The Brew Site
The Great American Beer Festival starts Thursday! This year it’s running from the 28th through the 30th at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. It’s also the 25th anniversary of the Festival. There are going to be seminars, beer tastings (naturally!), book signings, beer and food pairings, and of … Continue reading
From the Oregon Brewers Guild… Guild members double the national growth average Oregon Brewers Guild members beer production grew at a rate of nearly 24 percent in the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. “Oregon’s craft brewers are growing faster than the exceptional growth rate … Continue reading
I’ve been hearing about opening bottles of beer with all sorts of various objects and in various ways lately, but this one takes the cake: opening beer bottles via helicopter. I kid you not. It’s a totally insane (yet apparently real) video of a contest between Japan and the U.S. … Continue reading
Pumpkins in Central Oregon I’ve got pumpkin beer on the mind… right now, I’m the #1 result on Google for "pumpkin ale recipe", #3 for "pumpkin ale", #7 for "pumpkin beer"… On Yahoo, I’m #2 for "pumpkin ale recipe" and #9 for "pumpkin ale". Does that make me an expert? … Continue reading
It pretty much snuck up on me: today is the official start of Oktoberfest! It runs 18 days this year, until October 3rd. I need to pick up some appropriate beer! Anyway, just a placer blog post as I thought of it; I’ll follow up later with more actual substance. … Continue reading
When I had picked up the heather ale in Portland last month, I also bought a bottle of Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale, brewed by the same brewery as the Fraoch. How could I not? It was such an unusual-sounding beer. Here’s the description from their website: Introduced to Scotland by … Continue reading
It’s been ages since I’ve done as much homebrewing as I’ve been doing lately, and I’ve been meaning to write a bit about it. Here’s what’s been brewing: The Two-Penny Ale made over the 4th of July holiday. I ended up with something like 30 bottles worth, just over half … Continue reading
Catching up on more sites generated from my reading list, I found a couple of linkworthy items. First, I’m finding out here that Rogue is releasing their proprietary Pacman yeast with Wyeast, as a seasonal from September through December. I’d love to get my hands on some of this; Rogue … Continue reading
The other day I was contacted by a guy who had just launched a new beer and drink blog, called Lyke 2 Drink. It’s well-written and I’m enjoying it; the description is Lyke 2 Drink is a blog created by Rick Lyke, a veteran drinks journalist, covering beers, wines and … Continue reading
Catching up on my reviews (but not entirely in my beers), tonight’s is Mojo India Pale Ale, from Boulder Beer Company in Colorado (warning: annoying Flash site with popups). Good beer, nothing gimmicky or experimental going on here, just a solid IPA at 6.8% alcohol by volume. Not my favorite … Continue reading