Gordon Biersch is known for their brewing of classic German beers. Dan Gordon received his training in Germany. While many Northern California brewers are known for going extreme, you can always count on Gordon Biersch perfecting the tried and tru…
On Sunday, I literally put my money where my mouth is in anticipation of Bacon Week. Following a trip to Finnegan’s, I became the proud owner of a Bacon Wallet, replacing my 10-year-old leatherbound edition with this printed, slightly padded pl…
Brewery: Nøgne Ø
Style: Barley Wine
BeerAdvocate.com Rating: A- (Community)
RateBeer.com Rating: 3.9 (98th percentile)
Serving: Imperial Pint-sized Bottle
*Gasp!* That’s right, folks. I’ve finally gotten around to posting a new beer r…
~ Guest post by Bob the Brit
Last weekend I drove over to Oxfordshire to visit my son and his wife, it’s about a hundred miles and the other side of London to me.
On the Saturday evening we visited ‘The Pack Horse’ a gastro pub in th…
(note below there are actually three different links to three very comprehensive blog posts)
All of this and more was at this weekend’s Brew NZ event, Beervana, in Wellington. Over 20 brewers from around the country and many more discerning drinker…
On an bacon-related errand after work today, I found myself near Belmont Station, Portland’s Beer Mecca. There amidst the Allagash tasting and gaudily-colored Coney Island Brau, I saw a shining light:
Wade, barkeep and budding chocolatier, had…
Lambagreeny. Armageddon. Swinelager. Not beers you would generally find down at the local supermarket but just a sample of the boutique brews being served up at the Beervana festival last week.
The consumer tasting and education event, held at the ov…
If you’re planning on going to the Fremont Oktoberfest in Seattle, Washington, which this year is being held September 19-21, buy your tickets online and receive two additional free tasting tokens. Just enter the code “FOKT” in the …
The Coeur d’Alene Press is reporting that Idaho lawmakers changed the state’s liquor license rules last year to try to keep recipients from holding the licenses indefinitely but the plan is backfiring.
The article reads:
But some would…
This is part of the Terrapin Side Project series. I believe the last “side project” offering I wrote about was the Hopshortage Ale. If memory serves me correctly I liked it. This beer is a combination of the roggen and rauch styles h…