From Sunday, 14 September: my Twitter posts while in Baltimore at Max’s TapHouse for the pub’s 1st annual German Beer Fest. Over 50 German drafts —at least when the festival began on Friday— and over 100 different German bottled beers. (Full list…
Yes, it really has been over 4 months since my last visit to the Pig. Just way too many other people and places to see. News of the Pig’s smoke-free environment has not been exaggerated. I can report that the only thing that has changed since my last …
[Caveat: This beer is so limited that I am surprised to see it online at multiple stores so it is possible that your order won’t be fulfilled. Then again, maybe I am underestimating the production/distribution of this beer this year.]
Remember how I m…
Tasting the difference is hard work that starts at 10 a.m.Why would anyone actually want to actually taste and evaluate beer? In years past, purposeful evaluation of beer happened only in the tasting room realm of large brewing companies. …
Fire Rock Pale Ale from Kona Brewing Company
Rating: B
I’m fairly certain this is my first beer from Hawaii. This beer has traveled a long way, purchased in South Florida.
Appearance: Honey in color, quite clear. One finger head with mediocre retent…
My folks came out of industrial Scotland a little over fifty years ago now. Even in the 1950s the end was near for the shipyards where at least three generations of we folk had riveted and steering gear fitted their way to a pretty modest level of eco…
Mic and Eelco at Dead Good Beer Events have announced the beer list for the 5th Nelson Beer Fete this Friday (Sept 19th):
Epic: Pale Ale, Emersons: Organic Pilsner & Bookbinder, Founders Organic: Tall Blonde & Long Black, Green Man Organic: K…
Well, not exactly, but with a family vacation already planned we got out of Houston early well ahead of hurrican Ike and headed to San Diego, well out of Ike’s path. Over the past days we’ve learned that our neighborhood is a mess, our house is not. W…
My friend and co-worker, Marci (aka Marci the Vegan Marathonner) bought me some bacon-themed gifts a few months ago, which was at least part of the inspiration for this week of bacon and bacon-related products. One of these products was a bacon air f…
Do you know where in the beer world this photo was taken?
Please include the village, town or city.
By now I hope you have a good idea what is going on here. If not, visit the archives.
A hint? Well, if you try what I think would be the obvious Google…