Archive for October, 2008
November 9, 20086:00 pmto9:00 pmSounds like another cool event from Gastro Non Grata at the Triple Rock!
Each show is like an extended coursed out eating, drinking and music time. Throughout the night we will be sampling beer with Chris and Aran from …
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Gastro Non Grata
November 1, 20086:00 pmHappy Birthday to Al!
4pm – cask of Bell’s Porter
5pm – cask of Summit Black Treacle Porter
6pm – keg of 2007 Bell’s Expedition Stout (aged in The Blue Nile cellar)
7pm – firkin of Surly Smoke 2008, oak and cedar a…
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Ale Saints Day at The Blue Nile
A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Magic Hat Brewing Company
South Burlington, Vermont USA
Glassware: Pint glass
ABV: 6%
Magic Hat was nice enough to send this one out to me this week. This beer pours a cloudy orange with a small and quickly fading hea…
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on It’s The Beer Talking: Review: Magic Hat Odd Notion (Winter 08)
I know I’m late in posting on both of these things, but I figure better late than never and maybe just maybe some of this may be news to you. – First news from the Houston Press regarding a new Rice University Biology Study. Rice Biologists are worki…
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Barley Vine: 2 Very Quick, Very late hits
I know it’s incredibly unfair of me, but I don’t normally think of Nebraska as having more common sense than my own liberal state, but the proof is right there in a decision handed down today by the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. Of …
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: Nebraska Refuses to Reclassify Alcopops
Shipyard Brewing Co Pumpkinhead
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on My Beer Pix: BluntSage and I are working hard from home today
What: Lost Abbey Second Annual Barrel Tasting Night
When: Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 7pm to 10pm
Where: Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
How Much: $80 per each; $150 for a pair (only 100 people get tix)
You will be able to take hom…
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on beernews.org: The Lost Abbey reveals Second Annual Barrel Tasting Night details
So I’ll come right out and say it. I just got my braces off. Excuse the rabid hillbilly smile in the picture. Turns out it’s hard to both show all of your teeth AND not look crazy:
What does this event mean for the future of Monday Night …
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: Better mouthfeel, better beer
I was catching up on some periodical reading this morning, looking through this month’s Playboy. The October issue featured the Big 10 and I came upon a blurb that included a tailgating recipe for a beer sauce for bratwursts inspired by Wiscons…
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: Brats & Beer
So I’ve teased it in the forums a bit, but I thought I’d list some of the prize we’d have available for the STL Hops Anniversary Party!
New Belgium
New Belgium Tulip Glasses
05, 06, 07 La Folie
New Belgium Grand Cru
12 Pack of Fat …
October 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on stlhops.com: STL Hops Anniversary Party Prizes!