Because in the end, the transatlantic image of beer in Germany can be reduced to the image of a grinning Fraulein with a Halbe Maß of helles Lagerbier surrounded by Lederhosen-clad, tuba-wielding, fantastically-mustachioed Mensche. And to that end, l…
Sampled this one on tap at the Charleville Vineyard Winery and Microbrewery in Ste. Genevieve, MO recently where the wife and I enjoyed a relaxing Sunday with a few good friends … and a few good beers. A gorgeous facility and setting, Charleville is…
It is the first Friday of the month, time for The Session. This month, our host is Lootcorp 3.0 and he has chosen the topic of Deutsches Bier, in honor of Oktoberfest. The idea is to focus on something specifically German for this post, and one st…
A UK government health study (done by the governments “Know Your Limits” alcohol campaign) found that — get this! — stress leads people to drink. Amazing.But look, that’s the usual waste of government money to learn something every frickin’ idiot on…
Well, my facebook page has been getting a workout lately with new “friends” and such getting added daily and as much as I hate to admit it, it is a pretty cool website. So if you haven’t got a facebook page I encourage you do so and look me up when y…
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A Pleasant Evening
The kids are asleep.
The wife is out at a class at the community college.
I have a perfectly chilled six-pack of Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest.
The Giants b…
Filed under: Beer, Festivals, FallOn Wednesday, Charlie Papazian had a great post on Examiner.com providing advice on “surviving beer festivals.” He would be one to know: He’s the founder of the Great American Beer Festival.Late September and early Oc…
The Albino Python is the second beer from the new Coney Island line of beers out of Shmaltz Brewing. While the Sword Swallower was a tasty brew, it was a pretty standard style of beer.
This one, however, is a bit different with much more character to …
Lots of tables today for all you table fans.I’m fairly pleased with the overview table. It’s only taken me a few years to collect all the information. Just the one hole in it, XXXX Ale. Most of the details are taken from brewing logs, the rest from br…
This months session revolves around all things beer from Germany. It is hosted this month by Lootcorp, and is inspired since this month also starts the worlds largest gathering of beer drinkers at Oktoberfest in Munich. I had a hard time trying to de…