The Brew SiteThis is one of those stories I like to call "the definition of irony": Beer company executive, chief commercial pitcher and former Senate candidate Pete Coors confirmed Thursday he was cited in May for driving under the influence of alcohol after leaving a friend’s wedding celebration. "I made a mistake," … Continue reading
A little while back a coworker was passing through Roslyn, Washington and happened upon the Roslyn Brewing Company, and was kind enough to bring me back a bottle each of their two beers, Brookside Beer and Roslyn Beer. Brookside (the first I’ve drank so far) is a pale lager in … Continue reading
The ironic thing about these photos from the Deschutes Brewery tour is that I didn’t go… my wife did today (a special showing). So that sucks for me. But the photos are pretty cool. No commentary, just check them out after the jump.
Okay, technically it wasn’t quite a 4th of July brew, since we brewed on Monday the 3rd instead… but you get the idea. I had taken Monday off so my friend Paul (hardcore homebrewer) and I could get together to brew up an all-grain batch of beer. The plan was … Continue reading
Shannon has a couple of pointers to online sources for beer: John’s Grocery and Internet Wines and Spirits. She’s jonesing for her Boulevard Wheat and is looking for a source. The problem? Exorbitant shipping prices. So, anyone know of decent sources for beer online, that don’t charge outrageously for shipping? … Continue reading
This past Saturday my ultra-good-friend Kina brought me a super-special limited edition bottle of Deschutes Brewery‘s Jubel 2000 Millenium.* I don’t know where she found this, or if she’d been saving it since the year 2000 or whenever… but Kina: thank you! This was awesome. And it’s a very good … Continue reading
For Father’s Day I got a bottle of Big Daddy IPA from Speakeasy Brewing in San Francisco. It’s got a great bottle (picture at right is so-so, but you get the idea). Straight to my notes! Appearance: Not-quite-clear and orange in color. Fluffy white head started out promising but fell … Continue reading
Somewhere along the line I acquired a bottle Eastside Dark, a lager from Lakefront Brewery in Wisconsin. I’m not exactly sure where it came from, as I found it near the back of the pantry in a six-pack container with some of my homebrew… No matter, found beer is found … Continue reading
Sadly, these homegrown hops aren’t at my house (not for lack of trying), but at my mom’s. That’s good though, because I can pick all I want. Check out how insane these are growing: This hop is crazy big, and summer hasn’t even started. It’s growing up a trellis right … Continue reading
There’s an interesting article on the Philadelphia Daily News site about Simcoe hops. Simcoe is a relatively new hybrid variety similar to Cascade but higher in bitterness… What attracts brewers – and drinkers – to the variety is a distinctive citrus aroma combined with a high alpha-acid content that imparts … Continue reading