Archive for October, 2008

Beer Bits 2: Favorite Beer Links

Favorite Beer Links The Brew Lounge – BryanLiquid Diet Online – Blog – Jack CurtinSeen Through a Glass – Lew BrysonJoe Sixpack – ColumnJoe Sixpack – BlogBrew Like a MonkA Good Beer BlogHop Talk

beernews.org: The Week’s New Releases: Port Brewing beers lead the way

Just a quick note tonight on new releases as I am still working diligently on a major update to the release dates lists (I swear that I have added 200 beers but maybe it just seems like that). Here is what is tentatively due out this week (though it …

LIQUID DIET: the blog: I almost, but not quite, got away with it.

One of the problems I have with this beer writing gig in 2008 is that I cover events like GABF in so many venues  (here, Beer Yard site, Celebrator Beer News, Mid-Atlantic Brewing News and, sometimes, Ale Street News) that I have to come up with a va…

Brookston Beer Bulletin: The 27th Great American Beer Festival

Last week, I arrived for the 27th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. After a full day of judging Wednesday, the rest of the brewers, beer people and civilians began arriving in town (except for those that weren’t locals, n…

TheBrewClub.com: Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Marzen Reviewed

Well it’s finally here!  The Brew Club reviews the one of the “Big Six Oktoberfestbiers” as part of the “Oktoberfestathon” where we try to review as many Oktoberfest/Fall Seasonal/Pumpkin Ales as possible!
I’ve had…

It’s The Beer Talking: Offbeat News: Dirndls, oom-pah, sausages? Oktoberfest in Iraq

In a story printed in the Miami Herald and written by the Associated Press the picture of a beer festival in strangest of places is painted beautifully.
Dirndl-clad waitresses deliver frothy beers, the brass band has the oom-pah music in full drive an…

BeerSmith.com Home Brewing Blog: An Interview with Brewing Author John Palmer

This week we are happy to have an interview with John Palmer, the author of a How to Brew as well as Brewing Classic Styles. John first published his ebook on the web as a home project, and only later found a publisher. You can find the full text of…

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: GABF—a few numbers to ponder

As everyone recovers in this week after GABF, I’m running some numbers and it looks as if a mere 230 medals were awarded to 142 different breweries/brewpubs across 81 categories, including the Pro-Am and brewery/brewpub of the year categories. One cat…

Amnesia’s brilliant Vienna and Oktoberfest beers

Brewer Kevin King had a fine Oktoberfest Lager and a great Imperial Vienna at Amnesia’s Oktobeerfest recently. Both beers are stellar examples, smooth and round and wonderfully malty. And available in tragically limited quantities, so rush over today to see…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Amnesia’s brilliant Vienna and Oktoberfest lagers

Brewer Kevin King had a fine Oktoberfest Lager and a great Imperial Vienna at Amnesia’s Oktobeerfest recently. Both beers are stellar examples, smooth and round and wonderfully malty. And available in tragically limited quantities, so rush over today …