The Mad Fermentationist: Beer Brewers for Obama
Speaking of obscure political buttons, my friend Noah gave this one to me the other day.Who wants an Anheuser Busch distributor heiress as first lady anyway?
Archive for October, 2008
It’s The Beer Talking: News: Brewer helps student with college
The Lethbridge Herald in Alberta Canada reports that graduate nursing students at the University of Lethbridge are each getting a scholarship of $4,000 from Ed McNally of Big Rock Brewery. McNally announced that each of the 15 graduate nursing stud…
Lyke 2 Drink: Port Brewing Hop 15 Takes Alpha King Challenge
A Friday tradition at the Great American Beer Festival is an event called the “Alpha King Challenge.” Held in the basement of the Falling Rock Tap House, this event has no formal standing with the Brewers Association, but it attracts serious attention…
Seen Through a Glass: Big Daddy and more oysters
Friday morning we got up early and walked out in the brisk, breezy morning, up the hill to Dottie’s True Blue Cafe. Great timing: we walked right in the door and sat down at a table, and didn’t miss the usual wait in line at all (by the time we left, …
boakandbailey.com: That’s what Oktoberfest is about
Just surfacing after last night at Zeitgeist. My stomach is turning somewhat thinking about beer, so this is not the time for detailed beer reviews. Suffice to say, we had a great time, and so did our non-beer-geek friends.
Can’t really reme…
Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Fuller’s OBE
One of the handy things about looking through brewing logs in the brewery, is that you have someone to ask questions. It can simplify things considerably. I’d guessed that OBE didn’t stand for Order of the British Empire. John Keeling was able to expl…
Summer of Beer: Tonight and Beer – or beer’s cousin…
Ended up drinking beers best cousin tonight- Whiskey. In fact, Rye Whiskey. Old Fashioned with Rye Whiskey (see post a couple weeks ago). Of course I still hit the best malted beverage in the world quite a bit tonight. Started with a Saison Rue fr…
beernews.org: Great Divide lands first sour ale with Baumer
(Denver, CO) – Before you get too excited, there is no guarantee that Great Divide Baumer ever gets put in . . . bombers, and even if it does, it may be just as limited as the recent releases of Whiskey-Aged Yeti Imperial Stout and Old Ruffian Barley…
Sybeeritic: Review: Kennebunkport Pumpkin Ale
Kennebunkport Pumpkin Ale from Federal Jack’s BrewpubRating: CFirst pumpkin beer of the season this year!Appearance: Thin head, golden amber in color (rather less orange than I would have expected). Poor retention and no lacing.Smell: Pumpkin pie spic…
SevenPack Beer Blog: Triangle Imperial Amber Ale
On, this our 800th review here at SevenPack, it seems only right that we should get back to our roots and have a taste of something local to the Dirty D. That’s why I popped open a tasty bottle of the Triangle Brewing Company Imperial Amber Ale…