Archive for October, 2008

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Character

Brewing texts, unsurprisingly, emphasise the technical aspects of making beer, Just occasionally, they stray into the world of subjectivity, when they talk about character: the character of a brewery’s beer; the character of a type of beer. It always …

stlhops.com: 10/31/08 Friday STL Beer Round-Up

Happy Halloween everyone. Hope everyone has a safe trick or treating experience. Here’s the Round-Up:
Stuff from around the web

Let’s all welcome Drinker’s Ed to the St. Louis blogging circle.
Adam Jadhav’s Hip Hops returns…

Hair of the Dog’s Cherry Adam: a bargain at $10 a bottle

Cherry Adam From the Wood — barrel and cask-aged with 750 lbs. of fresh local black cherries… Alan Sprints anniversary sales are true events in the Portland beer world His 15th anniversary happens 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov….

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Hair of the Dog’s Cherry Adam: a bargain at $10 a bottle

Cherry Adam From the Wood — barrel and cask-aged with 750 lbs. of fresh local black cherries… Alan Sprints anniversary sales are true events in the Portland beer world His 15th anniversary happens 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov….

Sybeeritic: “USB” Fortified Wine, Very Punny

A slight but amusing detour from beer:By law, American producers of fortified wine cannot call their product “port” because it’s not actually made in Portugal. Instead, they chose to call their wine “USB,” with a stylized label showing the symbol for …

Holiday Ale Fest now Five days, Dec. 3rd-7th

Here’s the schedule for the 2008 Holiday Ale Festival, which will feature two dozen or more great seasonal beers, every one of ’em, hopes beer boss Preston Weesner, unique to the festival. Organizer Preston Weesner, above, was responsible for…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Holiday Ale Fest now Five days, Dec. 3rd-7th

Here’s the schedule for the 2008 Holiday Ale Festival, which will feature two dozen or more great seasonal beers, every one of ’em, hopes beer boss Preston Weesner, unique to the festival. Organizer Preston Weesner, above, was responsible for…

F.H. Steinbart, one of the nation’s oldest homebrew supply shop, turns 90

Steinbart sells everything you might need to make beer and often holds free demonstrations on how to brew. Here draft technician Mike Moscarelli shares his 30 years of brewing experience. Founded in 1918, FH Steinbart & Co. has been a…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: F.H. Steinbart, one of the nation’s oldest homebrew supply shop, turns 90

Steinbart sells everything you might need to make beer and often holds free demonstrations on how to brew. Here draft technician Mike Moscarelli shares his 30 years of brewing experience. Founded in 1918, FH Steinbart & Co. has been a…

Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: BOO!

Happy Halloween, beer lovers. Instead of actually writing something original, I encourage you to visit Pfiff! who is hosting Fermentation Friday (thanks Beer Bits 2!) this month. The topic? Homebrew horror stories. You should see ours in the yet-to-be…