The Brew Site
Wow, talk about a strong beer: tonight I had the bottle of Rogue’s Imperial India Pale Ale that I got for Christmas. It comes in a 1 pint, 10 ounce (750 ml) black ceramic bottle (similar to the Imperial Pilsner that I also had), and weighs in at a staggering … Continue reading
Portland, Oregon made the New York Times’ travel section in a big article about the brewery scene there. It’s a decent piece—nothing earth-shaking, but pretty cool for the coverage it gives. They highlight a half-dozen or so breweries, plus the Horse Brass Pub. Portland has more breweries – 28 – … Continue reading
Tonight I tried a new beer I picked up, Demolition from Goose Island in Chicago. It was quite good! Classified as a Belgian strong (pale) ale, it weighs in at 8% alcohol by volume. Here are my notes: Appearance: Hazy gold-orange in color. Poured with a ¼-inch head that was … Continue reading
Something I found yesterday but forgot to post about. The guys behind BeerMapping.com that I posted about also have a beer feed aggregator. They’re pulling the RSS feeds of beer blogs and sites and aggregating them on the page. Nice. I think I already have all the same sites/feeds loaded … Continue reading
Just chalk this up to random humor: Slashfood reports on a guy who experimented with adding Skittles to beer. The one, the only, the original, Skittlebrau. I personally am not a big dark beer fan. But the Crazy Engineer household would be remiss if we didn’t try the actual Skittlebrau. … Continue reading
I wrote the other day in my Oregon and Washington Brewery Map post about how they use Google Maps to show you the breweries in the two states. Well, check this out: the US Brewery Maps from the Beer Mapping Project. Holy cow, it’s the first site on steroids! They … Continue reading
A few months back I’d blogged about Anheuser-Busch brewing a seasonal pumpkin ale. Now they have a winter offering, too: Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale. Yes, that link is to their press release, and yes, it’s been out since December somtime, but one of their PR people sent me the link … Continue reading
I received a six-pack of Cacade Lakes‘ Monkey Face Porter from a friend for Christmas, and figured it was time for a review. I’ve been shockingly lax on reviewing our local fare here, I realize; so, expect more beer reviews and tasting notes in the future on local brews (and … Continue reading
I mentioned a "geeky homebrewer point of view" yesterday, and was interested when this article appeared today elsewhere: Understanding the beer geek. It’s an okay article, nothing too earth-shattering or meaningful, though. Although this one quote sounds to me like obsessive Star Trek fans arguing whether they’re referred to as … Continue reading
Poor Richard’s Ale—this is the one I mentioned the other day that I’d blog about. It’s not a beer being served up by any one brewery—and actually, the idea behind this is, I think, pretty neat. January 17th is the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth, and to commemorate the … Continue reading