The Brew SiteAfter a week of spotty internet connections and other priorities, I’m back at the blog wheel this week with some catching up to do and a bunch of stuff to blog. The previous week was spent in Florida on family business and while I wish I could have spent some … Continue reading
Some things beyond our general control have come up, and as a result there will be little or no blogging this week. Well, perhaps not entirely; there are some news items that came through today that I may find time to post. We’ll see. In the meantime, drink a beer … Continue reading
This is the one I’ve been waiting for… looks like all the details are here, too: available by the end of August, and $9.99 per bottle (suggested). After much anticipation, Deschutes Brewery is proud to introduce its wildest brew yet – The Dissident. Arguing for more time in the cellar, … Continue reading
I am awash in promotional beers and materials. Today I received the Budweiser American Ale package from Anheuser-Busch—it’s their first ale brewed, ever, under the Budweiser label. I’ll be running the official press release too, but first I wanted to post the pictures of the package. You see, it wasn’t … Continue reading
I cracked open the promotional bottle of Long Hammer IPA the other night and enjoyed it while sitting out on the back patio. I didn’t do a formal review this time around, but I can definitely say there were juicy hop notes, enjoyable toasted malt character, and it’s easily drinkable … Continue reading
The next Session, which takes place in September, has been announced over on lootcorp 3.0: Deutsches Bier. In honor of the start of Oktoberfest, I’ve decided to make September’s topic Deutsches Bier – German beer. I want you all to focus on the wonderful contributions our German neighbors have made … Continue reading
On Friday I received an unexpected package containing beer: Widmer Hefeweizen, to be exact. You can see in the picture below, that the package contained two bottles of Hefe, a custom Widmer Hefe glass, and two lemons. Plus their Press Kit booklet—more on that in a moment. Now, I’m not … Continue reading
It’s another press release relating to the St. Austell Brewery in Cornwall, England. This one amuses me because it’s both slightly daft and a good reminder than the British take their pubs and their beer seriously. St Austell vicar Patrick Bamber has teamed up with his local pub to take … Continue reading
I’m a little behind on running this one, and I’ve seen some other pointers around the web to this news as well. The cynical part of me, naturally, wonders how this ties in with all the InBev-related news. But, it’s good for the environment and for a company as large … Continue reading
Here’s the official press release about the record year the Oregon Brewers Festival had. The full official headline is, "Oregon Brewers Festival bucks the economic downturn, celebrates banner year with record attendance and sales" but that’s a little long for a title even for me. America’s economy may be in … Continue reading