Archive for September, 2008

Barley Blog, The: …And Frank is So Well Behaved

I’m a firm believer that adding monkeys to any promotional campaign is guaranteed to sell products — or at least make me expel beer through my nose in a fit of laughter. This one is an older commercial from Bud Light that features “C…

Musings Over a Pint: The Session #19 – Deutsches Bier

The 19th edition of The Session is hosted by Lootcorp 3.0 – A Brewing Bog and is introduced thusly:I’ve decided to make September’s topic Deutsches Bier – German beer. I want you all to focus on the wonderful contributions our German neighbors hav…

Barley Blog, The: Session #19 – Deutsches Bier

I need to pay attention to my own blog announcements — I forgot that today was Session #19. Well, I didn’t really forget about the date, I just neglected to pick up an appropriate beer in advance.
That said I am hitting up Total Wine on th…

Yours for Good Fermentables ™: Happy Labor Day!

From [www.answers.com] :On September 5, 1882, the Knights of Labor organized the first parade honoring New York’s workers. Two years later, they voted to make it an annual event. Over the next ten years some thirty states across the US followed New Yo…

Madison Beer Review: We Have A Winner

Our Quiveys Grove Beer Fest Winner is Jonathan Cooper for his winning Beerfest Haiku

Quivey’s Grove BeerfestFall day, friendly folks, fine beerShould be Shangri-La 
Jonathan wins two free tickets to the Quiveys Grove Beerfest on September 27th…

Entertainment: Joe Sixpack — Philly.com: Joe Sixpack: Manayunk BYO pours tasty sampling of chef Josh Hunter’s home brew

THERE’S A PRETTY cool dinner deal over at Manayunk’s Terrace Street Bistro on Thursday nights. For just $31.50, you get a three-course meal, plus chef Josh Hunter’s home brew – all you want to drink.

The Beer Nut: We will rauch you

Just when we thought we were getting an easy topic for The Session this month — Germany — Lootcorp has imposed a variety of terms and conditions into the theme. We get extra points for Bavaria-related posts, but we’re not allowed write about Oktober…

beernews.org: Pisgah Valdez now available at Bruisin’ Ales

Bruisin’ Ales just got Pisgah Valdez in today. At close to 7%, it appears to be a “‘Tweener Stout,” halfway between an American Stout and an Imperial Stout. The beer, despite the brewery’s Earth-inspired low-key nature…

Year of Beer: #364 Stone Mill – Pale Ale

This is an Anheuser Busch or InBev product. This is a certified organic beer, brewed with organically grown hops a barley.There is a light malt aroma with a little fruitiness. The color is light brown with lots of red highlights and plenty clear. T…

Make Mine Potato: The Wife Stops Drinking. Or Does She?

“That’s it,” the wife said. “No beer for a week. I’m going to stick to this book’s diet.” No beer? Really? The week is mine? I went down to the basement and picked out beauties I didn’t think she’d…