Belgian Beers: Belgian Beer no.62: Steendonk – Revisited
Just because we had a fun time trying to capture the moving Vedett coaster. Steendonk. No one said this would be a serious blog đ
Archive for September, 2008
Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Ale Brewing circa 1850 (part two)
Today it’s details of the fermentation process.FermentationA maximum pitching temperature of 66Âș F in cold weather and 62Âș F in warm weather was suggested by Loftus. (Source: “The Brewer” by William Loftus, 1856, page 44.) Though for hard-water wort…
Brewdad: Beer for Boobs
I came across this neat article and since we have give the Prostate some time we should also give the breast its due. [www.whitelabs.com] Most of us are yeast ranchers or former yeast ranchers. All of us are beer drinkers by night…or whenever. We d…
Champagne of Blogs, The: Bacon Week: Bacon Facts
Kicking off Bacon Week, I spent a little time in front of the meat case at my local grocer, trying to see things with fresh eyes. What I saw was choice, and lots of it. There’s Turkey bacon (hardly bacon), smoked bacon, unsmoked bacon, cured an…
Champagne of Blogs, The: Bacon Week: Bacon Bandages
While moving some desks and computers around at work this afternoon, I mashed the knuckle of my middle finger on my right hand. I’m not terribly injury-prone, but I have been carrying in my work bag a solution to just such a problem since Monda…
Brewed For Thought: When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pumpkin Pie
We continue on our path through autumn seasonals with another pumpkin ale.  This one comes to us from Blue Moon, the craft division of Coors. I can’t say I have high hopes for this beer, but in a season of presidential election, I feel it is …
Potable Curmudgeon, The: One perhaps down, a second hopefully to come.
The ‘Ville Voice bills itself as a âcritical take on Louisville news,â and the blog is a worthy if quirky compendium of all things Louisville. I donât know the bloggers, although to date, their views on beer largely have been restricted to upho…
Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Tap List at The Drafting Room in Exton, PA – 9/12/08
Since neither I nor The Drafting Room has seen an updated tap list in months, I figured it was time I get my act together and get back in the service of tap lists for all of you fine folks out there. Don’t forget, TDR will be hosting an Ithaca special…
The Brew Basement: Another Round of Aged Beer Tasting Updates (Part 1)
I’m so far behind on my tasting updates I had to break this into two parts to get through ‘em all!
As always, my results were a bit of a mixed bag….
Smuttynose Scotch Ale (Six Month) – The sweet malt flavors have started to pull back…
SevenPack Beer Blog: Boone Brewing Company “Blowing Rock” Ale
Honestly, the only reason I picked up this beer is because it is from Boone, a place near and dear to my heart. I spent many a day of my adolescence scraping down the slopes of Boone trying to be the next X-Gamer. Unfortunately, I later learned that…