You can’t order a buritto at a Mexican restaraunt without adding this beer to your tab and, if you do, you are making a HUGE mistake. The Negra Modelo is a staple in “Elor Los (fill in the blank)” eateries across the nation and the…
We all have ideas that sound great in our heads, but when we try to make this a reality it goes to hell. Brewers have this happen on occasion: they develop a recipe that works on paper, or in their spreadsheets, only to realize the real-life experienc…
Rob Kasper of the Baltimore Sun has confirmed what had only been rumors: the Wharf Rat, the longest-running brewpub in Baltimore has been sold. The good news is that brewing will continue, and that Steve Jones will be retained as the brewer.The Wharf …
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Senator Barack Obama holds a commanding lead over Senator John McCain – 10,238 votes (55 percent) to 8,411 votes (45 percent), as of October 21 — in The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium’s 2008 Presidential Election Poll.
The Texas-based res…
Over the weekend, I went out to Wallyworld to see if they had an appropriately sized cooler to make into a new mash tun. I have been experiencing hit or miss, and more miss than hit, efficiency problems. My last batch of Wheat Porter came up severa…
The Cafaro Company, developers of the The Village at Towne Centre in Fredericksburg have announced one of their first tenants will be “The Fredericksburg Pub.” The new establishment is described in a Free Lance-Star article as “An Ohio-based chain who…
The SAVOR beer and food event, hosted by the Brewer’s Association, will return to D.C. on May 30, 2009. The venue will be the National Building Museum. The announcement was made at the Media Luncheon during the Great American Beer festival, October 10…
I went to a Westminster Forum conference on binge drinking yesterday. It was worth shelling out for to hear the latest thinking on why drinking is evil, and to be fair, there was a rough consensus reached on the role of the community pub being benefic…
I think I only know about conkers because I am the child of immigrants. When I was little, grandpa came over from Scotland and was quite pleased to see that the schoolyard had a chestnut tree. Away he went picking up the windfalls and – all personal e…