The Brew Site
I’ve gotten behind on blogging my various beer notes (although even I have to admit blogging nothing but beer tasting gets tedious), so tonight I’m starting to catch up with Golden Monkey from Victory Brewing. It starts off looking innocent enough. But after I poured it into my glass I … Continue reading
As promised, here’s the press release for the Heineken Premium Light press kit I received. Heineken USA is inviting domestic light beer drinkers to "succumb to smooth" with the national launch of Heineken Premium Light. The new imported light beer, brewed specifically with domestic light beer drinkers in mind, offers … Continue reading
Tonight, as promised, I drank the Heineken Premium Light from the press kit I was sent, and I am writing up the review. The premise, of course, is that this is a low-carb beer (with only 99 calories) that still maintains the full taste and smoothness of a "regular" beer. … Continue reading
As promised, here are some pictures of the packaging the Heineken press kit came in. It’s actually quite extravagant. The case it came in. Sturdy, lightweight, durable, and really cool. It’s slightly taller than a bottle of wine… I believe it’s a modified wine case. Inside. The beer is sitting … Continue reading
A while back I was contacted by a marketing group interested in sending out test bottles of a new beer to bloggers—basically a clueful buzz-generating effort that’s been paying off in other venues. I signed up for it, with the understanding that I’d be free to blog anything I wanted … Continue reading
I honestly can’t say as I’d paid much attention to the World Beer Cup before today, but I have to respect any beer competition that has "2,221 entries from 540 breweries in 56 countries." Wow. Not to mention 85 different categories of beer. You can get to the full winners … Continue reading
"Cassis" means "black currant" in French… that was the type of Lindemans lambic I opened up this evening. I didn’t do a formal note-taking tasting, because I just wanted to enjoy it without the analysis. (Notes will come next time.) It’s quite good. More tart and drier than the Framboise. … Continue reading
So I finally got around to reviewing Deschutes Brewery‘s Inversion IPA. I like this beer quite a lot. It’s a strong, very hoppy ale—dryhopped for seven days in addition to the high hopping already present—totally in-line with the Pacific Northwest style of India pale ales and some of Deschutes’ latest … Continue reading
I’m really liking Goose Island‘s beers… the latest I’ve had is their Imperial IPA. This is a hefty beer, weighing in at 9% alcohol by volume—"Imperial" indeed! I have to say, it’s an outstanding beer. Let’s go to my tasting notes… Appearance: A nice orange copper color. Off-white head leaves … Continue reading
altportland today has a good post titled Learning about Craftbrews, that contains some really good points for beginners to beer. And of course, it’s nicely Portland-specific. The best way to learn about beer (or wine) is to go to tastings, or to go to places where it’s taken very seriously. … Continue reading