I was underwhelmed with my last Urthel experience, but was looking forward to Hop-It, a “superieur hoppig blond”. It’s 9.5% ABV and boasts “large quantities of aroma hops”. Naturally I was expecting something in an American vein from the Belgian.As us…
At the amazing Stone Bistro, tasting some beers
Yesterday: The trip begins.
(Side note: There’s a Google Earth map of this trip here.)
Everything’s closed in Basel on Sundays. So for something to do, we decided to hop a train up to Freiburg im Breisgau, which I had visited back in April.
Chess …
Photo by Orin OptiglotIngredients:2.00 lbs. Munich-100 malt 30L1.50 lbs. Flaked rye1.00 lbs. Harrington 2-row pale malt 1.8L1.00 lbs. German Vienna malt 3L10.00 oz. Cara Pils2.00 lbs. DME Australian Pale0.75 oz. Perle 8.4% (60 min)0.50 oz. Williamet…
Back when I first got into craft beer, Full Sail was one of the go to beers. Available everywhere, the Full Sail Amber was always a solid choice. As time passes, you forget your old stand-bys. So when I tried the LTD a few weeks ago, I felt it was …
Just in time for BLT season here in Portland, the BS Brewing crew will be bringing you all the sweet porky goodness you can handle beginning tomorrow. We’ll be sharing some new recipes for making your own homemade bacon based on our popular post…
I’ve been wanting to savor Pumking for sometime since I purchased it as I have yet to be let down by a Southern Tier Ale. I always question flavored ales but if their creme brulee is any example of what they can do to a beer I highly doubt I wil…
This from a report in today’s New York Times:
“Edward Koen, 87, sat in his wheelchair outside the center Sunday in the shade, staring up at the blue, sunny skies, waiting for the bus.
”Why should I be nervous, because of a hurricane?” Koen said. …
Passed by the Gate on my walk home and decided to check out the draft list. Boy, am I glad I did, because I’m now enjoying a 2006 Cantillon Grand Cru on draft. What a beautiful beer and the perfect lift for the Sunday-night-back-to-work-blues.