Archive for September, 2008

Sioux Brew: Regret the error

In a recent posting on the local availability of Oktoberfest beers, I listed an incorrect retailer.
Boulevard’s Bob’s 47 is available at Miller Liquor in North Sioux City, SD.
The post has been corrected.
-Tim Hynds

Stonch’s Beer Blog: Peculier thoughts

Peculier thoughts

Brewed For Thought: Special Delivery: Kona Pipeline Porter

I think everyone likes receiving packages in the mail.  It’s even better when those packages are full of beer.  This time, it was beer and coffee.  Not too bad.
KONA BREWING’S PIPELINE PORTER BLENDS BIG ISLAND FLAVORS FOR A TASTE AS BIG A…

The Thirsty Hopster: Introducing the Thirsty Hopster Events Calendar

We’ve just published a new page on this site that we’re very excited about and hope you will all find useful.
It’s an Events Calendar meant to make it easier to keep track of what’s going on.  The inspiration for this came abo…

Wort’s Going On Here?: Say it Ain’t So!

From Osama bin Laden Owes Me $400

By this time it was shortly after noon, and we decided to find the Old Dominion Brew pub. I had read a review in the local paper of their stout, aged in bourbon barrels. We drove across town, past Dulles, where my fa…

Draft Magazine Feed: No Sail Sale

Today, Smuttynose Brewing withdrew its plans to release Granite Ghost Ale, a limited-release beer to commemorate the commissioning of the USS New Hampshire. Click here for the full story.
Link courtesy Seacoast Online

Potable Curmudgeon, The: Oktoberfests now pouring at the Public House.

I’ll miss Oktoberfest in Munich again this year. My last visit was in 2004, and before that, 1989, and if the truth is be told, I’ve learned too much about beer over the years for Munich’s oversized spectacle to impress with the intensity it onc…

The Beer Philosopher: BEER REVIEW – SCHLAFLY PUMPKIN ALE

I have often been observed proclaiming my love for the fall season. I love the hint of a chill in the air, the turning of the leaves, the promised bounty that the harvest brings and myriad other wonders of the autumnal equinox. But most of all, I love…

Seen Through a Glass: Happy anniversary, Jimmy Russell

Today, September 10, marks 54 years that Jimmy Russell started work at the Wild Turkey distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. I talked to Jimmy a couple months ago for the story in the latest issue (due out October 1) of Malt Advocate, he told me how h…

stlhops.com: STL Hops September Meet-Up at The Stable

Well, the votes were cast and the winner of this month’s STL Hops meet-up location is The Stable. I talked to Jesse Jones of The Stable last night and he said, “bring them down!” So on Tuesday, September 30 at 6:30 PM, we’ll …