Archive for September, 2008

Bartowel News: Scotch-Irish Corporal Punishment at the LCBO

Donna Warner at Heritage/Scotch-Irish Brewing has written to let us know that Scotch-Irish Corporal Punishment will soon be available at the LCBO in single bottles. One thing to note, however, is that the name of the bottled version will be…

Bartowel News: Canadian Brewing Awards Winners for 2008

The 2008 Canadian Brewing Awards were handed out last Thursday evening at a special event hosted by beer writer Stephen Beaumont and presented by TAPS Magazine at The Richmond. This was the largest year yet for the awards, with 239…

Beer Examiner: Charlie Papazian’s first five favorite beers.

Beer suds across America
What’s the best beers with a thick juicy barbecued-to-perfection steak? You’ll have to read past this introduction.     I’m no different than most people when it comes to enjoying what …

The Brew Basement: Another Round of Cellared Brew Tasting Updates (Part 2)

Hello everyone!
Hey, I’m only a month late with my August tasting updates – that’s not TOO bad, right? It’s hard to believe that as long as I get September’s tastings up within a week or two I might actually get caught up with …

Sybeeritic: Beer Photo of the Day

“M@” suggests a super geeky beer photo of the day:I’ll see his #include <beer.h> and raise:$> cd /pub$> more beerIf you have any suggestions for this beer photo of the day feature, feel free to email me at the contact address on this page.

Legal Beer: Full Sail Old Boardhead Barleywine

Here we have another ale from Full Sail, one that I’m even more excited about. Today I will be enjoying a 07 reserve of their Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale another brew from their Brewmaster’s Reserve this one being released last October, s…

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: My Big Fat Oktoberfest

If my notes here sound a bit like kindly Mr. Curtin’s, then I should apologize straightaway. But, please don’t hold it against me and don’t make any conclusions about what that might mean. Simple and sheer coincidence, I say. I ran into him once at th…

Sybeeritic: Vote on an Important Beer Question

Charlie Papazian is giving his readers (via the Tampa Bay Examiner) a chance to vote on a question of some controversy to beer lovers: “does it matter who makes the beer you buy?”Does it really matter that Blue Moon is made by MillerCoors?Does it matt…

Sybeeritic: Kid Rock Beer Coming Soon

From the makers of Donald Trump vodka and Willie Nelson bourbon, you can now look forward to buying Kid Rock-branded beer starting next Spring. Details on the beer have not yet been announced, but for some reason I find myself imagining a cross betwee…

The Mad Fermentationist: A Bottle of Cable Car

At least now I’ll have something to compare my Cable Car Clone against when I bottle it in a few months, thanks for the trade Scott…Granted I just read that they changed the blend this year (dropping the Red Barn Saison portion), not that I’m compla…