Barley Blog, The: D’OH! NOVA Fall Brewfest
You know you’ve had a busy couple of weeks when you completely miss out on what sounds like a great festival only minutes from the house. Stupid work.
Archive for September, 2008
Barley Blog, The: Woman Whisperer
Those Aussies are pretty damned funny.
Musings Over a Pint: Northern Virginia Brewfest
On Sunday I took a drive up to Centreville, VA to attend the Northern Virginia Brewfest. Yes, that’s two beer festivals in one weekend. What can I say, except that I have an understanding family. As I arrived at Bull Run Park, there were large dark cl…
Slashfood: Hop Obama: An ale of hope?
Filed under: Beer, New ProductsOriginally intended as a limited edition beer that would “only last for the duration of the Democratic primary hiatus,” Hop Obama, much like the candidate who inspired it, is still around. If Barack Obama wins the presid…
Michigan Beer Buzz: AHA rally @ Bells Kalamazoo
This past weekend, my wife and I went to an AHA membership rally at Bells in Kalamazoo. They had a tour of Bells Brewery to start off, and then it was off to the Eccentric Cafe downtown for the rally. The tour was awesome. The place was far bi…
Madison Beer Review: Let’s Try This Again (in more ways than one)
OK, for those of you who got a post that said only “let”, well, let’s try this again. For the rest of you, a few months back we talked about Viking Brewing out of Dallas. I don’t know why, but for some reason I want this brewery work out. There are so…
Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Canadian Brewing Awards Gala Wrap-Up
I wrote this in a hurry as my weekend was packed with adventure (bachelor party) and hockey pools, so forgive me if this post jumps around a bit.Over the last 2 1/2 weeks I have been part of a team that spent many hours trying to put together a terrif…
Grizzly Growler: How to Celebrate
We use the term libation a bit liberally these days. A libation usually is an alcoholic beverage poured out on the ground in honor of a deity.
Still, a libation signifies a ceremony of sorts, and ceremony usually comes attached with a celebration.
For…
Brewed For Thought: Stu Loves Rogue
Loving craft beer isn’t always about drinking beer, sometimes it goes beyond that. Sometimes loving craft beer is stopping for a second and saying, “My God, now that guy really loves beer.” Today, I’m taking a minute to say…
Yours for Good Fermentables ™: If rainwater was beer
The Northern Virginia Fall BrewFest was held on Saturday and Sunday 27/28 September at Bull Run Park in Centreville, Va.Meteorologists on all the local networks had predicted a washout for the weekend. But the rain held off (except for a short time on…