Archive for September, 2008

It’s The Beer Talking: Review: Stoudts Smooth Hoperator

A Doppelbock brewed by
Stoudts Brewing Co.
Adamstown, Pennsylvania USA
ABV: 7.2%
Glassware: Stem Glass
A nice malt and hop aroma on pour from a 12 oz. bottle. It pours a copper or amber like color with a small head. It tastes slightly bitter but surp…

Musings Over a Pint: Reference Book on American Breweries

I haven’t purchased this book yet, but I’m tempted. The Essential Reference of Domestic Brewers and Their Bottled Brands is a comprehensive guide to U.S. breweries. The reference guide lists over 400 U.S. breweries and over 3000 brands produced by tho…

Beer 4 Chx: Pink Boots Were Made For Walkin

I have a tendency to catch on to things a little late sometimes. I believe that I’ve already mentioned that. But after having exchanged a couple of emails, I just discovered that Teri Fahrendorf, founder of The Pink Boots Society (for professional w…

Slashfood: Leinie’s takes small town Wisconsin nationwide

Filed under: Beer, Business, Midwest RuralA few years ago I helped a friend move to Milwaukee. When we arrived, she insisted that to get the true Wisconsin experience I had to have a “Leinie’s.” To be honest, I wasn’t sure what the heck she was talkin…

Beer Culture: Crossing Borders: The Tri-National V3 Beer

There’s not enough cross-border information exchange in these parts; among other elements, that’s a big part of this weblog’s raison d’être. In other words, people in the Czech Republic know about Czech beer, Germans know abo…

Madison Beer Review: Tying Up Some Loose Ends

First, I got some more information from Michel Ordeman at Jopen: “The Koyt and Adriaan beer are both spiced beers (gruit beers). The different beers have different herbs in them. The combination of herbs and spices was different per region in old days…

Thirsty Pilgrim: Brussels Beer Fests Deliver the One-Two Punch in September.

The next two weekends are huge for the Brussels beer enthusiasts.

From Friday to Sunday is the big Belgian Beer Weekend on the Grand Place. Next weekend, September 13 and 14, is Bruxellensis. These are two of the best fêtes on the Belgian calendar, …

The Beer Nut: Data systems and why I love them

Over the last year or so, Superquinn’s attitude to beer has been that of a skittish yet inquisitive kitten when faced with a new Object in its midst. The supermarket chain had always been very positive to Irish beer, and I remember fondly the days whe…

Joomla! powered Site: Struise and Portsmouth Brewery to blend Kate the Great and Black Albert into ‘Kabert’!

right here [beeradvocate.com] Source : Beernews.org [beernews.org]

Great American Beer Festival: now greater thanks to Oregon fresh hop beers

The Great American Beer Festival happens October 9th-11th, 2008, in Denver and for the first time, the Brewers Association will have a guilds’ pavillion on the floor of the festival. brewers guild director Brian Butenschoen and Lisa Morrison championing the…