From a Financial Times story on Carlsberg’s problems with the weakening Russian rouble (Carlsberg gets about 40% of their profits from their biz in Russia, so it’s a big deal for them), comes this further dose of bad news for prospects of the InBud de…
Just kidding. Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman has just unveiled the Chico,Ca brewery’s foray into the glassware world. They join the much-talked about glass developed by Jim Koch at Sam Adams, as well as the mostly unmentioned glass developed at Anheuser…
Each time Satan and I have gone on our Missions from God (or gone to NHC), we have tried to stop at a brew pub in each town we pass through. Sometimes we succeed, and sometimes we fail, but we always find some good beer. But we seldom stay long enou…
IT HAS BEEN 28 long years since Philadelphia savored the Phillies’ one and only world championship. That means if you are under 40, you have no idea of how to properly celebrate (Wing Bowl does not count).
After many weeks of many festivals, things slow down a bit this weekend. You might head to North Carolina for Outer Banks Pig Stein 08. Or over to Leesburg where Hamburg Döner is holding an Oktoberfest celebration. Otherwise stop by for a beer tastin…
New York Times technology writer David Pogue recently posted a gentle diatribe against the use of jargon in technology writing.Here’s an extract, which I’ve redacted* to apply to beer writing.I think a lot about the technical level of the column. Over…
I could have sworn I had published a review of Left Hand Brewing’s Milk Stout before, but a quick search of the site proves otherwise. It’s a good thing I liked the beer enough to purchase a couple more bottles this second time around.
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As we begin to move from warm to cold weather, lighter to heavier beers, less clothing to more…there’ll be plenty of beer events over the next month to fit any of your current moods. If I’m missing any that you feel should be on here, let me know.
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I try not to just randomly plug events. Unfortunately, with the limited staff here at MBR and the sheer number of events going on, it’s hard to keep you updated with all of the beer news going on in Wisconsin. So, instead of trying and failing, we cho…
When my weekend got started on the wrong foot last week, I went to the store and stocked up on tasty brews to put me in a better mood. One that seemed more than appropriate for the occasion was the Gonzo Imperial Porter from Flying Dog.
The idea o…