Announcing the Session #12: Barleywine

Hard to believe we’re up to the 12th Session already, but it’s my pleasure to be hosting it for February. The first Friday is also the first of the month, so it may well sneak up on some of us. I also find it interesting that Stan noted that the … Continue reading

Pete Brown speaks sense

I only started following Pete Brown’s blog fairly recently (about when he was leaving for his IPA sea adventure), but he has a great post today: The point is, there’s an attitude in beer appreciation that’s the same as the one I used to have when I was a teenage … Continue reading

2 links

Over the weekend I got a couple of contact form submissions, two guys with links to share. First is from Jason Mosley, who writes: I just did my first beer review you can read it here, http://www.mrbaconpants.com/yuengling-traditional-lager/ It would be great if you could give me a plug on your … Continue reading

Taste Your Beer kit review

Taste Your Beer kit review

Yes, I’m (finally!) reviewing the "beer tasting and hop appreciation kit" from TasteYourBeer.com. I’d first blogged about it here and had since received a kit to review. So let’s get straight to it. The kit comes in an attractive box package, about 6 by 11 by 2 inches, which contains … Continue reading

The Session #11: Illuminator (Doppelbocks)

The Session #11: Illuminator (Doppelbocks)

First Friday, which means in the beer blogging world that it’s time for The Session! This month’s Session and topic comes to us courtesy of brewvana: Doppelbocks. The only rule is, there are no rules: I don’t feel like coming up with a bunch of rules and restrictions. I want … Continue reading

Pueblo Indian corn beer

Jeffrey at Wort’s Going On Here? posted a link to this article on FOXNews.com: Study: Pueblo Indians Brewed Beer From Corn 800 Years Ago. It seems familiar but it’s pretty recent (the earliest reference I can find to it is from December 6th here). The gist is that it appears … Continue reading

Southampton Biere de Garde

Southampton Biere de Garde

When Southampton issued their press release last month for their Biere de Garde, I inquired about receiving a bottle for review. They were kind enough to ship one out to me shortly after. A few of weeks later, I’m able to (finally!) post the review. Their Biere de Garde is … Continue reading

My 2007 predictions revisited

Well, the old year is over and the New Year has begun and it’s time to review my predictions for 2007 that I made last January. To recap, they were: Continued "extreme beer" growth Dogfish Head brews another historic beer Anheuser-Busch continuing to go after the craft brewing segment Beer … Continue reading