Archive for September, 2008

beernews.org: Bell’s Christmas Ale to debut as Hell Hath No Fury returns

(Kalamazoo, MI) – It appears as though Bell’s may be coming out with a new beer and returning with an old favorite later this year. With good news comes bad, however, as STL Hops reported last month that Java Stout and Sparking Ale will be ret…

Beer Examiner: Mutant hop cone head gives birth to Asian mouse chili pepper. Seasonal beer implant recipient.

Lupulin gland gone wild turns out to be cone head spawned mouse chili pepper.

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Beer Activist: Enroll Now: Beer, Brewing & Sustainability Weekend Course

I’m teaching a weekend-long course on Beer, Brewing, and Sustainability at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, a couple hours north of New York City. Enrollment numbers are limited for the course but there are a few last-minute spaces availabl…

The Thirsty Hopster: Rolling in the green: Hop season has arrived!

I originally started drinking craft beer because it just plain tasted better. It still does, but now there are other reasons to drink craft beer that are at least as important to me. I like the do-it-yourself aesthetic of the beers, preserving a tra…

Beer Haiku Daily: On The Lake

Several beer cans
Mingle in the cool water
On the boat’s bottom
Written by Captain Hops.
Thing of the Day: Pelican Navigator Canoe
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Summer of Beer: Sunday Suds – Starting It Off With An Ozzy

Here is another beer sent to my by my friend Brian in Baltimore. He raves about Brewer’s Art all the time, so he sent me one of their rare bottled beers, Ozzy. It’s a Belgian Strong Pale Ale, supposedly their interpretation of Duvel. It’s pretty go…

A Good Beer Blog: Restricting You To Exactly…Errr…Way Too Much

Sure we all gripe about excessive laws controlling alcohol use form time to time but this one from Australia seems a bit weird because the restriction is, ummm, not very restrictive:For the second year running, NSW Police and V8 Supercars have agreed …

Drinking and Writing Brewery Radio Show: The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show – September 2008

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode with guest host Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster, features several fantastic bee…

maeib’s Beerblog: Beer Of The Month – August 2008

August was always going to be a mad month with GBBF and Peterborough Beer Festival. Thus I sampled 108 new beers during the month.I listed the best beers I tried at Earls Court during my round up of GBBF. Some of them were real crackers, and could …

Maureen Ogle: I Love Having The Last Word

And I got it.

I hasten to add that as many baby boomers know, it’s a paraphrase of a hippie-maxim from the 1970s (and for all I know, there’s some other version that’s even older):

“Dope will get you through times of no money better than money wil…