Prebeer Preamble: To quote Samwise Gamgee: “Well, I’m back.” Specifically, I’m ba-ha-ha-hack back in black, because on the show today I address the musical question: What happens when you put a bunch of party-goers into a st…
I don’t really like to use PR photos around here but this one just came in from Jen Hatton at Profile and I’m impressed she’s working of a Friday night and it is pretty good and it ties in with the previous post and the news about Ya…
Let me start by apologizing for the spotty content updates lately, it’s hard to spend time sitting sitting in front of the computer when the last glorious days of Oregon summer are upon us. That said, here’s your daily dose of new beers, local events…
A load of fresh hops heading to Oregon brew kettlesWhen it comes to hops and beer there is no group of brewers on the planet more renown for hopped up beer than the craft breweries of Oregon. At least 75 of the state’s brewerie…
UPDATE
Ha! As I wrote yesterday, researchers in yeast genetics are changing the story on the history of yeast all the time, and the day I put that post up, new findings on the genetics of lager yeast came out which, as New Scientist reported, take the…
Yup,Your favorite oilman is in it again with the Tropical storm/hurricane. Right now the weather is fine where we are in the upper Northwest corner of Houston. By design I do not live South of I-10. So we bought a lot of craft beer to hold it down dur…
Coming on the heels of the news that The St. Louis Brewery, Inc., otherwise known as Schalfly, would substantially expand their production over the next year or so, the O’Fallon Missouri-based O’Fallon Brewery, owned by Fran and Tony Caradonna, are m…
New label emphasizes attributes.
Anheuser-Busch appears poised to emphasize Budweiser Select flavor and calorie attributes on new labels.
A new label for Bud Select touts the brand as having “Full flavor, 99 calories,” based on filings with the …
Most people that know me know fairly well that I like to brew my own beer. As of this week, I’ve also made my first batch of root beer. Yay me, right? Most people that know home-brewers also know that they like to make other stuff, too. For example, I…
The annual Gonzofest will take place on Saturday at Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, MD. The event will feature live music and host the Hard Times Café Chili Cook-Off for the Maryland State Chili Cook-Off Championship. In addition to the eclectic sou…