We used to think wine drinkers had all the luck. They were considered “classy,” while beer fans were forced to endure countless comparisons to useless louts (paging Homer Simpson). And worse, a glass of wine of night was actually good for …
Pennyslyvanians really know how to brew beer. I have no idea why, but I’m continually impressed with what comes out of their state. I’ve never tried anything from Stoudt’s (and admittedly the name makes me always feel like I’ve typo’d the word stout)….
This is the 72nd of a weekly trivia quiz on beer and all things beer related.
What is the main reason brewers compare the original gravity of a beer to the beer’s final gravity?
Answer by posting a comment.
And as always, no…
The question…How does a financial crisis change your beer/brewing habits?In this post I’ll summarize your comments. In part two I’ll talk about my conversation with my wife and our solution. Here are the BB2 reader comments with the most mentioned…
I was in the area of the Granite Brewery last night so I jumped at the opportunity to duck into the pub and try the newest addition to the Granite’s family of beers: Hopping Mad.The 6% cask conditioned ale arrived to my table and I immediately stuck m…
Tough Competition at Great American Beer Festival Every October, the Brewers Association puts on the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), where hundreds of brewers and thousands of people descend upon Denver for three days of celebrating beer. The c…
The return of SAVOR in 2009 —a 2 day celebration of beer and food— was announced at the recent Great American Beer Festival. As to exact dates and location, there are no details posted yet on the Brewers Association website.The inaugural SAVOR was…
(Placentia, CA) – Not sure what the hangup was (who knows with the TTB) but The Bruery Autumn Maple finally got approval this week. An autumn seasonal, released in, well, autumn. What a concept! Joking aside, Brewmaster, Patrick Rue, previously me…
The Fredericksburg Brewing and Tasting Society meets this Saturday at Kybecca. The theme for this month is “Oktoberfest beers.” Also, in Baltimore, the 5th Annual Chesapeake Real Ale Festival takes place on Saturday.And, as usual, local retailers offe…
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in beer drinking, and this is your random beer roundup.G…