Archive for October, 2008
The 27th annual Great American Beer Festival was held last week. On Saturday, after three intensive days of judging, the Brewers Association awarded 222 medals for beers entered in 75 different style categories.
In addition, awards were given out for…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: GABF 2008: The Winners
Just minutes ago, Apple began its MacBook Event during which the company will presumably announce updates to its laptops. That’s all well and good… unless you’re an intern tasked with making the proceedings run up to Steve Jobs’ in…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Draft Magazine Feed: We’re buying a beer for.. Apple interns
Here’s a few beers from Belmont Station that I recently tried that might be worth your time and money to check out:HaandBryggeriet Haandbakk: Forget all the double A’s in the name (unless your Aaron). This wonderful Norwegian sour ale aged in oak bar…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Belmont Station Beer Forum: Belmont Station Beers Worth A Try
Filed under: Beer, FestivalsI hate to beat the Great American Beer Festival to death, but as “the biggest selection of American beers ever gathered together on the globe,” it was certainly a news worthy event. And those of you who have taken a peek at…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Slashfood: Great American Beer Festival by the numbers
The 27th annual Great American Beer Festival awarded 222 medals for beers entered in 75 different style categories.
Category: 1 American-Style Cream Ale or Lager – 25 EntriesGold: Lone Star, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, ILSilver: Hamm’s, MillerCoo…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Realbeer.com Beer Therapy: GABF 2008: The Full Winner List
Earlier, I was surprised that two very similar “beer” applications for the iPhone came out in such quick succession. As it turns out, foul play may have been involved:Coors faces a $12.5 million lawsuit for allegedly copying a $3 beer-drinking novelty…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sybeeritic: Controversy Over iPhone “Beer” Apps
We may be slipping into fall, but you wouldn’t know it for the temperature. Therefore we bring you Indian Summer Kolsch!Our homage to the official beer of Cologne, Germany, has been so popular this year we brewed another batch, late in the season. It …
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Schlafly Brewers’ Blog: Indian Summer Kolsch
I guess its a sign of the times that a homebrew blog would ask such a question. At least for me it is. What about you?Beer and homebrewing, some might say are two areas that we will continue to spend our money. You know “drown our sorrows” or perhaps …
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Beer Bits 2: Ask BB2 readers: How does a financial crisis change your beer/brewing habits?
Part 2 of our trip brings us to Cabo.We arrived early in the morning, anchoring off shore. After breakfast, we went straight to deck four for the tender to Cabo. We were in a little bit of a hurry, because we knew that as soon as we got off the tend…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on All-Grain Evangelist: A Beer Brewer’s Blog, The: Cabo Cruise Photo-journal, Part II
The one thing I enjoy about visiting great states like Colorado, California, and the Pacific NW (other than their excellent beer communities) is the chance to not lose sleep over prime-time nationally-televised sporting events. Take, for example, game…
October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Victory should name a beer for Shane Victorino