Archive for October, 2008

Beer Haiku Daily: I’m Over It

We still disagree
About nearly everything.
But I’ll drink to that.
Written by Captain Hops.
Thing of the Day: Taboo
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Michigan Beer Buzz: Teach A Friend To Homebrew Day – Saturday, November 1st

I have been interested in homebrewing for a long time.  I picked up some books a couple years ago and began reading through them.  At first, the process seemed a bit intimidating.   Grains, extract, temperature control, sanitation and hops.. all w…

Grizzly Growler: Tim’s Beer VLOG – Episode 5

Where he makes a beer and ice-cream float.

Prost!
GG

[BW] Beer Blog: Weekend of Awesome Portland Beer

I’m going to deviate from my normal format and instead do a few quick reviews of some awesome brews I had last weekend.
Casked Deschutes Fresh Hopped Mirror Pond Pale Ale
This cask-conditioned ale I had at Deschutes’ new Public House in th…

stlhops.com: 2008 National ‘Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day’

Ah, it’s that time of the year again. Time to break out your mash paddle, fire up the burners and teach someone how to homebrew! According to the American Homebrewers Association, “Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day is an international event…

IHB Blog: Dancing Mark

Ok, so this just dropped out of the sky and into my lap. I feel compelled to put it up. This was the “Large Brewpub of the Year” year. (2006) and yes, that is Mark getting his groove on. For the record: 1) he earned it!!! 2) I did not shoo…

My Beer Pix: Lost Abbey ‘08 Barrel Night – November 15th

It’s official. The 2008 Lost Abbey Barrel tasting night will be Saturday, November 15 from 7pm to 10pm. Beyond the dozen or so beers Tomme plans to pull out of his barrel archive, guests are also going to get to bottle and label their own limited edit…

beernews.org: D.L. Geary Brewing Co. to bring back Imperial IPA, Wee Heavy

As the Maine’s newspapers and airwaves continue to be a battle ground for Question 1 lobbyists from both sides, a number of new beers are being released in Maine soon.  [ed: Question 1, if passed will veto recently imposed taxes on sales of be…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Progress report

People keep asking me how the book is going. Well, a couple of people have. Maybe the rest of you are just too polite to ask.It’s hard to say what percentage of it is complete. I’m not sure yet exactly what I’ll include. Without a bit of discipline, i…

Slashfood: Slashfood Ate (8): Pumpkin Beers

Filed under: Beer, Slashfood Ate, Halloween, FallIf you’ve made your way to a bar or local beer seller in the past month, you can’t help but notice pumpkin beer season is in full swing. BeerAdvocate has 197 products in their “pumpkin ale” reviews arch…