Archive for September, 2008

beernews.org: Port Brewing aging Santa’s Little Helper in Bourbon Barrels

(San Marcos, CA) – From the My Beer Pix blog this morning, there is news of Port Brewing aging its Santa’s Little Helper Imperial Stout, pictured above, in Bourbon Barrels. Depending on whether you consider Old Viscosity to be a stout, would …

Sybeeritic: SABMiller’s China Snow Job

An article in The Wall Street Journal sent in by Howard sheds some light on how Snow has displaced Budweiser as the world’s biggest beer brand:
Snow’s production was less than one-tenth of its current level six years ago, when the regional brewer star…

Sybeeritic: Guinness to Build New Brewery

From Howard, The Wall Street Journal reports that Guinness will be building a new flagship brewery (to replace the St James’ Gate facility?) “in the town of Leixlip — where Arthur Guinness began brewing the dark-brown stout in 1755, four years before…

Beer Haiku Daily: Friday Night

at the cantina
after three margarita’s
she ordered a beer
Written by Captain Hops.
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beernews.org: Barley Island releases Black Majic Java Stout; Bourbon Barrel-Aged Oatmeal Stout coming

(Noblesville, IN) – Barley Island Brewpub has released its Black Majic Java Stout, its highest-rated beer at RateBeer. The brew, an amped-up coffee version of its oatmeal stout, gets its ‘java’ from a local shop, the Noble Coffee and Tea…

Stonch’s Beer Blog: Worth entering a Wetherspoons for?

Worth entering a Wetherspoons for?

It’s The Beer Talking: News: Guinness to build new brewery west of Dublin

Guinness announced Thursday it will build its new flagship brewery west of Dublin in the town of Leixlip – where Arthur Guinness began brewing the famed dark-brown stout in 1755, four years before moving operations to the capital.
The choice of Leixl…

My Beer Pix: merry friggin christmas

Yes my cameraphone sucks but what you are looking at is a barrel of Santa’s Little Helper in Bourbon barrels. there’s 14 of them and they will be incredible’ when released. mark your calendar.

beernews.org: Alpine Beer Co. Update: More on Ichabod and BORIS, Expansion

Update: Bad timing on my post yesterday! Alpine Beer Co. sent out a newsletter last night telling more about the brews I wrote about Friday, Ichabod and BORIS, as well as news on Alpine Duet and Alpine O’Brien’s IPA growler fills. Let&#…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Why the anger?

I’ve noticed something very strange. There’s a group of people who get very angry at me and my research. You know who I mean. The Homebrew Twats. I wonder why that is?I have a theory. They’re scared of their own knowledge becoming redundant or outdate…