Archive for September, 2008

The Brew Basement: Dogfish Head’s Burton Baton (2008) – Tasting and Cellaring Notes

Name: Burton Baton
Brewer: Dogfish Head
Style: Blend of a English Strong Ale and a Double IPA
Vintage: 2008

Cellared On: August 28th, 2008
Original Tasting: August 28th, 2008
Big surprise, Jason’s cellaring another Dogfish Head brew. As you c…

The Beer Brotha: Hunkering Down: Ike Beering

Yesterday our power went out, but we still had some cold beer. So I was able to try out the Flying Dog In Heat Wheat. It was a little humid in the house, so a cold wheat beer should do the trick. And it did.Flying Dog In Heat WheatJust got to love tha…

Sybeeritic: Counterfeit Beer Maker Busted

Via Danwei, Chinese police recently busted a producer of counterfeit beer:
Police in Humen, Guangdong Province busted a fake beer producer yesterday, reports today’s Dongguan Times. The article said that the producer replaced the labels and caps of ch…

Champagne of Blogs, The: Bacon Week: Canned Bacon

Yeah, that was pretty much my initial reaction to this product, too. Gross. I drifted away, thinking of the worst examples of the canned meat kingdom: potted meat, Vienna sausage, canned ham, and of course, SPAM.

Astute reader Joel sent me a link Mo…

brewvana: The point of cans at the beach gets lost

One of the arguments for canning beer is that there’s no glass involved. So it’s a little more welcome at a beach, where the occasional broken glass doesn’t go so well with the occasional bare foot.
That, of course, is all lost when …

Beer Haiku Daily: Seasons

Autumn approaches.
Time for bocks, brown ales, dunkels,
and Oktoberfests.
Written by David Undis.
Thing of the Day: The Good Beer Guide to New England

Stonch’s Beer Blog: Rail and ale

Rail and ale

LIQUID DIET: the blog: When brewers marry.

I made it through.
And I have very little to tell you. The gathering was festive, fun and lacked any of the drama that one might expect from our local brewing crowd. I don’t credit this entirely to the absence of Casey Hughes, but that certainly…

Chicago Beer Society: Results from the CBS Picnic and War of the Ribs/Chili/Salsa/Desserts

On the rainiest day in Chicago history, a dedicated crowd of approximately 75-80 members and guests crowded under the permanent shelter and a virtual village of E-Z Ups to sample eight commercial beers, homebrewed beer and root beer, and the food entr…

Wort’s Going On Here?: Furthermore Knot Stock Clone Sorta – Kegging Day

8/31-I kegged the peppercorn Amber ale today. It was quite clear, and had a nice aroma. There was some pepper in the front, not too much, and is cut by the caramel sweetness. The hops are subtle and linger on the back of the tongue.
I have schedule…