(San Marcos, CA) – Port Brewing’s Tomme Arthur wrote up another blog piece this week on a recent visit to Yakima Valley, WA, the most prominent hop-growing region in the country. Arthur confirmed that he was able to procure the hops he needs f…
Pale ale has its roots in the old ale houses of EnglandOf the hundreds of craft brewed beer styles available in the United States, pale ale is certainly the most ubiquitous. The style has its roots in the ale houses of old England. A…
Temperance and prohibition were hot issues in the 1850s and early 1860s. The “drys” tended to hog the floor because then as now, it was politically difficult to express public affection for the pleasures and benefits of drink.
The editors of the La C…
Last night was the Small Plates beer and food “tasting”. I’m still full!!! So much for small plates. I just about needed a stretcher to get out the door. Well, I’m sure that the next small plate dinner will actually have smal…
On September 27th, at our Oktoberfest party, we will debut our Collaborative Evil Belgian Style Strong Dark Ale.Mug Club Members get first crack at noon and normies get it at one o’clock. Bottles will be $12 a piece with no limit. Don’t wait until t…
THE ALEMBIC is a roughly 18-month-old restaurant & bar in San Franisco’s Upper Haight neighborhood devoted to strong ales and high-end, locally-grown “small plate” food. Given its location at ground zero in the former hippie hotbed among the…
Labor Day, the Unofficial End To Summer, is behind us. Football, as we discussed yesterday, is upon us.
In the beer world, we have “fall seasonals” to look forward to. This includes such tasty treats as Fest (Oktoberfests, e.g.), Fresh Hop/Harves…
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. is the annual “Taste for Art & History” fundraiser at the Carnegie Center for Art & History, located at 201 E. Spring Street in downtown New Albany. The bill of fare includes wines from all over the place, craft beers from…
German blood runs through my veins. Figuratively…
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By Bob the Brit ~
As the title and my chosen moniker (John Hancock to you Americans) would suggest, I’m a Brit, and proud of it!
What I plan to provide in coming articles for The Brew Club, is a taste of some of the beers available over here …