The Brew SiteYes, I fell off the radar there for a few days, and look out, it’s going to happen again: we’re bound for San Diego next week. This weekend was an anniversary weekend, which meant time away with no computer access. One highlight from last week, though: Stan Hieronymus and his … Continue reading
Here’s a little beer-economics gem: Bill at It’s Pub Night has flexed his Javascript chops and written a “Six-Pack Equivalent Calculator” that lets you select what size package someone is selling beer for, and how much, and it will tell you approximately how much you would be paying if you … Continue reading
Beer Lovers Celebrate Sustainably at the North American Organic Brewers Festival With the world’s largest selection of organic beer, the North American Organic Brewers festival June 26-28th is a celebration of the earth. This year the festival is powered by a combination of solar panels, waste vegetable oil and biodiesel … Continue reading
Anticipation Mounts for Bend, Oregon Golf Tournament and Culinary Event The assignment: pick one of Deschutes Brewery’s adventurous craft beers and create a dish that pairs with it perfectly. For the average home cook, this might prove challenging. But for 18 outstanding chefs, it’s a piece of cake. Or, perhaps … Continue reading
Here’s a recipe for an “Old School Cream Ale”, with a little something extra: toasted oats and a dash of salt. Both were ideas I got from Randy Mosher’s Radical Brewing, which is a superb homebrewing book and one that you must have on your bookshelf if you brew beer. … Continue reading
Too many things have conspired to keep me from doing a Theme Week this month: tomorrow’s already the third Monday and the month isn’t even half over yet; school is now out and schedules have changed; and much of the second half of June we’re going to be very busy … Continue reading
Snake Dog IPA was one of the first bottles I picked up at the Brew Shop here in Bend, after they’d expanded into a bottle shop as well as a homebrew supply store. It was a Flying Dog beer that I hadn’t seen before—I don’t know if it was new … Continue reading
Not much to blog about that is beer-related tonight, but I just completed a major WordPress upgrade for the blog—so let me know if there’s any weirdness going on.
Back in March I found BridgePort Brewing‘s Raven Mad at Whole Foods for a really good price, so you know I had to pick one up. You remember Raven Mad—it’s their Imperial Porter, part of their “Big Brews” series in the 22-ounce bottles, and it’s the one with the 3-D … Continue reading
One week ago, 68 craft breweries from around the country met in Washington D.C. for the 2nd Annual Brewers Association SAVOR event. SAVOR is a one-of-a-kind craft beer and food experience, with each participating brewery pairing two of their beers with savory bites. Karl Strauss Brewing Company was there, helping … Continue reading