Archive for September, 2008

Brookston Beer Bulletin: Across the Pond

Perhaps you already saw this over at Beer Therapy, but Firestone Walker Brewing’s award-winning brewmaster, Matt Brynildson, was recently invited to brew at Marston’s Brewery in the United Kingdom. Brewers selected from Japan, Australia and Denma…

Flossmoor Beer Blog: CFF FestivALE a huge success

On Thursday we poured beer at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Festivale at Goose Island Wrigleyville. Great Turn out, everyone loved the beers, and we helped to raise over $40,000!

beernews.org: Nogne O Peculiar Yule comes stateside later this year

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(Grimstad (Rygene), Norway) – Third post on this Norwegian brewer in the last couple weeks. Nogne O Peculiar Yule, a 6.3% ABV spiced beer, will debut as winter approaches. It is the American version of Underlig Jul, a beer…

Bartowel News: Vote With Your Throat at Trafalgar

With the federal election a couple of weeks away, Oakville’s Trafalgar Brewing has brought back their popular “Vote With Your Throat” campaign, and have rebranded several of their beers to represent each of the major parties. The four beers -…

Confessions of a Beer Geek: Investing in your future… one beer can at a time

There’s an investment strategy making the rounds on the Internet. Don’t worry… it’s not a fraud. Unlike so many of the “investment” banks on Wall Street.===================================================If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lin…

Realbeer.com Beer Therapy: Matt Brynildson To Do Guest Beer At Marston’s

Firestone Walker Brewing’s award-winning brewmaster, Matt Brynildson, was recently invited to brew at Marston’s Brewery in the United Kingdom. Brewers selected from Japan, Australia and Denmark will join Brynildson to bring their talents and recip…

Bartowel News: Pepperwood Beer of the Month for October

Pepperwood Bistro & Brewpub (1455 Lakeshore Road, Burlington) will be releasing their Feature Beer for October on Friday, October 3rd. Pepperwood Pumpkin Ale is described by brewmaster Paul Dickey as being “like a slice of pie in your glass. An…

Slashfood: Hop Obama: An ale of hope?

Filed under: Beer, New ProductsOriginally intended as a limited edition beer that would “only last for the duration of the Democratic primary hiatus,” Hop Obama, much like the candidate who inspired it, is still around. If Barack Obama wins the presid…

Wort’s Going On Here?: Flying Saucer Hosts Annual Fall Brew Fest s in Austin and Fort Worth

The Flying Saucer in Austin will host its first annual Fall Brew Fest on Saturday, Oct. 4 from noon to 10 p.m. at Triangle Park in Austin and its third annual Fall Brew Fest in Fort Worth on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Saucer’s p…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Spontaneous fermentation the English way

This was a surprise. Finding a method of spontaneous fermentation in ione of the old English manuals. I’m not sure how common it was. It sounds more like a technique for private brewers than for commercial operations.Levesque details a method of spont…