Archive for September, 2008

boakandbailey.com: Vintage look for your pub/beer photos

I found this brilliant tutorial via Lifehacker and had a quick go at turning a boring photo of a pub into a more interesting one.
Before the vintage effect is applied…
…and after. The pub is the Angel in Wapping, by the way.
Expect to see this eff…

boakandbailey.com: Help — altbier in London?

Frankenheim altbier, sweating on a Duesseldorf pub table
Now that Zeitgeist is satisfying our occasional cravings for Koelsch, I find myself asking: is there honestly nowhere in London I can get a decent altbier on tap? I mean, where I can get anythin…

Brew Like A Monk: Finding Westvleteren in Brussels

Today we ate at the wonderful In’t Spinnekopke in the heart of Brussels. The menu, pictured at the right, would indicate they used to sell the elusive Westvleteren (Abbey St. Sixtus) beers. But no more.
Evan Rail commented on the lack of Westvletere…

beernews.org: Dogfish Head Theobroma shipping to wholesalers Tuesday

(Milton, DE) – Vice President, Mariah Calagione, says that she is told that Dogfish Head Theobroma will start shipping to wholesalers beginning Tuesday. Would hitting Pennsylvania stores this weekend be an unreasonable timeframe for the beer to pass…

Sioux Brew: Have you Twittered?

If you have signed up to follow me on Twitter, then you already know about a whole bunch of AMAZING beers that will be hitting local retailers’ shelves this week.
If not, you will have to wait until later to find out…..
What are you waitin…

BRIDGER’S BEER LOG: Farewell

It’s quite obvious at this point that BRIDGER’S BEER BLOG has dutifully served its purpose, and is no longer updated. Don’t worry, I’m still drinking beer, I just don’t have time to write about it anymore — too many other projects. The lack of upke…

Seen Through a Glass: Brewer Matrimony

Saturday, Cathy and I went up to Stoudt’s for the wedding celebration of Whitney Thompson and Larry Horwitz, who are, besides being our friends, brewers at Tröegs and Iron Hill North Wales, respectively. We had a great time — other than the experien…

My Beer Pix: In the back yard enjoying a Ballast Point Sculpin IPA released today. yumm

Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: Brewing tonight: a crazy awesome stout

It’s been awhile since we’ve experimented with new beers. We’ve been concentrating almost exclusively on perfecting our Belgian wit, Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale and Eye Patch Ale. But Jeff is out of town, so Joel and I were given a little…

Nebraska Beer: Avery in Nebraska

We posted awhile back that Avery is finally coming to Nebraska and that day has come. I am hoping to see it out here and I imagine it is in Lincoln as well but here is the list from Beertopia in Omaha.-Avery IPA (6-packs and draft)-White Racal (6-pac…