Archive for September, 2008

Belgian Beers: Belgian Beer no.266: Kastaar

While walking down town Brussels, we decided it was time to stop for a beer. This Kastaar, by Brasserie de Block, was tried just next to Jeu de Balle (the flea market). A nice afternoon beer, sort of amber/blond at 5.5% not too heavy. There were hints…

BeerDinners.com: Texas: The Hotbed of Flying Dog Beer Dinners – Beer Dinner at Lawrys in Dallas – September 19

You Texans are pretty lucky. Beer dinners are rocking the Lone Star state recently, and there’s another one coming up next week.
Lawry’s in Dallas is hosting a Flying Dog Beer Dinner next Friday night (the 19th of September, for those of y…

Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: A new beer bar opens up in Atlanta

If Atlanta needs one thing, it’s more beer. That’s kind of the premise we’re basing starting our brewery on, and it’s definitely true. Marisa turned me onto The Porter Beer bar, a new joint that just opened up in Little 5 Point…

Champagne of Blogs, The: Bacon Week: Bacon-Flavored Jelly Beans

With a smell somewhere between fresh-baked cookies and delicious cotton-candy, the Bacon Beans from Archie McPhee were a fascinating delight. The taste, always with trepidation followed by a little disgust, came out to something akin to a smoked-stra…

Sioux Brew: Twitter me for beer info

Here at the Sioux City Journal, we are all about being bigger, better, faster and more with the news.
And why should that not also include beer news?
If you want to be one of the first on your block to get word of new beer releases in Siouxland –  an…

Hail the Ale!: Real Men of Genius

Well, not really…

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Bud Drinkers in open revolt!

…well, 10 of ’em, anyway, who are suing to prevent the InBev purchase of Anheuser-Busch… here’s the lede of the AP story on MSNBC: Has anybody thought about the horses in this deal? Moving to Belgium would disrupt the Clydesdales’…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Bud Drinkers in open revolt!

…well, 10 of ’em, anyway, who are suing to prevent the InBev purchase of Anheuser-Busch… here’s the lede of the AP story on MSNBC: Has anybody thought about the horses in this deal? Moving to Belgium would disrupt the Clydesdales’…

Slashfood: Slashfood Ate (8): Off to see the brewers

Filed under: Beer, Slashfood Ate, FestivalsThursday is the perfect day to debut my beer version of the Slashfood Ate (8). Though, granted, I personally spend pretty much all seven days thinking about beer, for those in the workaday world, Thursday is …

Portlandbeer.org :: Brew > Drink > Repeat: Holiday Ale Festival celebrates the season with 40 specialty and vintage winter beers from across the nation

During last year’s Holiday Ale Festival setup, I helped by drinking beer.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Sept. 9, 2008 – The winter season holds many gifts for beer lovers in the form of big, bold ales designed to fend off the cold chill of a long winter night. The…