The Brew SiteI posted last month about this year’s Fresh Hop Tastivals, and the Hood River one took place on the 4th, last weekend. The next two are coming up the 18th and the 25th, in Portland and Eugene, respectively. Ironically, on the 18th I’ll be attending Deschutes Brewery‘s Fresh Hop Beer … Continue reading
November 29 date for one of Cornwall’s biggest parties of the year Real ale and music lovers are gearing themselves up for one of the biggest and best parties of the year as the St Austell Brewery Celtic Beer Festival prepares to celebrate its tenth birthday. The hugely popular event … Continue reading
The Great American Beer Festival started today. I’ve been following the ramp-up among the bloggers as they’ve been getting ready and traveling to it… this year likely would’ve been the year I’d have gone, had I not been affected by the economic downturn. (Don’t worry, everything turned out fine—but you … Continue reading
Next month’s Session is the 21st Beer Blogging Friday since it all started—which might be more of a milestone than #20 since, as I’m shamelessly lifting from someone else, 21 makes it "legal." The topic for the next Session (which is November 7th) comes from A World of Brews: When … Continue reading
Somehow between last month when I blogged about receiving Kona Brewing’s Pipeline Porter and now, I forgot to actually post, you know, the review. (I also missed two others I needed to post, but that’s another time.) Pipeline Porter is the seasonal from Kona that (you may recall) is actually … Continue reading
To spoil things right away: this year’s version of Jack’s Pumpkin Spice Ale that I received is much better than last year’s. Jack’s is brewed by Anheuser-Busch under the Michelob label, and it’s brewed with "farm-grown pumpkins, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves" to a 5.5% alcohol beer. Appearance: Clear, bright … Continue reading
Late last week—but in time for the last few days of Oktoberfest—I received a Flying Dog beer care package. Inside: their seasonal Dogtoberfest. This Märzen-style fall seasonal is 5.3% alcohol by volume and brewed with 100% German ingredients (imported); they’re aiming for authenticity. I received a bottle last year as … Continue reading
I remember this beer, back in the day. Pretty hefty stuff for its time. Redhook Ale Brewery Revives Cult Craft Brew Classic After hearing numerous requests from craft beer drinkers across the country, Redhook Ale Brewery (Nasdaq: HOOK) will reintroduce the cult classic craft brew Double Black Stout for a … Continue reading
Today is the first Friday of October, which means it’s time for The Session—the group beer blogging event that brings together bloggers of all stripes to write about a common topic or theme. The theme for this month’s Session—the twentieth, which I’m sure has to be some sort of milestone—is … Continue reading
Update: I removed the press release at request of the agency who sent it out; it contained erroneous information, apparently. Though another one should arrive soon. This is another one of those press release pitches that strike me as daft and surreal—like something out of a Ren & Stimpy cartoon—therefore … Continue reading