Two centuries ago and 5,400 miles to the east, Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese got married in a meadow near Munich and invited all of Bavaria to celebrate with feasting, music, horse races, dancing and beer drinking. That party goes…
I dropped a little nugget of information in last week’s anniversary post, but it’s time to let the cat out of the bag. On October 24th at 7PM, STL Hops will be having it’s First Anniversary Party in the Schlafly Tap Room Cellar. I …
Full Sail’s 21.Hood River Oregon – “Over the last year, we have been working on a special beer to celebrate a special occasion – the brewery’s 21st birthday which is coming up in September. This means we are finally old enough to drink our own beer. …
September is going to be a busy month. I’ve a trip to London at the end of it. I’m just back from a weekend in Copenhagen for the European Beer Festival.I’ve got a very soft spot for Copenhagen. Even before it became a beer mecca, I thought it was a p…
It’s that time of year again. The weather starts to change, days become shorter, leafs start fading and Bar Volo hosts their annual Cask Days at the corner of Yonge and Dundonald Streets in Toronto. For four years now Ralph Morana and company have bee…
One of the cool events this week is Suds on the River . It takes place on Thursday, September 18th at 6pm. It is being held by the Huron River Watershed Council. The event spotlights the micro-breweries that have their water supplied by the Huro…
Let’s hope you have some. Electricity, too …The power has been out at NABC/Rich O’s/Sportstime since early Sunday afternoon, so I’m guessing our chances of opening today are slim. If the juice comes back on soon, we may be back in action serving bee…
Illinois-based West Lakeview Liquors just started shipping beers online recently. I sent out an email in hopes of getting some info on what their shipping policies are. The store did get some good stuff in this month: Southern Tier Oat, Great Lakes …
Collaborations are becoming all the rage in the craft brewing world and Old Odense Ale is one of the most unusual of the lot.
Brewed using a 15th century recipe, the brewers at Nørrebro in Copenhagen, Denmark, teamed with American uber-extreme brewe…
In this photo provided by Kirvin Doak Communications, entertainers Siegfried & Roy kick off Oktoberfest by tapping a keg of beer at Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Kirvin Doak Communications, Isaac Brek…