Archive for September, 2008
Let me start out by saying that I am not a big fan of Alcopops. I understand their appeal and the demographic that generally prefers them. I am of the opinion that they probably make it harder for craft brewers to capture the just-over-21 market beca…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: Suds Surfing That Slippery Slope
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Moylan’s Kilt Lifter
This is another one of those beer names that made me laugh, so I just had to try it. Moylan’s is a brewery and restaurant located in Novato, …
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hop Talk: Moylan’s Kilt Lifter
Back in June, Irene and I visited Kansas City for the Cardinals/Royals series. Besides visiting The Flying Saucer, we also had the chance to have a very special tour of Boulevard Brewery with Director of the Artisanal Division, John Bryan. (I promis…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on stlhops.com: New Boulevard Smokestack Additions
Some 21 years ago, Gina Marsaglia and her brother Vince found themselves as owners of a little hole in the wall pizza establishment on the coast in Solana Beach (North County San Diego). This was long before Stone, AleSmith and Ballast Point helped …
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Lost Abbey Brewer’s Log: Rocky Mountain Hi!
Bless their pointy little heads… The Fresh Hop Beer “Tastivals,” produced by the Oregon Brewers Guild, will highlight the seasonal beers created with fresh hops from the September harvest instead of traditional dried hops. This year’s Tastivals will feature…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in beer festivals, beer tastings, beer touring, Buzz Beers, fresh-hop beers, Life in Beervana, Upcoming Beer Events | Comments Off on Oregon Bounty/ Brewers Guild announce fresh hop Tastivals in Octover
Bless their pointy little heads… The Fresh Hop Beer “Tastivals,” produced by the Oregon Brewers Guild, will highlight the seasonal beers created with fresh hops from the September harvest instead of traditional dried hops. This year’s Tastivals will…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Oregon Bounty/ Brewers Guild announce fresh hop Tastivals in Octover
I’ll be arriving back in the U.S. on Thursday night after a year in Old Blighty and I am looking forward to pouring a good American craft beer to celebrate my return. The question is, which beer to choose?
I figure it should meet the following criter…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sybeeritic: Welcome Home to America Beer?
September 18, 2008 @ 7pm
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September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Pop the Cap South Carolina: Stone Launch Party at Barley’s Taproom
I am at the beach in Chincoteague, Va., for a short vacation. Yesterday I engaged in one of my favorite beach behaviors: swallowing salt water, then drinking a beer.Swallowing the salt water was inadverent; a rolling wave caught me. But the salty flav…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Kasper On Tap: Beach beer
If there was any question as to my earlier assertion that Tales of the Cocktail had grown immense, or at least evolved into something closely approximating immense, let them now be put to rest. Just take a gander as this…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on On the House: How Big Was Tales of the Cocktail?