I hope Knut would be proud. I made dinner tonight entirely out of the Kitchen of Light, a Norwegian cookbook based on a series by Andreas Viestad called New Scandinavian Cooking. We have a series on DVD. The parsnips baked with cumin and olive oil wer…
You know all those stories over the past, what, two years or so, about Victory Brewing Company running a pub on the bottom level of a new condominium project in downtown Easton?
And how they’ve kinda/sorta admitted it but not quite, holding thin…
(Portsmouth, NH) – Peter Egelston, the Founder/Owner of Portsmouth Brewery and Smuttynose Brewing, sent out a scintillating newsletter this afternoon with some interesting tidbits. Here are the highights:
Portsmouth Kate the Great details: The beer…
We’re at Gentle Ben’s in Tucson. That’s Paul the bartender telling stories about people who mess their pants in bars
Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout from Bell’s Brewery, Inc.Rating: A-Appearance: Pours an absolutely opaque brownish/black into the glass. One finger dark khaki head, with decent retention. Not much lacing.Smell: Seriously roasty – stale coffee, dark chocolate. …
Last week during a visit to Burlington, Vermont we were lucky enough to get a tour of the Magic Hat brewery (which I later learned isn’t really done right now due to the on-going construction). Our tour guide Chris showed us around, let us taste…
The National Beer Wholesalers Association (a.k.a. the NBWA) held their annual convention in San Francisco from September 14-17. The NBWA is a trade organization for beer wholesalers and distributors. After Prohibition, the three-tier system was creat…
Left to Right: Rich (Ricardo) Norgrove Jr., Glynn Phillips, Rich Norgrove Sr.This week we celebrated the long-awaited Bear Republic pint night with Rich and Rich Norgrove both in attendance (Jr. coming directly from Yakima Valley for his hops selectio…
Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka (PLCB No. 005936, 80 proof; $29.49) – made with central PA potatoes at the first* vodka distillery in PA since Prohibition – is now available in south-central PA!
According to a report by KDKA, Prentiss Orr was inspired b…
As the days get shorter and the hop cones start to weigh down your vines, it’s time to plan your fresh hop homebrew. A few tips from the woefully ill-informed and hungover.
Just to set the scene: We met over at Dave’s, since he has the m…