Jack asked for our input a little while ago about whether ‘seasonals’ being the most popular beer is a good thing. I’ve debated this with myself for a while (and flip-flopped…hey, ’tis the season) and come to a conclusion…sort of, kind of, maybe. …
Face, awash with hops,
gently glows red like Bass Ale.
A beer drinker’s tan.
Written by NYBarfly.
References: Bass
Week 3. Part 1.
Part one of this weeks show has a wrap up of last weeks discussion of session beer, a review of Grumpy Troll’s World Beer Cup Gold award winning Baltic Porter, some talk about soda and news in 60 seconds:
here’s the mp3 file. Her…
Following up on my recent post that beer sales are up nationally, I went back and checked some earlier posts here at YFGF.us.It seems that my analyses had been —to be gentle— pessimistic.I don’t mind being proven wrong … especially when its goo…
The nice thing about this weekend’s Bruxellensis is that the organizers have done all the work for you. They’ve been selective about who can participate, and it’s hard to find a bad beer there. OK, you might find something that doesn’t suit your taste…
Yesterday: Freiburg im Breisgau
It’s another beautiful day here in western Switzerland. The trains were on time, and Brauerei Karbacher and the attached restaurant braui were one short block from the Schönenwerd station, and I was drinking my first …
I have several vegan/vegetarian friends. No, really. I do.
Without fail, the thing they tell me they miss the most about the meat-eating lifestyle is one thing: bacon. When people come back to the fold (and by fold, I mean love handles), they invari…
Nice article by Amanda Arnold in the Courier-Journal on Monday. I’ve been promoted to “community newsmaker.”Man shares knowledge of brewing; Business plans fall expansion.Two or three times a week, Dave Siltz visits the “living room” area of the New A…
Growing up on the Monterey Peninsula, my favorite season was always Autumn. The coast finally sheds the fog and gloom that hangs around for 10 months of the year and welcomes warm evenings with long shadows. It seems like September is a nice rest af…
(Photo: Trappistes Rochefort brewer Gumer Santos and Beeradvocate’s Todd Alström)In just a few short weeks, one of the premier Belgian beer events in North America returns to its home in Boston. The Brothers Alstrom, Jason and Todd, will once again l…