Archive for September, 2008
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…
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Bartowel News: Scotch-Irish Corporal Punishment at the LCBO
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…
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Bartowel News: Canadian Brewing Awards Winners for 2008
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 …
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Beer Examiner: Charlie Papazian’s first five favorite beers.
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 …
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Brew Basement: Another Round of Cellared Brew Tasting Updates (Part 2)
“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.
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sybeeritic: Beer Photo of the Day
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…
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Legal Beer: Full Sail Old Boardhead Barleywine
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…
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: My Big Fat Oktoberfest
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…
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sybeeritic: Vote on an Important Beer Question
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…
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sybeeritic: Kid Rock Beer Coming Soon
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…
September 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Mad Fermentationist: A Bottle of Cable Car