Archive for October, 2008
I had no idea such a limit existed. But there it was. Last Friday afternoon, I was heading to the Ontario-Michigan border with that plan to hit up nearby a shop or two for at least three cases of various craft beers when, whammo, traffic stopped. Almo…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on A Good Beer Blog: There Is A Limit To What I Will Do For Great Beer
Several Texas brewers won medals at the 2008 Brewers Association Great American Beer Festival. The winners were announced October 11th at the conclusion of the annual event in Denver, Colorado.Recognized Texas brewers include:Kellerbier/Zwickelbier: G…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on TEXAS BEER: Texas Brewers at 2008 GABF
If not actually unique (always a dangerous claim to make), it was certainly a very rare sight in the cellar bar at Thornbridge Hall in Derbyshire last Monday: three draught lagers on tap from three different British craft brewers, Meantime in Greenwi…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Zythophile: Lager: the truth (or some of it)
Via a press release from DRAFT magazine:
If you’re planning an adult-friendly Halloween party, forget the punch and pick up some ghoulish brews for your celebration. The September/October issue of DRAFT Magazine features the “Top Ten Beers for H…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sioux Brew: DRAFT magazine’s top halloween beers
If you were a big fan of the Schlafly Presidential Posters I posted last week, then maybe I can interest you in a t-shirt?
Now we just need some more of those posters printed up for purchasing!
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on stlhops.com: Schlafly Presidental T-Shirts Now For Sale
Well we made it. After three sessions and hundreds of ounces of beer, our yearly pilgrimage to Beer Mecca has concluded. What did we learn?… Well, no matter how beered-out you may think you are; pouring another fine American craft beer down the ol’ …
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Utah Beer: Utah’s 2008 GABF Medalists
You may have noticed that our website is all jacked up. We’re changing hosting providers and haven’t worked out the kinks. Who is to blame? Mostly Al Gore, but also Joel. Obviously.
Nevertheless, we are brewing a slightly scaled-back versi…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: Our website is broken. Brewing tonight is not broken.
A glorious buzz
Comes from good people, good food
And plenty of beer
Written by Captain Hops.
References: The Foodbuzz Publisher Community officially launches today! Foodbuzz is a community of foodies from every corner of the world. Get restaurant rat…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Beer Haiku Daily: Food Buzz
The way to my heart may be chocolate, but chocolate with caramel added to it is a whole other layer of bliss. So, when I saw that Saranac had made a caramel porter, I could almost taste it in my head. I eagerly brought it home and took it out this eve…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Beer Babe’s Brew Reviews: Saranac (Matt Brewing Co.) Caramel Porter
Now that we are back, and every so slowly re-acclimating ourselves to the daily grind, let me try to tell you what we did this past week in Colorado. Matt was judging so he was busy most days from Tuesday until Friday. I flew in Wednesday, got our m…
October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Flossmoor Beer Blog: Denver Week