Archive for September, 2008

Beer Bits 2: HomeBrewChatter.com

Here’s a forum site worth checking out. I like the threads I’ve read so far. You’ll find places for extract brewers, all grain brewers and many others that you might expect. I found one that was kinda out of the ordinary though. “Brewing Today!” Lots …

Beer Bits 2: HomeBrewChatter.com

Here’s a forum site worth checking out. I like the threads I’ve read so far. You’ll find places for extract brewers, all grain brewers and many others that you might expect. I found one that was kinda out of the ordinary though. “Brewing Today!” Lots …

Zythophile: Sainsbury’s winning bottled beers

This blog is currently the top result in a Google search for outsize menswear chain Massachusetts. I haven’t, you’ll guess, ever written about retailers of XXL male clothing in the Greater Boston area, but I did make a joke when I blogged?…

Zythophile: Sainsbury’s winning bottled beers

This blog is currently the top result in a Google search for outsize menswear chain Massachusetts. I haven’t, you’ll guess, ever written about retailers of XXL male clothing in the Greater Boston area, but I did make a joke when I blogged?…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: 2008 LCBO Gift Packs

Listed below is the official LCBO gift pack release that will start hitting stores shortly. Sorry there’s no pictures yet, some are on the way.Westmalle Gift Pack with Glass $13.95 660ml This attractive gift box contains one bottle each of the world …

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: 2008 LCBO Gift Packs

Listed below is the official LCBO gift pack release that will start hitting stores shortly. Sorry there’s no pictures yet, some are on the way.Westmalle Gift Pack with Glass $13.95 660ml This attractive gift box contains one bottle each of the world …

Sybeeritic: Beer Thief Update

A couple of more items for the continuing series on beer thieves, this time both from the northern plains:A North Dakota man stole a beer truck, then abandoned it upon discovering that it was empty – I suppose he figured he could fence the beer, but n…

Beer Me! Blog, The: Oktoberfest, on the Dubbel!

Two new Gottberg beers went on tap today: Steinworthy Oktoberfest and Toil & Trubbel Dubbel. The Oktoberfest is pretty good. The Dubbel is tasty, but a bit too dark and roasty for the style. The 8.7% abv is out of bounds, too, but what the hell.

Draft Magazine Feed: California wine bar struggling to sell “Palin” wine

Before John McCain tapped a certain governor from Alaska to be his vice presidential candidate, Palin Syrah was flying off the shelves at Yield Wine Bar in San Francisco, California. Since her elevation into the national spotlight, however, co-owner C…

Hedonist Beer Jive: SMUGGLED ONTARIO BEER NOTES, PART 2

Last week we talked with you about a big can of NEUSTADT 10W30 we ingested after a complex journey it took in the luggage of Canadian special beer agent “Peet”. We made mention of a shadowy “second can” that accompanied the Neustadt beer on it…