Archive for October, 2008

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Don’t tug on Superman’s cape…

…and don’t tick off Iron Hill by giving them but a single medal, as the GABF judges did last year.
The local chain won four Golds, a Silver and a Bronze this afternoon which is pretty much the best “in your face” I’ve see…

brewvana: The Winners 08

This year’s GABF winners are up. Click here.
      

My Beer Pix: GABF pre-awards lunch

Port peeps carbo loading in advance of day 3 at the GABF. Awards in 1 hour.

My Beer Pix: GABF pre-awards lunch

Port peeps carbo loading in advance of day 3 at the GABF. Awards in 1 hour.

Realbeer.com Beer Therapy: Great American Beer Festival Winners Announced

More than 127 judges labored for three days to evaluate 2,902 beers and pick the best entries and top breweries for this year’s Great American Beer Festival, now in its 27th year. A total of 222 medals were awarded in 75 beer style categories a…

Home Brew Beer: Sampede Light Plus Review Coming Soon!

Jordan Rawls, the Brand Manager for Stampede Brewing Co. was kind enough to send me a six-pack of Sampede Light Plus for my sampling and reviewing purposes. That’s the beer that Jessica Simpson is the spokes-woman for…”Yes, I work out and take care…

Seen Through a Glass: In Which I Keep All About Beer’s Streak Alive

As this posts, I’m accepting the trade and specialized beer and brewing media award of the Michael Jackson Beer Journalism Awards at the GABF; my piece in All About Beer on “The Real History of Craft Beer” won. My apologies to all the folks I told I w…

blogaboutbeer.com: U.S. Beer Drinking by Volume

I always knew that we Americans drink an awful lot of beer annually, but I never really realized how much we really consumed. That is until reading a prett neat (or scary, depending on your point of view) recent blog post on sloshspot.com (thanks to W…

Draft Magazine Feed: GABF: Day Two

Friday in Denver for GABF week is one of the crazier days one can experience, with side events scattered around the city that pull for a beer geek’s attention. I started the day with a quick sit-down conversation with Sam Calgione of Dogfish Head br…

Beer Haiku Daily: My Wife is Making Me Paint Today

I really shouldn’t
Be high up on this ladder
With paint and a beer
Written by Captain Hops.
References: Would somebody talk to her please?
Thing of the Day: Weekend Painter’s DVD. How to Paint Like a Pro!
Sponsor: Beer Haiku Daily Store p…