese brand marketed by a joint venture between SABMiller plc and China Resources Enterprise Ltd., either has or soon will become the best-selling beer in the world, according to a story in the Wall Street J…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brew Blog – Beer Industry Market Analysis, News and Commentary: Bud Light No Longer No. 1 in the World?
(Denver, CO) – Another September day, another news story on a fresh hop beer coming soon. Great Divide Brewing was featured in a Denver Post story this week which covered its upcoming Fresh Hop Pale Ale. [ed: That link also showcases a video featur…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on beernews.org: Great Divide Fresh Hop 2008 coming the week of Oct. 7
I was just informed by Jerad Gardiner that earlier this week Jesse Jones and Amalgamated Brewing purchased Jake’s Steaks. Located on Laclede’s Landing, Jake’s Steaks claims to be “the coolest steak house in St. Louis.”?…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on stlhops.com: Amalgamated Brewing Purchases New Restaurant
“Over the last year, we have been working on 21, a special beer to celebrate the brewery’s 21st birthday,” said Jamie Emmerson, Full Sail’s Executive Brewmaster. A beautiful label, and every one applied by hand, says Full Sail’s Sandra Evans……
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in beer history, beer tastings, beer touring, Buzz Beers, Life in Beervana, New Beers, The Beer Bizz, Upcoming Beer Events | Comments Off on Full Sail’s 21st birthday: Special beer and events
“Over the last year, we have been working on 21, a special beer to celebrate the brewery’s 21st birthday,” said Jamie Emmerson, Full Sail’s Executive Brewmaster. A beautiful label, and every one applied by hand, says Full Sail’s Sandra Evans……
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Full Sail’s 21st birthday: Special beer and events
October 25, 20089:00 amto5:00 pmThe Spooky Brew Review homebrew competition is celebrating its 17th consecutive year.
Our host this year will be the famed Goose Island Clybourn brewpub, in what sadly may be the swan song at this venerable location. As…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Chicago Beer Society: Spooky Brew Review 2008 Homebrew Competition