Archive for October, 2008

It’s The Beer Talking: Review: Augustijn

An Abbey Tripel brewed by
Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Ertvelde, Belgium
Glassware: Snifter
ABV: 8%
Poured into a snifter a nice cloudy orange color with a very nice head. The aroma was a high point and full of honey, fruits and spices. It was a lighter …

Hop Talk: Duff beer

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Duff beer
For you Simpsons fans.

From iFoods.tv
Duff Beer
(It’s brewed in Spain or, at least, the brewer is in Spain.)
Ron’s a big Simpson’s fan.
Post a l…

Beer Examiner: American brewers on the frontier of hopping beer

U.S. hops in U.S. craft beers at the Salone del Gustoat Slow Food’s Salone del“Americans do it bitter.”  This was the name Slow Food gave my presentation.   As I began my presentation I clarified that bitterness was not ne…

Beer Activist: Omega Participants: Your Beer Has Arrived!

(This is an update for participants in the 2008 Fermenting Revolution course at the Omega Institute.)
Hi folks – your homebrews should have arrived by now. But I hope you haven’t drunk them yet! It would be best if you could let them settle for …

Beer Haiku Daily: Scary as Ale

crack a seasonal
Why is that pumpkin staring?
drinking his brother
Written by Scubarex.
Thing of the Day: Pumpkin, a Super Food for All 12 Months of the Year
Sponsor: Beer Haiku Daily merchandise. Get the official T-Shirts here. They make great gifts…

Musings Over a Pint: Christmas Beers – A fun new book from “Joe Sixpack”

I make no secret of it, I’m not a Winter person. However, the onset of Winter does bring a treat; Winter Beers. These flavorful, and typically strong, beers are a bright spot in the dreary Virginia winter. Don Russel, AKA “Joe Sixpack”, who blogs ove…

My Beer Pix: I’m having a TenFidy Imperial Stout and It’s tasty Sage is having Endless Summmer

BackStreet Brewery

stlhops.com: 10/24/08 Friday STL Beer Round-Up

Stuff from around the web

Dave at Beer Wine and Whisky informs everyone about a Sausage and Beer party at Bailey’s
Thank Heaven for Beer discusses cigars and beer.
Would O’Fallon Brewery be interested in moving downtown?

Beer Releases …

Realbeer.com Beer Therapy: Bitch Creek 20th Anniversary Double ESB

Twenty years ago Charlie Otto began making beer in Wyoming’s first modern brewery, a 210 square foot cabin in Jackson Hole. Since then, Grand Teton Brewing Company has grown into its present 11,000 square foot facility in Victor, Idaho, winning doz…

Seen Through a Glass: Great Divide Hibernation Ale

Do you remember drinking craft beer in the mid-90s? When Old Horizontal was the absolute shit, and people still thought Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale were pretty good beers, and you made a Christmas beer by going in the brewery, grabbing the Be…