Archive for September, 2008

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Ale Brewing in the 1830’s (part three)

Let’s continue with 1830’s Ale brewing. Taken from “A Practical Treatise on Brewing” by William Chadwick, published in 1835.Mike will be thrilled. He loves all this technical stuff. “Why do you keep posting that homebrewing crap?” he says. He’s just t…

boakandbailey.com: London pubs in the 1960s

The cover of the New London Spy (1966)
Beatles biographer Hunter Davies‘ New London Spy was published in 1966. It’s a travel guide aimed at cool people, and an excellent window onto the city at the height of its hipness.
In his lengthy sec…

Bend Oktoberfest features Deschutes, Cascade Lakes beers.

Fourth annual downtown Bend Oktoberfest 6-10p.m.Friday, Sept. 26th; Noon-10 p.m., Saturday Sept. 27th, downtown Bend.21+ over only after 6 p.m. Activities for everyone-Celebrity Yodeling Contest, Hammer Schlagen, Wiener Dog Races as advertised: wiener dog races…though that sign seems to say…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Bend Oktoberfest features Deschutes, Cascade Lakes beers.

Fourth annual downtown Bend Oktoberfest 6-10p.m.Friday, Sept. 26th; Noon-10 p.m., Saturday Sept. 27th, downtown Bend.21+ over only after 6 p.m. Activities for everyone-Celebrity Yodeling Contest, Hammer Schlagen, Wiener Dog Races as advertised: wiener…

Michigan Beer Buzz: Fort Street Brewery Celebrates Michigan’s Harvest

Supporting Michigan is something I feel strongly about so I am excited to spread the word about Fort Street’s Harvest Fest. From September 22nd to the 27th, Fort Street will be releasing a new beer every night and having food grown right here …

Slashfood: The 10 best beer towns in college football?

Filed under: Beer, Lists, FallIt’s no secret: Anyone who’s ever seen a football game and is not blind to mass-marketing knows beer and football go hand in hand. And as much as the federal government would like to have us believe otherwise, beer and co…

Sybeeritic: Stubbie Expansion Complete!

It’s amazing what a difference a year makes! I spent the weekend up in Gainesville, home to my alma mater the University of Florida, and re-visited some of my old haunts.

Far and away the best beer bar in the area, Stubbie Shirt Pub has now expanded …

On the House: The Skinny on Duvel Draft

Yes, you read that right – Duvel on tap. Not the familiar 8.5% alcohol stuff in the stubby bottle, mind you, but a whole new beer entirely, to be known as Duvel Green. This gets complicated, so please try and…

Hop Talk: Reduce Carbon Emissions

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Reduce Carbon Emissions
Walk to the Pub.

Excellent advice from Coopers Brewery in Australia. Alas, there’s not much of a pub culture here in the States.
Treehugger: Be…

It’s The Beer Talking: Offbeat News: Kid Rock to come out with a beer

Drinks Americas Holdings, based here in Connecticut, a leading owner, developer and marketer of premium beverages,announced that the Company has signed an agreement with Kid Rock to develop and market a premium domestic beer.
Drinks and Kid Rock will …